[@ update-manager -d

[@ update-manager -c -d

@]

You can check the ubuntu version installed using the following command

[@ sudo lsb_release -a

There seems you can only update with a graphically GUI (and you need to be using a user
which is allowed to do sudo) by issuing

!! Upgrade of the kernel in Ubuntu Linux
Use the apt-get command to install a newer kernel.
# First find your kernel version:
[@ uname -r
@]
# Next find available kernel images:
[@ apt-cache search kernel-image
@]
# Now install kernel by explicitly specifying version number:
[@ sudo apt-get install kernel-image-x.x.x-xx
@]

!! Upgrade to a new release

!! Upgrade to GutsyGibbon Beta
There seems you can only update with a graphically GUI by issuing
[@ update-manager -d
@]

OR follow the howto
http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/09/upgrade-ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn-to.html
which starts out with

[@ update-manager -c -d

"-c" switch tells it to look for upgrades at all.
"-d" switch means "development"
@]

!! Upgrading in Ubuntu
The recommended way to upgrade your Ubuntu servers are through the network,
where you can use the server upgrade system.
# Install update-manager-core:
[@ sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
@]
# Launch the upgrade tool:
[@ sudo do-release-upgrade
@]
# Follow the on-screen instructions