How to upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to Xubuntu 16.04?

14.04 16.04

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I don't think you can update from Ubuntu to Xubuntu. But you can simply sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop to get everything that xubuntu would install.

About your upgrade: (X)Ubuntu 16.04 isn't released yet. You could force the update on the dev version by running sudo do-release-upgrade -d.

But since you had to ask that, I would recommend holding off another couple of weeks until it's stable. (and then maybe another couple of weeks while the early adopter update :-))

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Preet P.

Updated on September 18, 2022

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Preet P. over 1 year

I'm having Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my desktop but now I want to upgrade to Xubuntu 16.04. My software updater gave me a 15.10 update but it gave me error of repositories. How to manually update Ubuntu 14.04 to Xubuntu 16.04 without losing any data?
- Scott Stensland about 8 years
  
  Backup first then install OS aaa as dual boot ... then install OS BBB to give you triple boot ... checkout guacamole and docker ... boredom gets shunted !!!
Preet P. about 8 years

I'm actually bored with Ubuntu 14.04 and now would like to taste any other flavor. Tho I'll wait :)
Jakob Lenfers about 8 years

Then install xubuntu-desktop on your current installation. You can choose your desktop at login.
Raga almost 8 years

After reading help.ubuntu.com/community/XenialUpgrades I couldn't figure out how to upgrade Xubuntun from 14.04 to 16.04. Am I missing something? Any tips? Thanks!
Jakob Lenfers almost 8 years

sudo do-release-upgrade -d