Major version upgrdae Upgrade major version apt update apt upgrade -y shutdown -r now apt install update-manager-core Check that upgrade is set to LTS (if that intention to stay with Long Term Support) vi /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades Prompt=lts Perform upgrade apt dist-upgrade shutdown -r now do-release-upgrade -f DistUpgradeView:Text Clean apt autoremove --purge -y shutdown -r now hostnamectl apt autoremove --purge software-properties Do additional check for updates pending on major version upgrage apt update apt upgrade -y