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I have a somewhat older server (Dell R410) that runs Ubuntu 20.04

I've been wanting to run some software that requires 22.04, and I like to have my things up to date, it's not super important, but just a nice to have.
It shows a message to update to 22.04, but on another server I had before (HP DL380 G7) it would not function while running a newer version than 18.04.
I don't exactly recall what didn't work but at least ethernet didn't work.
I want to make sure I won't have this problem again.

I am hosting some things that are not easy to replace, so I'd prefer to not have to re-install the server if it wouldn't work.

I'm wondering if it's safe for me to upgrade or if I should leave it at 20.04? Or if there's a way for me to check if all the hardware is compatible?

Gido Selten
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I found this resource great: https://ubuntu.com/certified/vendors/Dell%20Technologies

It at least tells you which release of Ubuntu that is certified on which Dell hardware.

But as stated in before, with old hardware and new OS one needs to try it out and find out what issues might occur. I've installed Ubuntu 22.04 on an old HP Proliant server and for what I'm doing with it (web server and such) it works great.

Try it out, that's the fun part any way isnt't it? :)

Joakim Durehed
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