I'm not able to update my ubuntu desktop. When I open the software updater it says you should upgrade to ubuntu 13.10. When I click upgrade, the update doesn't start the software updater closes automatically. Please help.
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Two issues:
1) 12.10 is a Short Term Release.
- Upgrading on Short Term Releases is less reliable than doing fresh installs.
- Upgrading on Long Term Releases such as 10.04, 12.04, and 14.04 is however perfectly fine and supported.
2) 12.10 is an old release, and no longer officially supported.
- Support ended long ago in 2014:
- It is very likely that even if you could some how get this to upgrade, that you will have severe issues with stability. I am speaking from experience.
It is recommended that you do a fresh install of the Ubuntu Operating System to replace a short term release. Instructions can be found here:
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