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NAME

       do-release-upgrade - manual page for do-release-upgrade

SYNOPSIS

       do-release-upgrade [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Upgrade   the   operating   system  to  the  latest  release  from  the
       command-line.  This is the preferred command  if  the  machine  has  no
       graphic  environment  or if the machine is to be upgraded over a remote
       connection.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              show help message and exit

       -d, --devel-release
              Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible

       -p, --proposed
              Try upgrading to the latest  release  using  the  upgrader  from
              Ubuntu-proposed

       -m MODE, --mode=MODE
              Run  in  a special upgrade mode. Currently "desktop" for regular
              upgrades of a desktop system and "server" for server systems are
              supported.

       -f FRONTEND, --frontend=FRONTEND
              Run the specified frontend

       -s, --sandbox
              Test upgrade with a sandbox aufs overlay

SEE ALSO

       update-manager(8), apt-get(8)

                                 October 2009