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# Blog posts tagged "upgrade"

#### [How to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS today](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-18-04-lts-to-20-04-lts-today)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) was officially released on April 23. This is the latest Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release, with security patches and updates available until 2025. If you are currently using an older version of Ubuntu, you may be interested in upgrading. In this tutorial, we will show how to safely upgrade

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#### [How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Installation](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-installation)

Installing an operating system is not an easy task. For most people, this is something they will never have done. The vast majority of people buy computers with the operating system already installed, so they never have to manually run through the system setup. The process can be intimidating, but we will try to make

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#### [How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Hardware and software considerations](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-hardware-and-software-considerations)

Some time ago, Rhys Davies wrote a timely article, titled Why you should upgrade to Ubuntu. In it, he outlined a high-level overview of what the end of support of Windows 7 signifies for the typical user, the consideration – and advantages – of migrating to Ubuntu as an alternative, and the basic steps one

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#### [Why you should upgrade Windows 7 to Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/why-you-should-upgrade-windows-7-to-ubuntu)

Windows 7 has reached the end of its life. It will no longer receive security updates and Microsoft’s technical support will stop. Running an out-of-date OS can have serious potential risks, and if you’re one of more than 750,000 people using Windows exposed to the internet, you may have a problem. Fortunately, there are two

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