{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "do-release-upgrade",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/do-release-upgrade/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-14T05:22:54Z",
    "synopsis": "do-release-upgrade [options]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "do-release-upgrade - upgrade operating system to latest release\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "do-release-upgrade [options]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Upgrade  the  operating system to the latest release from the command-line.  This is the pre‐\nferred command if the machine has no graphic environment or if the machine is to be  upgraded\nover a remote connection.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "show help message and exit\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --devel-release",
                    "content": "If using the latest supported release, upgrade to the development release\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--devel-release"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-p --proposed",
                    "content": "Try upgrading to the latest release using the upgrader from Ubuntu-proposed\n",
                    "flag": "-p",
                    "long": "--proposed"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-m --mode",
                    "content": "Run  in  a special upgrade mode. Currently \"desktop\" for regular upgrades of a desktop\nsystem and \"server\" for server systems are supported.\n",
                    "flag": "-m",
                    "long": "--mode"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f --frontend",
                    "content": "Run the specified frontend\n",
                    "flag": "-f",
                    "long": "--frontend"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "update-manager(8), apt-get(8)\n\n\n\nOctober 2009                       DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "do-release-upgrade - upgrade operating system to latest release",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "show help message and exit"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--devel-release",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "If using the latest supported release, upgrade to the development release"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-p",
            "long": "--proposed",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Try upgrading to the latest release using the upgrader from Ubuntu-proposed"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-m",
            "long": "--mode",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Run in a special upgrade mode. Currently \"desktop\" for regular upgrades of a desktop system and \"server\" for server systems are supported."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": "--frontend",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Run the specified frontend"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "update-manager",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/update-manager/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "apt-get",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt-get/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE/8/json"
        }
    ]
}