# phpman > man > do-release-upgrade(8)

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## NAME
       do-release-upgrade - upgrade operating system to latest release

## SYNOPSIS
       **do-release-upgrade** [_options_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Upgrade  the  operating system to the latest release from the command-line.  This is the pre‐
       ferred 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
              If using the latest supported release, upgrade to the development release

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

### -m --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
              Run the specified frontend

## SEE ALSO
       [**update-manager**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/update-manager/8/markdown), [**apt-get**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt-get/8/markdown)



                                            October 2009                       [DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE/8/markdown)