did this not work?
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-upgrading-ubuntu-desktop#0
well you still have to do 16.04 first but it should work much the same way.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM Matthew Gibson <
guanjun.de.geliqian@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I also dislike nuke and paving my system everytime ubuntu notches up a
> version number. That said 14 is reaching end of support if it hasnt
> already. You will soon find no more security updates is a bad thing. You've
> got time, go through and migrate things to your /home and then once you
> have that done, you can proceed as Todd has suggested.
>
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 9:37 AM Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> wrote:
>
>> Todd,
>>
>> Thanks for the information about the InstallFest. I forgot to mention
>> that the system is set up with 2 mirrored 1 TB SSDs.
>>
>> I am not excited about a clean install because I will then have to
>> install and configure all my applications again, and I know not all the
>> important stuff is in /home.
>>
>> Perhaps I should just be content with 14.04.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM, Todd Cole <toddc@azloco.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark
>>> Yes we will be meeting Sat at UAT 10-4PM
>>> upgrade can be done but I suspect most will recommend clean install
>>> 18.04 we normally back up /home which contains all files and data docs
>>> ect. then install clean. Why? Linux changes too fast 14.04 to 16.04
>>> failed 50%
>>> due to massive changes that were unable to be accounted for. 16.04 to
>>> 18.04 works 90% backing up home and clean install 100% plus we can test it
>>> before hand with live media. we will every thing to test upgrade or clean
>>> install
>>> so either way we should be able to get you current. Todd
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 6:39 PM, Mark Phillips <
>>> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just checking to make sure the InstallFest is still happening this
>>>> Saturday.
>>>>
>>>> I need some help upgrading my System76 Gazelle laptop from Ubuntu 14.04
>>>> to 16.04 to 18.04. I spent a couple of hours on the phone with the System
>>>> 76 support techs, and we could not get the updater to run. I am hoping
>>>> there will be someone there who can help me! Or, is this a too advanced
>>>> topic for the InstallFest?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Mark
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