Can I upgrade from 16.04 GNOME edition to 17.10 without problems? [closed]

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Is it possible to upgrade this system to Ubuntu 17.10 without problems and loss of data?






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closed as primarily opinion-based by pomsky, muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Ward♦ Mar 22 at 15:08


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    Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
    – devius
    Mar 22 at 10:18










  • 17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
    – guiverc
    Mar 22 at 10:20











  • i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
    – Deniz Derezzed
    Mar 22 at 10:31






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    Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
    – karel
    Mar 22 at 11:08











  • It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
    – Mark Yisri
    Mar 22 at 12:55














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I am using the GNOME Distribution of Ubuntu.



Is it possible to upgrade this system to Ubuntu 17.10 without problems and loss of data?






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closed as primarily opinion-based by pomsky, muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Ward♦ Mar 22 at 15:08


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    Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
    – devius
    Mar 22 at 10:18










  • 17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
    – guiverc
    Mar 22 at 10:20











  • i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
    – Deniz Derezzed
    Mar 22 at 10:31






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    Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
    – karel
    Mar 22 at 11:08











  • It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
    – Mark Yisri
    Mar 22 at 12:55












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Is it possible to upgrade this system to Ubuntu 17.10 without problems and loss of data?






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closed as primarily opinion-based by pomsky, muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Ward♦ Mar 22 at 15:08


Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.






closed as primarily opinion-based by pomsky, muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Thomas Ward♦ Mar 22 at 15:08


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    Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
    – devius
    Mar 22 at 10:18










  • 17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
    – guiverc
    Mar 22 at 10:20











  • i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
    – Deniz Derezzed
    Mar 22 at 10:31






  • 2




    Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
    – karel
    Mar 22 at 11:08











  • It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
    – Mark Yisri
    Mar 22 at 12:55












  • 3




    Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
    – devius
    Mar 22 at 10:18










  • 17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
    – guiverc
    Mar 22 at 10:20











  • i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
    – Deniz Derezzed
    Mar 22 at 10:31






  • 2




    Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
    – karel
    Mar 22 at 11:08











  • It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
    – Mark Yisri
    Mar 22 at 12:55







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Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
– devius
Mar 22 at 10:18




Might as well just wait 1 more month and upgrade to 18.04 which is also a LTS and should provide a more pleasant upgrade experience.
– devius
Mar 22 at 10:18












17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
– guiverc
Mar 22 at 10:20





17.10 (2017.Oct release) is now a very short term idea; it only had a 9 month life at release, now more than half gone. 16.04LTS default upgrade path is to 18.04 which you'll have to do soon even if you go to 17.10; I agree with devius
– guiverc
Mar 22 at 10:20













i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
– Deniz Derezzed
Mar 22 at 10:31




i know, but my plan was to upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 without losing my data. That is why i wanted to know.
– Deniz Derezzed
Mar 22 at 10:31




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Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
– karel
Mar 22 at 11:08





Possible duplicate of Can I skip over releases when upgrading? and Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 -> Ubuntu 17.10 upgrade?
– karel
Mar 22 at 11:08













It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
– Mark Yisri
Mar 22 at 12:55




It's better to wait. LTS releases are much more stable as @devius mentioned above. Also upgrades in general can be unstable
– Mark Yisri
Mar 22 at 12:55










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Of course it is possible, but nobody ever will guarantee you a successful Upgrade without knowing your environment. Why not backup your data, do the Upgrade and in case of failure, restore the data?






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    Yes you can, I just did it two days ago and my system is working fine.






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      Of course it is possible, but nobody ever will guarantee you a successful Upgrade without knowing your environment. Why not backup your data, do the Upgrade and in case of failure, restore the data?






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        Of course it is possible, but nobody ever will guarantee you a successful Upgrade without knowing your environment. Why not backup your data, do the Upgrade and in case of failure, restore the data?






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          Of course it is possible, but nobody ever will guarantee you a successful Upgrade without knowing your environment. Why not backup your data, do the Upgrade and in case of failure, restore the data?






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          Of course it is possible, but nobody ever will guarantee you a successful Upgrade without knowing your environment. Why not backup your data, do the Upgrade and in case of failure, restore the data?







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              Yes you can, I just did it two days ago and my system is working fine.






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                Yes you can, I just did it two days ago and my system is working fine.






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                  Yes you can, I just did it two days ago and my system is working fine.






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                  Yes you can, I just did it two days ago and my system is working fine.







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