## The *upgrade-ubuntu.ps1* PowerShell Script This PowerShell script upgrades Ubuntu Linux to the latest (LTS) release. ## Parameters ```powershell upgrade-ubuntu.ps1 [] [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> .\upgrade-ubuntu.ps1 ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Upgrades Ubuntu Linux .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script upgrades Ubuntu Linux to the latest (LTS) release. .EXAMPLE PS> .\upgrade-ubuntu.ps1 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { "" "👉 Step 1/4: Perform a backup" "It's strongly recommended to backup your data BEFORE the upgrade!" $Confirm = read-host "Press to continue..." "" "👉 Step 2/4: Install update-manager-core, Upgrade Packages & Reboot" $Confirm = read-host "Enter to perform this step (otherwise it will be skipped)" if ($Confirm -eq "yes") { sudo apt install update-manager-core sudo apt update sudo apt list --upgradable sudo apt upgrade sudo reboot } "" "👉 Step 3/4: Remove obsolete kernel modules" $Confirm = read-host "Enter to perform this step (otherwise it will be skipped)" if ($Confirm -eq "yes") { sudo apt --purge autoremove } "" "👉 Step 4/4: Upgrade Ubuntu & reboot" $Confirm = read-host "Enter to upgrade to latest LTS release, to upgrade to latest Ubuntu release (otherwise this step will be skipped)" if ($Confirm -eq "LTS") { sudo do-release-upgrade sudo reboot } elseif ($Confirm -eq "latest") { sudo do-release-upgrade -d sudo reboot } "✔️ Done." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of upgrade-ubuntu.ps1*