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DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)					 DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)

NAME
       do-release-upgrade - manual page for do-release-upgrade

SYNOPSIS
       do-release-upgrade [options]

DESCRIPTION
       Upgrade	the  operating	system	to  the	 latest	 release from the com‐
       mand-line.  This is the preferred command if the machine has no graphic
       environment  or	if the machine is to be upgraded over a remote connec‐
       tion.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      show help message and exit

       -d, --devel-release
	      Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible

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

       -m MODE, --mode=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, --frontend=FRONTEND
	      Run the specified frontend

       -s, --sandbox
	      Test upgrade with a sandbox aufs overlay

SEE ALSO
       update-manager(8), apt-get(8)

				 October 2009		 DO-RELEASE-UPGRADE(8)

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