Ubuntu Upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04

Almost three weeks ago, as per my previous post, I posted a blog on how I was prompted to upgrade the Ubuntu OS from 15.04 to 16.04. The decision then was upgrade based on the various dialogs that would pop up and basically suggest an upgrade.

Unfortunately, the upgrade process never executed as I had expected - there was simply little to no action on the screen.I never had an opportunity to determine the root cause of the problem.

So, today I thought it was time again I resolved this upgrade issue. To ensure there was some level of success in doing so, I googled for some references on the internet. The link below seemed to be simple, straight forward and lightweight: http://www.tecmint.com/upgrade-ubuntu-15-10-to-ubuntu-16-04/

In summary, I followed all the steps and ended up with an upgraded laptop:

Regrettably I did not time the entire operation, suffice to mention that for internet connectivity I was using a wifi connection from an LTE router in LTE mode. The process was not too shabby time wise and effectively was smooth.

Upon completion I had a fully upgraded system as diaplayed below:

I do not foresee upgrading in the near future. Needless to say, I did not mention the merits of the new upgrade, I think there is enough material on the internet to refer to.  On that note, now I will enjoy the the new OS and experiment with some of its new features.

Ubuntu OS Upgrade Message (15.10 to 16.04)

After an unusually long period of me visiting my study room, I decided today that it was time again to do find something worthwhile to do. Probably continue developing outstanding software code on existing projects. Alternatively I could also consider learning new programming concepts in Google Dart or Google Go.

I flipped open my beloved Lenovo powered laptop, connected the power adaptor cord, pressed the circular on/off button to switch it on and voila - there was the much accustomed, mundane but functional, Ubuntu OS trademark desktop on the screen. Up to this point I will admit that the outcome was pretty predictable.

Then suddenly I noticed an unusual icon in the top right notification bar. The icon was unusual both in terms of its colour and the symbol it portrayed. The icon is very similar to a breakpad alarm light in the dashboard off modern cars. Not being someone who panics easily, I decided to move the mouse cursor to the offending icon and determine what is going on here. Upon placing the cursor on the icon, I expected a hint message to offer some basic information about any alarming condition the Ubuntu may have picked up during the boot up process of the laptop.

To my disappointment, there was no hint message emerging. Naturally. but carefully I then decided to click on the icon and a dialog like object appeared with some lengthy message as depicted below:

Thereafter I clicked on "Show updates" and received another dialog appeared:

Evidently, this dialog has a very limited set of options. It was time to upgrade the current Ubuntu OS version from 15.10 to 16.04 LTS, so I did the honourable and prepared my self for a new OS environment.

Believe it or not, all the aforementioned experience prompted me to create this blog. I thought it was inspiring enough to a point of needing to share the experience with others. I have decided to proceed with the "proposed" upgrade and see how the entire process pans out. I expect another eventful experience during the actual upgrade process and who knows, it may prompt another another blog.

Clicked on "Upgrade" ...

For interests sake, the laptop technical details are as follows:

• CPU: Intel i7.
• RAM: 16GB.
• HD: SSD 320GB.
• OS: Linux Ubuntu 15.10 (prior to upgrade).