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Ubuntu is maintained by a quickly growing community. The project is sponsored by <ulink url="http://www.canonical.com">Canonical Ltd.</ulink>, a holding company founded by Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical employs the core Ubuntu developers and offers support and consulting services for Ubuntu.
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Canonical Ltd. also sponsors a number of other Open Source software projects, about which more information can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.canonical.com">Canonical website</ulink>.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:177(para)
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How can I upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu?
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A new version of Ubuntu is released every 6 months; the Update Manager should inform you when a new version is available for download. To check for a new version:
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:183(para)
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Open Software Sources (<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and select the <guilabel>Updates</guilabel> tab.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:191(para)
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Under <guilabel>Release upgrade</guilabel>, make sure that <guilabel>Normal releases</guilabel> is selected and click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:197(para)
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Open the Update Manager (<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Update Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), click <guibutton>Check</guibutton> and enter your password if prompted. Wait for the list of available updates to be downloaded.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:204(para)
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If a new version of Ubuntu is available, a box at the top of the window will appear saying that a new distribution release is available.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:211(para)
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To upgrade to the latest release, save all of your open documents and click the <guibutton>Upgrade</guibutton> button in the Update Manager.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:217(para)
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Upgrades usually take a while to complete. Typically, around 700MB of packages must be downloaded and installed, although the actual figure will depend on how many packages are already installed on your computer.
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