Still have 9 more days count down for the official release of the Gibbon Gutsy. Yeah~ …

Most of the Ubuntu user should already get the news that Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon is around the corner. Just in 11 more days for the official release.

Actually you now already available to download the beta version. From what I know download the iso mirror image from their web site and burn to your CD. Then upgrade would be the best way.

But you could still download directly by just change your Ubuntu Feisty Fawn repository.

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How to upgrade Ubuntu Feisty to Gutsy in 3 Steps?

Ubuntu provides a simple way to upgrade the software package in deb format. So, if you want to upgrade any applications, you might just type:

sudo apt-get install <application name>

However, sometimes you might find that either you can find the name because it is not inside the Ubuntu list or latest approved version. To skip this, you can go to directly to your System-> Administration-> Software Sources-> Third Party Software and add in this 2 lines

deb http://repository.debuntu.org/ feisty multiverse
deb-src http://repository.debuntu.org/ feisty multiverse

Then goes back to your terminal do the sudo apt-get to get some of the latest released applications. This is how I get my latest Pidgin 2.2.