![]() ![]() Make a copy of the original and temporarily modify the apt repository lists so that it checks the Cosmic repos for updates instead of the Bionic ones: cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/Ĭat /etc/apt/| sed 's/bionic/cosmic/g' > /etc/apt/Ĭp /etc/apt/ /etc/apt/sources.list To go into sudo mode enter: sudo -H bash #or sudo suīefore doing anything, make sure all is in order by running: apt-get -fix-broken install ![]() Unless I specify otherwise, assume all commands are in elevated privileges and that I just don't feel like typing sudo 100 times. Should you follow this closely, you should not have any trouble but know that there are no guaranties and that you are playing with things that could break an install, so backup your install before doing this or do this on a virtual machine to see how it goes for you.ĭetailed Instructions (numbers don't correspond to the list above): I've made a very thorough tutorial on how to do this. the rest of the packages can be updated normally but the files I updated in 2 will need to be updated manually via a script that will be built with the list made in step 3.undo step 1, so that the rest of the packages on the machine can use the LTS updates.update ONLY gnome shell to 3.30 and the files it needs to run in a stable manner and nothing more.temporarily modify apt repo list to use cosmic's repos instead of bionic.Most especially true for Gnome Wayland which goes from disastrous to actually usable as of 3.30. On the other hand, Gnome 3.30 is by far superior to 3.28 and 3.26 in terms of stability and performance. I too could not upgrade to 18.10 as it breaks some essential software for me. Yes, it is possible to upgrade any software you want from any ubuntu release if you're willing to do things a little unconventionally and have to deal with more complexity, potential risk and issues of compatibility. ![]()
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