This brief tutorial will show you how to easily upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx to Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat from the command console or terminal. If you run Ubuntu server or desktop and want to upgrade from the command line, then this tutorial should able to help you.

My battery was at least 50% full when I went to bed. I woke up 8 hours later (yes I slept in!) and the battery was almost dead. Is this because it's on wifi? Obviously I wasn't using it while I was sleeping. Is there a trick to maximizing the battery life?