OMG! Ubuntu! shows you how to upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.10
Canonical won’t be nudging users of 14.04 LTS to upgrade to the interim release of 14.10.How to Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.10
But that doesn’t mean that you can’t upgrade your rock solid Trusty Tahr desktop to the (slightly underwhelming) Utopic Unicorn.
To get notified of new non-LTS Ubuntu releases you need to “opt-in” via the Software & Updates tool. This is straightforward.
