xubuntu upgrading question

[9alfred99]

The replies one of my posts has this:

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.15.4671 (Git)
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-15
Hash: 244b3aef360841646cbfe80a1b225c8b39c8380c
Python version: 2.7.11
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17


Please have a look at the "IMPORTANT: Please read first" announcement again. It clearly states that the FreeCAD version you are using is obsolete.

It says that 0.15 is odsolete. So, I ty to upgrade with:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-stable
sudo apt-get update

But, I stay at 0.15, doesn't go to a higher version.
So, how do I upgrade to the latest stable release.?

tj

[damian]

sudo apt-get upgrade

[9alfred99]

Nope, upgrades a lot of things but freecad still version 0.15.

tj

[damian]

but freecad still version 0.15

In Ubuntu 16.04 works fine. Can you in xubuntu check the installed ppas?
In ubuntu is System Settings - Software & Updates - Other Software

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OS: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.16.6707 (Git)
Build type: None
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-16
Hash: 5465bc47c95db45e0be85dc0e2872419efadce0f
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17

[chrisb]

Did you try

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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 

Did you try to uninstall and reinstall? Please note that apt-get remove still leaves the configuration files, so you should do

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apt-get purge freecad

.

[9alfred99]

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

This worked.
Thanks to all.

tj