How to Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 To Ubuntu 26.04
This step-by-step article will help you to upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04. Ubuntu 26.04 is still in development stage an the daily build version is the one that you will be using if you ever get upgraded. You need to make sure of possible outcomes of using daily build. Upgrading to development release version may cause system instability. This upgrade tutorial is recommended for testing purposes only, not for production systems.
How to Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 To Ubuntu 26.04
Make sure that your existing Ubuntu 24.04 system is fully updated and you have a complete backup of your important files to avoid any future complications.
Update your current system or Ubuntu 24.04
Before upgrading, ensure your Ubuntu 24.04 system are up to date. If you are not sure about it then run the following command. The following command will updates the package list and upgrades all installed packages to their latest versions.
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04:
Run the release upgrade command with the development flag. The -d flag allows upgrading to development releases.
$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade process. You need to wait for a few minutes as the upgrade process takes place. You will so many commans being executed in your terminal screen during the upgrading process. You might need to provide the on-screen prompts sometime to authorize your system to execute some commands.
Reboot your system:
After the upgrade process is completed successfully, you need to restart your computer.
$ sudo reboot
Now you will have an access to Ubuntu 26.04. Let us know your experience after logging into the Ubuntu 26.04.
Meanwhile, If you don’t like using command line method to upgrade your Ubuntu then you can run a clean installation instead of upgrading with the help of daily build ISO images are available. Upgrading from Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04 is quite easy. Few lines of command is enough to upgrade you Ubuntu. Command like do-release-upgrade -d makes it more easy and managed. Meanwhile, Using development version always comes up with the risk. It is always wise to use these kind of version in your laptop or desktop other than your main or regular laptop or PC.
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