Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released last month for those looking to do a clean install, but the upgrade paths are only now beginning to open up. Ubuntu 25.10 users can now jump to the new version before it reaches end of life in July and stops receiving security updates.
Until now, there has been a way to upgrade, but it’s unofficial and there was no guarantee it would work. You used to have to open the terminal and type do-release-upgrade -d. From today, however, graphical upgrades are available. All you need to do now is open up the Software Updater, then press the Upgrade button and select ‘Yes, Upgrade Now’. Before upgrading, you’ll want to ensure you’ve applied any outstanding updates first.
The reason that Canonical has held off until now to let 25.10 users upgrade is because following the release of 26.04, there were a handful of bugs that saw some important packages get uninstalled on some systems, creating issues.
Now, while 26.04 may be stable enough for people coming from 25.10, Canonical is not opening the upgrade path for people on the old LTS, version 24.04 until August, after it has released 26.04.1. People running 24.04 LTS will be expecting the highest level of stability, so it is waiting for the new version to mature a bit more before allowing upgrades.
If you’re on Ubuntu 25.10, you can expect a whole bunch of new features including the latest version of GNOME and the Linux kernel. Furthermore, you need to update anyway before July unless you want to be left high and dry, which won’t be a good position to be in.
Source: OMG! Ubuntu
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