--- title: Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer shows update notifications by default because the system tray icon for update-notifier was disabled as a deliberate design choice.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer shows update notifications by default because the system tray icon for update-notifier was disabled as a deliberate design choice.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IBQU0z7Am.png og:image:alt: Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer shows update notifications by default because the system tray icon for update-notifier was disabled as a deliberate design choice. Security updates still install automatically via unattended-upgrades, but users who disable that feature will receive no desktop notifications at all. The tray icon can be re-enabled manually via a gsettings command, and updates can also be checked through Software Updater, apt, or the App Center. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why isn't Ubuntu 26.04 notifying me about pending software updates anymore? Ubuntu 26.04 LTS disabled the update-notifier tray icon by default, and the desktop only shows update notifications when that tray icon is enabled. Security updates still install automatically via unattended-upgrades, but other updates go unmentioned unless you check manually with Software Updater, apt upgrade, or App Center. Canonical's Marco Trevisan confirmed this was an intentional design choice. _Ubuntu upgraders tracking behavior changes like this can follow LTS release notes on daily.dev._ ### How do I re-enable the update notification tray icon in Ubuntu 26.04? Run gsettings set com.ubuntu.update-notifier show-updates-status-icon true in a terminal, since there is no toggle for this in Settings. You can alternatively use the dconf-editor GUI tool, though it's easy to accidentally change unrelated settings there, especially with a mouse scroll wheel. _Anyone restoring missing Ubuntu features after an upgrade can compare fixes and workarounds on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu Drops the ‘Software & Updates’ Tool from New Installs](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-drops-the-software-updates-tool-from-new-installs-s1jtxghqo) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are now enabled](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-now-enabled-7bmn4i61r) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 35 upvotes · 2 comments - [The Awesome New Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is Here](https://daily.dev/posts/the-awesome-new-ubuntu-26-04-lts-is-here-nemsmrbax) · It's Foss · 126 upvotes · 14 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T21:12:53.666Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:29:44.425Z","description":"Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer shows update notifications by default because the system tray icon for update-notifier was disabled as a deliberate design choice....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/49f9f0f6c60c771d24ac164fdfa3ef97?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/49f9f0f6c60c771d24ac164fdfa3ef97?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"omg! ubuntu!","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"omg! ubuntu!","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/79e495adb3c3425785b9be27969a2562","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,ubuntu","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"omg! ubuntu!","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-why-your-ubuntu-26-04-install-is-quiet-about-updates-ibqu0z7am#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why isn't Ubuntu 26.04 notifying me about pending software updates anymore?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ubuntu 26.04 LTS disabled the update-notifier tray icon by default, and the desktop only shows update notifications when that tray icon is enabled. 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