--- title: Ubuntu Drops the ‘Software & Updates’ Tool from New Installs description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will no longer include the Software & Updates GUI tool in default installations, citing that many features are too complex or dangerous for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-drops-the-software-updates-tool-from-new-installs-s1jtxghqo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu Drops the ‘Software & Updates’ Tool from New Installs | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will no longer include the Software & Updates GUI tool in default installations, citing that many features are too complex or dangerous for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-drops-the-software-updates-tool-from-new-installs-s1jtxghqo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/s1JtXghqo.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu Drops the ‘Software & Updates’ Tool from New Installs 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. # Ubuntu Drops the ‘Software & Updates’ Tool from New Installs **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will no longer include the Software & Updates GUI tool in default installations, citing that many features are too complex or dangerous for regular users. The command-line tools remain unaffected, and users can still manually install the GUI tool via apt. Upgrades from earlier versions will retain the tool, and Ubuntu flavors can continue to include it if desired. Ubuntu Pro subscription options have moved to the Snap-based Security Center app. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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