--- title: Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until... description: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS has shipped, but the direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is delayed until early September to allow backports fixing regressions in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until September) | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS has shipped, but the direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is delayed until early September to allow backports fixing regressions in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/in0HO44b4.png og:image:alt: Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until September) 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. # Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until September) **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS has shipped, but the direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is delayed until early September to allow backports fixing regressions in rust-coreutils. Users upgrading from Ubuntu 25.10 are unaffected since that path went live earlier. LTS-to-LTS upgrades only unlock after the first point release due to the scale of package migration and stability testing required. Impatient users can force the upgrade early with 'sudo do-release-upgrade -d', though this bypasses the officially blessed route. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS remains supported until 2029, or 2034 with Ubuntu Pro extended security coverage. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why can't I upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 yet even though the ISO is out? The direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is intentionally delayed by a few weeks to let backports land that fix regressions in a recent version of rust-coreutils. Canonical's Oliver Reiche announced this in the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS mailing list post. LTS-to-LTS upgrades are only officially enabled after the first point release, and the fix is expected by early September. _daily.dev surfaces release notes like this so LTS upgrade timing doesn't catch you off guard._ ### How do I force an upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 before it's officially enabled? Run 'sudo do-release-upgrade -d' to use the development flag, which allows upgrading before the officially blessed path is enabled. This bypasses the normal safeguards, so there is added risk of hitting known regressions, such as the rust-coreutils issue currently being fixed via backports before the official rollout in early September. _track upgrade gotchas like this on daily.dev before running unsupported flags on production systems._ ### Are Ubuntu 25.10 users affected by the 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade delay? No, users on Ubuntu 25.10 are not affected by the delay since upgrades from 25.10 to 26.04 already went live in April. The delay specifically concerns the direct LTS-to-LTS upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04, which requires more extensive testing due to two years of accumulated package changes. _daily.dev helps sysadmins keep straight which Ubuntu upgrade paths are actually live._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade now open for Ubuntu 25.10 users](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-upgrade-now-open-for-ubuntu-25-10-users-qxm2ztlpc) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Date & Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-release-date-schedule-cgikmd6j7) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 44 upvotes · 4 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4) ```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":"Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until September)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T15:57:30.908Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T15:58:23.328Z","description":"Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS has shipped, but the direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is delayed until early September to allow backports fixing regressions in...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/35d3ec7001ed3d7d19bde660f9820be8?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/35d3ec7001ed3d7d19bde660f9820be8?_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/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,ubuntu","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@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":"Why Ubuntu 26.04 upgrades from 24.04 are delayed (until September)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-ubuntu-26-04-upgrades-from-24-04-are-delayed-until-september--in0ho44b4#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why can't I upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 yet even though the ISO is out?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The direct upgrade path from 24.04 to 26.04 is intentionally delayed by a few weeks to let backports land that fix regressions in a recent version of rust-coreutils. 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