r/Ubuntu • u/nhaines • 4d ago

news Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS released

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-1-lts-released/86808
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u/TheZoltan 4d ago

For those that might not read to post, I'm just going to highlight this.

Users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will be offered an automatic upgrade to 26.04.1 LTS
via Update Manager a couple of weeks following this release after some planned
backports to address regressions in a recent version of rust-coreutils.

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u/PurplePickleMonster_ 4d ago

This should be a pinned comment

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u/nhaines 4d ago

Only mod comments can be pinned (although it was mentioned in another standalone post that I made a subreddit announcement).

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u/646E64 4d ago

I have done the 22.04 -> 24.04, but honestly I can't think of doing the same for 26.04.01. Maybe on 26.04.02.

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u/Ok-Hunter-7702 4d ago

Why

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u/djfrodo 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ubuntu 26 puts a shim in between the actual apt get, and Canonical puts itself in the middle.

It's bullshit.

I've used Ubuntu for a really long time (like 2014-now), but my next move is away from anything snap/Canonical based.

It's pretty simple.

Canonical is the Microsoft of the Linux community.

p.s. Nice bot

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u/mgedmin 4d ago

Ubuntu 26 puts a shim in between the actual apt get, and Canonical puts itself in the middle.

I have no idea what you think you're saying here.

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u/Wooloomooloo2 4d ago edited 3d ago

They're saying that Canonical (who make Ubuntu) has some code which intercepts apt get, forcing you to use their repositories when updating the software they're providing you.

Shocking I tell you, shocking...

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u/Proman4713 3d ago

Even 'intercepts' is a harsh word, Canonical is the one who provides apt-get for Ubuntu...

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u/Wooloomooloo2 3d ago

I was being sarcastic, yes you're completely right.

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u/Careful-Criticism645 3d ago

You realize your being dramatic, right? Like objectively speaking, nothing significant has happened yet you suddenly must dump Ubuntu.

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u/nhaines 3d ago

Ubuntu 26 puts a shim in between the actual apt get, and Canonical puts itself in the middle.

No it doesn't. apt does what it always does and just runs deb pre- and post-install scripts as root.

For specific packages--firefox, thunderbird, chromium, and lxd come directly to mind--they are packaged in the repositories anymore (and except for Thunderbird, this was true in 22.04 LTS and 24.04 LTS as well, so you're not describing a change).

The firefox package description is:

Installs Firefox snap and provides some system integration This package is almost a transitional package, insofar as its main purpose is to install the Firefox snap, but it also configures *www-browser alternatives and provides the corresponding virtual packages which other deb packages might depend on.

In 22.04 LTS it was a transitional package (a major upgrade would otherwise just uninstall Firefox, as it was no longer packaged), but it's been very slightly enhanced since then.

In any case, if you use apt to install a package that says it "installs Firefox snap," then apt does exactly what you ask it to. Which is install the deb package. It's the deb package that, well... does exactly what it told you it was going to do and installs the snap and does some desktop integration work.

This is why if you properly configure apt and add the Mozilla repository, you get Mozilla's files sprayed across your file system. But note also that Canonical no longer modifies Firefox. Mozilla builds the snap for Ubuntu (and all other distros with snap support--it's the same file) and tests and releases it as part of their product release procedure.

So now everyone can get Firefox updates in an hour straight from Mozilla, instead of the 1-3 days it took when Canonical was testing a separate Firefox build compiled for every individual supported Ubuntu release.

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u/bmwhocking 3d ago

Ubuntu is probs the most stable Linux desktop with modern tools.

Debian is even more stable but its tooling and repos are essentially several years behind.

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u/npc_housecat 13h ago

Fedora pretty stable. I'd say definitely more stable than Ubuntu Non LTS at least

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u/noonetoldmeismelled 4d ago

Sweet. I was the 26.04 guinea pig. Worked out our ansible scripts. And this past month more new deployments have been using 26.04. Feels pretty good now for work. Got a lot of users moving from 20.04 and 22.04

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u/ILikeFPS 3d ago

I run Ubuntu at home, and I always wait until LTS year + 1 year, it has served me well.

The one year I didn't, I ran into a couple more bugs than usual after upgrading to the latest Ubuntu LTS lol

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u/miltiadis0x 4d ago

Even is offered, im going to wait another month.

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u/tr_gardropfuat 3d ago

Still stuck on 20.04 due to laziness

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u/UnprofessionalPlump 3d ago

Just updated my desktop to 26.04.01. Been working like a charm.

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u/flintontv 3d ago

How? Did you do clean install because it's not available to do from my 24.04

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u/UnprofessionalPlump 3d ago

I was already on 26.04. I think for 24.04 u might need to do it from the terminal

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u/nhaines 3d ago

Users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will be offered an automatic upgrade to 26.04.1 LTS via Update Manager a couple of weeks following this release after some planned backports to address regressions in a recent version of rust-coreutils.

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u/numocaml 4d ago

Let's gooo, thank youu <3

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u/Kelvin62 4d ago

So me looking for an update on the 27th was a waste

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u/TheZoltan 4d ago

The post tells you how to get the update now if you really want it and aren't worried about waiting for those extra fixes. It makes sense to delay offering it via the Update manager until the first wave of updates are complete and they have fixed some known issues.

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u/JOHNNY6644 3d ago

will tuxedo os be getting the base update