How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS from 24.04
A step-by-step tutorial for upgrading an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS system to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using the official do-release-upgrade tool.
Steps covered in this video:
00:00 Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS
00:47 Prerequisites for the upgrade
01:55 Patch your current system fully
03:26 Configure release upgrade tool settings
05:08 Run the actual upgrade process
06:50 Verify your new Ubuntu version
07:57 Troubleshoot common upgrade errors
Links and references:
Ubuntu official release upgrade docs: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/upgrad...
do-release-upgrade source (update-manager): https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sou...
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release notes: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/release/
Versions used: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (source), Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (target), update-manager-core package