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You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Here’s How
Today, September 29th, 2026, Canonical has (finally) opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) users to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon), so here’s how to upgrade your installation.
To ensure a safe upgrade process for existing Ubuntu LTS users, Canonical delayed the upgrade path by about three weeks, but now it’s officially open, allowing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and enjoy its new features and improvements.
OMG Ubuntu:
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And we're go – upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled - OMG! Ubuntu
Canonical has finally flipped the switch on in-place upgrades for LTS systems. A notification will let users know that a new LTS is available, which can be actioned right away, ignored or ‘remind me later’d.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released on 23 April 2026, and direct upgrades from Ubuntu 25.10 were enabled a few weeks after the ISO downloads went live.
UbuntuHandbook:
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Ubuntu 24.04 to Ubuntu 26.04.1 Upgrade Channel Is Finally Open
Ubuntu 26.04 so far uses the same Linux 7.0 Kernel as Ubuntu 24.04.5. But as time goes on, 26.04 will have newer HWE Kernels, such as Linux 7.3.
The default GNOME desktop has been updated from version 46 to 50, while, the classic Ubuntu on Xorg session is completely removed. User who still rely on X11 needs to switch to another desktop environment, such as MATE, XFCE4.
The Register:
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Canonical begins pushing Resolute Raccoon
Resolute Raccoon is ready to roll out to existing Ubuntu users.
Canonical has flipped the switch, and users on 24.04 will start to get offered 26.04.1. Canonical has marked the occasion with an official announcement that it's time to upgrade your desktop.
Normally, a given LTS release of Ubuntu starts nagging offering the upgrade to the new release when the following LTS version gets its first point-release. This time around, there has been a substantial delay: Ubuntu 26.04.1 appeared over a month ago.
The company announced a small delay in a post ubuntu-announce mailing list when 26.04.1 first appeared, saying: [...]