Kubuntu Complaint (sarcasm!) on New Install

[Raymond J Burke]

Tommy and Nils,

Where can I get a full copy of K25.10  ISO and then install as an upgrade
to the 18.04?

Ray

On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 at 01:06, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:

> David wrote:
> > A conservative path forward would be:
> > Take a full disk image or sector-level clone of the Kubuntu disk. Do not
> > rely on Timeshift alone.
> > Disconnect all other OS drives before upgrading to avoid GRUB and UUID
> > conflicts.
> > Upgrade one LTS step at a time, from 18.04 to 20.04, then to 22.04,
>
> I don't think it is a solid path to upgrade three times hoping that all
> the upgrades work out without trouble. Furthermore IIRC, Ray only has a
> limited bandwith for internet access, so that would probably mean a very
> long time for downloads. And most of the downloads would be used only once
> for the next upgrade ...
>
> > or do a
> > clean install of 22.04 or 24.04.
>
> Yeah, that makes much more sense to me - for two reasons. 1. it saves a
> lot of time for downloads and upgrades and 2. with the intall media you
> could first check if the version works with the hardware.
>
> Furthermore, if it isn't really urgent, I would even suggest to wait until
> April next year and then install 26.04 LTS.
>
>
> Nils
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