Kubuntu Complaint (sarcasm!) on New Install

[David]

> I don't think it is a solid path to upgrade three times hoping that all
the upgrades work out without trouble.

I've upgraded hundreds of servers multiple times, and had very few issues.
The biggest issue I had was upgrading 23.04 --> 23.10 --> 24.04 with
resolvectl not upgrading properly, and dns resolution not working properly
after the upgrade.  It's always dns! ;)

> 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 ...

That's a fair point, and that did occur to me after I pressed send.

> 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.

The trouble with a fresh install is that you have to set everything back
up.  For some people that would be a huge undertaking, and doing the
versions upgrades is the least worst option.

> Furthermore, if it isn't really urgent, I would even suggest to wait
until April next year and then install 26.04 LTS.

I'm afraid I disagree with you.  Firstly, A typical laptop user moving from
Ubuntu or Kubuntu 18.04 to 24.04 will see better day-to-day performance,
stability, and reliability. The kernel has advanced from 4.15 to 6.8 (6.14
with the HWE), with roughly 30-40 percent efficiency improvements in
scheduling, I/O, and power management, which shows up as better
responsiveness, improved battery life, and fewer suspend or wake issues.
Hardware support for SSD and NVMe storage, graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth, and
firmware is much stronger. Filesystem handling and recovery paths are more
robust, and tools like Timeshift are more reliable than they were on 18.04,
reducing the chance of failed restores. Most importantly, 24.04 is actively
maintained with ongoing security and bug fixes, while 18.04 is frozen and
no longer supported.

Secondly, if he is an LTS user, he may wish to wait until August when
26.04.1 will be released, and that is when LTS users are typically prompted
for upgrade.

David

On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 at 14:06, 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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