Kubuntu Complaint (sarcasm!) on New Install

[Tommy Trussell]

Are you asking for physical media with Kubuntu on it, or are you looking for the download link at <https://kubuntu.org/>? 

If you have a slow connection, you might look at the "Alternative Downloads" page <https://kubuntu.org/alternative-downloads/> and see if BitTorrent can make efficient use of your connection. That's how I usually download my ISOs, even though I have a reasonably fast connection. It's a bit more robust.

I agree with the folks suggesting an upgrade to more recent versions. Also be skeptical about your main hard drive. They don't last forever (rotational or solid state drives).

But I personally would not bother doing the LTS step upgrades from such an old installation-- I would back up all the data and plan to do a fresh install.

I would additionally suggest starting with booting from a new live image and looking for things you know might be a problem (trackpad, keyboard layout, whatever you remember having to adjust years ago). A lot has changed since you installed 18.04.

If you're change averse, start with the most recent LTS. There are good reasons for sticking with LTS. 

However I was VERY satisfied with Kubuntu 25.10, even though I know it had some rough spots around its release.



On December 20, 2025 1:22:19 PM CST, Raymond J Burke <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:
>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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