Kubuntu Complaint (sarcasm!) on New Install

[Raymond J Burke]

Attention David Ross,

I received the disc that  you sent and arrived today 31/12/25.
So what I plan to do is clone the current K18.04, which has the Grub 2.2
set up to run  my triple boot systems. then mount just the cloned K18.04
without other drives and load the K24.04 to install, and hopefully it
upgrades to the 24.04 and I don't lose the Grub 2.2. What do you think as I
am doing a new install?

Ray

On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 04:35, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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