Kubuntu Complaint (sarcasm!) on New Install

[Raymond J Burke]

Attention David Ross ,

I attempted to install with my K18.04 but failed so I gave up, so tried
installing on a blank 500gb sata drive with no other O/S connected. But
while installing l noticed that it came up how load (single/dual along side
another op system/ or new). The reason l am asking if I did it as a dual, l
might be able to load along side of my K18.04 and would mean that l might
not lose my Grub 2.02(triple boot). What do you think. Also have a good
save New Year?
Ray 🙏 😎


On Wed, 31 Dec 2025, 12:10 Raymond J Burke, <rayburke30 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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