.. _time-to-upgrade-kubuntu-2404-to-2604:

Time to upgrade Kubuntu 24.04 to 26.04
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.. TODO: Please move this date after `post` directive and update it accordingly.
..       Without moving this document is a draft.
..       https://ablog.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manual/forever-draft.html
.. post:: Oct 14, 2026
   :tags: upgrade, kubuntu
   :category: Sysadmin
   :author: Marcin Prączko
   :language: eg

Introduction
------------

Some time has passed since I upgraded my laptop from ``Kubuntu 23.10`` to ``Kubuntu 24.04``.
You can read about this upgrade in my previous post :ref:`how-to-upgrade-kubuntu-23.10-to-24.04`.

Now, I am preparing to take the next step and upgrade to ``Kubuntu 26.04``.

.. Image:: _static/img/upgrade-kubuntu-24.04-to-26.10.1-plasma-info.png
  :width: 512
  :alt: upgrade-kubuntu-24.04-to-26.10.1-plasma-info.png
  :name: Upgrade KDE Plasma Notification to 26.10.1

Screenshot above shows recommended upgrade to ``Kubuntu 26.10.1`` which is the latest stable
version of Kubuntu.


Installation instead of upgrade
-------------------------------

However after long thinking I decided to take different approach and instead of upgrading current system,
I will do fresh installation of ``Kubuntu 26.04`` on my laptop.

I can do that easy as laptop which I bought was delivered with Linux (Ubuntu) by default - YES I bought laptop without Windows.
I kept original Ubuntu installation for solving issues with Nvidia drivers and dual monitors - comparing why is working
on supported Ubuntu installation and why is not working on Kubuntu installation.

However this has been solved in most cases and I don't think that I need to keep original Ubuntu installation
on my laptop anymore.

Even if I have dedicated partition I need to plan carefully how to do fresh installation especially that some
partitions will be shared between both Kubuntu installations.

I decided to document this process and share it with you in following posts and tutorials.