Upgrade issues with Ubuntu 25.04

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Is there a problem with the upgrade to 25.04?
The Upgrade button appeared on the Software Updater App yesterday (16th May), but it does not seem to work.

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Although I have not tried it myself

As long as you match the requirements :

Be running Ubuntu 24.10 (not Ubuntu 24.04, 23.10, etc)
Install all pending updates (if not, go do it now)
Have a reliable internet connection (upgrades download a lot of packages)
You also need adequate free disk space but the upgrade assistant will check for that and ā€˜nope-outā€™ if youā€™re running low on available

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You may want to check the following site as well

https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/20681/major-known-issues-with-25-04-installs-and-upgrades-known-active-issue

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Thanks for the reply, Paul.
I eventually found a solution myself.
I needed to disable links to ā€œOther Softwareā€ in the Software Updater App - the upgrade then went smoothly.
I am sure this happened automatically in previous upgrades.

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Good to read you found a solution and thanks for sharing that with us, that may help guide others in future with similar problems

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Just in case it is not LTS

I had an experience with that kind of non-LTS ā€¦ its repository does not always ley you get the latest updates. Thus it has a ā€œquickā€ EOL

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I never understood why they do both lts and short term versions, no doubt there is good reasons to test or upgrade. I prefer to wait and get the LTS versions

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If you are using a fixed release distro, you want the longest possible interval between upgradesā€¦ because upgrade is essentially a reinstall and is a pain.
So I am with Paul, use LTS.

The alternative is rolling release which is essentially an inline upgrade every week

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Plus the lts also receive regular updates

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Paul

I never understood why they do both lts and short term versions, no doubt there is good reasons to test or upgrade.

According with my understanding is for testing. Once processed all the feedback from the users then the solutions, fixes etc are applied to the immediate next LTS release.

Neville

If you are using a fixed release distro, you want the longest possible interval between upgradesā€¦ because upgrade is essentially a reinstall and is a pain.

Agree ā€¦ thatā€™s why I use LTS too

So I am with Paul, use LTS.

Yes, I used just once the non-LTS. It just for testing (and only through a VM) and even more was impossible upgrade from that non-LTS to a LTS

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I think with ubuntu hou do not need to go through the short term fix to upgrade you simply go direct from one LTS to the next LTS ā€¦ but its a long time since I did ubuntu. I am in the mint camp.

Last time i tried a upgrade lmde version it took all night then failed, canjot remember where in the command line. So now I copy data. Do a clean new install then put the data back and review what tools I need to reinstall. Keeps my system cleaner and up to date no old stuff kicking around

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I think with ubuntu hou do not need to go through the short term fix to upgrade you simply go direct from one LTS to the next LTS ā€¦ but its a long time since I did ubuntu. I am in the mint camp.

Correct ā€¦ I do an upgrade from LTS to a LTS too

My point was ā€¦ in that time through a VM was installed a non-LTS from the beginning.

Last time i tried a upgrade lmde version it took all night then failed, canjot remember where in the command line. So now I copy data. Do a clean new install then put the data back and review what tools I need to reinstall. Keeps my system cleaner and up to date no old stuff kicking around

Agree, it is the 2nd and final option. If the expected upgrade to the new LTS fails then a new fresh new install must be accomplished ā€¦ and use all the backup in place

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So they are using the users to get free testing. I assume they also do some testing themselves, but user feedback is needed.
I think it makes senseā€¦ a separate testing version that users can opt in or out of.

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So they are using the users to get free testing. I assume they also do some testing themselves, but user feedback is needed

Is an assumption (and to be honest I had that kind of answer/reply in AskUbuntu years ago)
And the members of a team vs the amount of members in the community itself is bigger.
So, the feedback of the community is bigger and cover more scenarios

I think it makes senseā€¦ a separate testing version that users can opt in or out of.

And each person working with many configurations of hardware, software etc ā€¦

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