# And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled

DevFeed: [And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/and-we-re-go-upgrades-to-ubuntu-26-04-from-24-04-finally-enabled-62166.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404>)

Author: Joey Sneddon

Published: 2026-09-29T16:26:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/omg-ubuntu.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [Deployment Strategies](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment-strategies.md>)

Tags: [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/canonical.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [lts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lts.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [ubuntu-24-04-lts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-24-04-lts.md>), [ubuntu-26-04](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-26-04.md>), [ubuntu-26-04-lts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-26-04-lts.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

Ubuntu users can now upgrade directly from 24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS after delays caused by bugs and additional testing. The article notes that the newer release drops the default GNOME X11 session and recommends 6GB of RAM, compared with 4GB for Ubuntu 24.04.

## Source excerpt

It's taken longer than expected, but users can now upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 directly, without command-line workarounds. Canonical has finally flipped the switch on in-place upgrades for LTS systems. A notification will let users know that a new LTS is available, which can be actioned right away, ignored or 'remind me later'd. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released on 23 April 2026, and direct upgrades from Ubuntu 25.10 were enabled a few weeks after the ISO downloads went live. However, upgrades from 24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS were not. Canonical only officially gives LTS-to-LTS upgrades the go-ahead once the [...] You're reading And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.