# Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug \[update: back\]

DevFeed: [Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug \[update: back\]](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ubuntu-pulls-24-04-5-downloads-due-to-installer-bug-update-back-48091.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-pulls-24-04-5-download>)

Author: Joey Sneddon

Published: 2026-09-12T03:04:52Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [canonical](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canonical.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/boot.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>)

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## AI overview

Canonical pulled the Ubuntu 24.04.5 desktop ISO after an installer bug caused installations using the extended install option to crash. Ubuntu 24.04.5.1 was later released as a fix; other image variants were unaffected.

## Source excerpt

Canonical had to pull the Ubuntu 24.04.5 desktop ISO because of a bug that crashes the installer when users select the extended install option. You're reading Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug [update: back], a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.