hi,
sorry for my ignorance, I am new in the adventure of Linux. But is it smart to wait a couple of weeks before installing brand new Linux/Ubuntu releases? I was on Ubuntu 24 but 26.02 is like a trainwreck. Missing Nvidia drivers, Python not compatible with software like Proton VPN. Everything that worked on 24 is not working on 26.02. A but disapointing honestly.
I am on a 2018 PC, but it’s not that old.
My pc is not welcome in the new Ubuntu world :’(
I only pick up the new LTS when the next non-LTS is released
Definitely worth waiting a few weeks and letting the post release patches roll through. I tend to start looking at it for my server upgrade about a month after its officially released, anything earlier is usually under heavy updates. IIRC do-release-upgrade on the server releases typically doesn’t even allow upgrades for at least a month.
Dunno. I use Debian, so that stuff just works from day 1.
I always wait for the first service pack release before i upgrade, 26.04.01, should be out in summer, (but i’ll probably move to Debian this time anyway).
You’ve read the stances of all different people. I agree with most and I’m a bit more conservative: I switch to a LTS (even-numbered) release only when its main non-LTS (odd-numbered) upgrade is out; and skip all non-LTS.
the daily builds were a trainwreck here leading up to the release, but somehow it all sorted out at the end. my test installs of release (ubuntu, cinnabun, studio, kde) went ok… with only a few minor issues, like the blueman applet crash in cinnamon.
