Upgrading to Xubuntu 26.04

You can easily upgrade over the network with the following procedure. Upgrades from Xubuntu 24.04 and 25.10 are supported.

• Run the update-manager application.
• In Update Manager, click the Settings… button, and enter your password to start the Software Sources application.
• Select the sub menu Updates from the Software Sources application.
• Confirm the “Notify me of a new Ubuntu version:” option is set to “For any new version”, and change it if otherwise.
• Close the Software Sources application and return to Update Manager.
• In Update Manager, click the Check button to check for new updates.
• If there are any updates to install, use the Install Updates button to install them.
• Run ‘‘update-manager -d’’.
• A message will appear informing you of the availability of the new release.
• Click Upgrade.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.