{"id":1127,"date":"2024-09-07T00:16:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/critical-bug-halts-ubuntu-24-04-lts-upgrades-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T06:42:51","slug":"critical-bug-halts-ubuntu-24-04-lts-upgrades-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/critical-bug-halts-ubuntu-24-04-lts-upgrades-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Bug Halts Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Upgrades: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2024\/08\/ubuntu-24-04-1-available-to-download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first point release of Ubuntu 24.04<\/a> LTS was made available, with upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the new version officially supported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>However, these upgrades were problematic for some users, whether on Ubuntu server or desktop versions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In response, Canonical has temporarily halted upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS as its developers address the issues.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Recently, the \u2018noble\u2019 release was removed from the <code>meta-release-lts<\/code> file (which Ubuntu systems use to check for new releases), stopping users from upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS through official channels.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Folks attempting to upgrade, but suddenly finding they couldn\u2019t, were left wondering why.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In reply, Canonical explains that it halted upgrades <em>&#8220;due to a critical bug in ubuntu-release-upgrader in the way it\u2019s using the apt solver&#8221;<\/em> (though other recurring issues have been reported on Launchpad and mentioned on social media in the past week).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Of course, issues ought to be expected in any major OS upgrade, especially for LTS-to-LTS transitions, as upgrading an extensive foundational stack that\u2019s 2 years old is far from trivial. Even the most attentive testing prior to release won\u2019t uncover every edge-case calamity in time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Plus, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2024\/04\/dont-upgrade-to-ubuntu-24-04-yet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">isn\u2019t the first time <em>Noble<\/em><\/a> upgrades have caused issues. When Ubuntu 24.04 LTS was released in April, users on Ubuntu 23.10 were able to upgrade, but later advised <em>not<\/em> <em>to<\/em> due to critical bugs (unrelated to this one).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Developers are currently addressing the problem that leads to failures in LT-to-LTS upgrades for certain users, and until the necessary repairs are implemented, these upgrades will be on hold.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Once resolved and confirmed stable, upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 LTS will be reactivated.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>However, even after these upgrades are available again, it is advisable for users planning to update to have recovery resources readily available, such as a bootable Ubuntu installer on a USB drive, as a precaution.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em><strong>Thanks Scott<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS was made available, with upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the new version officially supported. 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