Ubuntu 16.04 end of life: upgrade or rebuild
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM ended in spring 2026. Check what your server still receives, then choose four release upgrades or a clean rebuild with your data moved.
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Ubuntu 26.04.1: what changed, when to upgrade
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS shipped on 27 August 2026. What the point release contains, and how 24.04 servers can upgrade since the path opened on 29 September.
do-release-upgrade: no new release found
Your Ubuntu server reports no new release found. Work through the Prompt setting, the LTS point release gate, third party repos and held packages.
Upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 to 26.04 (via 24.04)
There is no direct jump. Upgrade 22.04 to 24.04, verify and snapshot, then take the 26.04 hop. Covers the PPA, PHP, Python, database and netplan breaks.
Ubuntu upgrade failed halfway: how to recover
Your 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade stopped: reattach the screen session, repair dpkg, fix half-flipped sources, and know when to restore the snapshot instead.
Upgrade Ubuntu in place or reinstall?
Six checks that tell you whether do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 is safe on your VPS, or whether a fresh server and a migration is the better call.
What Ubuntu's 'New release available' means
Your Ubuntu login says a new release is available. Learn why 24.04 shows it only now, and how to defer the upgrade while security updates keep running.