Have the 24.04 LTS issues been resolved?

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I upgraded to 24.04 LTS some weeks ago, which created a host of issues. I had to fall back to an earlier installation until the problems were corrected.

I'm getting notifications that 24.04.1 LTS is available. I'd like to do the upgrade but worry that it may still have bugs.

Have the issues with 24.04 been fixed and is it safe to upgrade?
 


As an alternative, you could attach the new LTS to a thumb drive and boot to it. It will load in ram so it will not affect your current install.
Give it a try. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain

Given the "silence" on the net, I think that the new release has solved its problems.

Personally, I use Linux mint 22, which to date has not exhibited any major dramas and also has a point release coming out shortly.

The point releases usually 'cure' any issues shown in the initial release
 
DxHum said:
Have the issues with 24.04 been fixed and is it safe to upgrade?
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I would say no, I use Ubuntu-Gnome 24.04.01 :
Notification application ready jungle
Get no key focus if I open an app via double.click (nautilus, link in an e-mail will call firefox)
Every day 1-2 system error indications by the system.
A memory gap by the system leads to "app does not respond, wait or interrupt", but the app does respond. I have to close the app to get no further notifications.

Ubuntu mate would be for me an alternative with the restriction no files on the desktop, because it can be deleted by the system (a link to a file an alternative, the lost link is no problem).

Linux-mint : I have problems with ffmpeg and the parameter -y (does mean, file can be deleted without user interaction).
It leads to a malfunction, linux-mint does not delete the old file but ffmpeg write a new file, not visible in the file-system.
 
Yeah so just to share me feed back, I'm currently using the latest Ubuntu and I am incredibly satisfied and I'm having absolutely no problems. I had one minor hiccup that I believe has been resolved but besides that, man, everything is running exceptionally well on this device. I am grateful for Ubuntu thus far.!!!!!!
 
If I may jump in with the same concern.
I've been considering upgrading my Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04.
It's a system 76.
Nervous to do so because my computer is important for medical reasons. Having been through the trials and tribulations of dealing with Windows perfect timing to crap out my comp when vital, I am cautious. I see the idea of booting from a usb. The process of installing and making it bootable seems daunting. Also how then checking that it runs fine with all my necessary apps.
I have a Dell windows sys. laptop standing by as backup in case worlds collide. I was thinking of setting up dual boot in that machine to see if it plays nice with the applications I'm concerned about. But then... it's a different machine. Can I install 24 alongside 22?
 
My rule of thumb I follow is that if I have a version of whatever Linux distro and it is working without problems than why change a good working Linux distro.

The changes for the most from one to the next are usually very minimal and imo ain't worth the chance of updating or upgrading to a new version which may have issues.

Just never understood why folks have to have the latest and newest edition of whatever when already having a perfectly good working version of whatever it may be.

Unless it for security reasons I don't update or upgrade to any newer version and run it to EOL.

Just my 25 cents.

Enjoy your Linux.
 
Thank you "The Duck".
Actually we think alike. It's not that I want the latest & greatest. Just that I caught a posting, here, of a security issue with 22.04. The "hole" was fixed in 24.04. I did see that enabling "something" in 22.04 would patch this. Which I did.
IDK I'm new to Linux, (July), and retired, home taking care of my wife, looking for something to putz with. I've got this Win machine I figure I can screw with plus a desktop. Why not?
Thanks for the dope slap. I'll do my best to keep my itchy fingers off my new machine.
 
finallyIgotLinuxed said:
Thank you "The Duck".
Actually we think alike. It's not that I want the latest & greatest. Just that I caught a posting, here, of a security issue with 22.04. The "hole" was fixed in 24.04. I did see that enabling "something" in 22.04 would patch this. Which I did.
IDK I'm new to Linux, (July), and retired, home taking care of my wife, looking for something to putz with. I've got this Win machine I figure I can screw with plus a desktop. Why not?
Thanks for the dope slap. I'll do my best to keep my itchy fingers off my new machine.
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Hey @finallyIgotLinuxed ain't nothing wrong with trying out new stuff which is how you learn or leastwise is how I learn.

Just make sure that you have a good backup of your current working system so that if for some reason you break yoru Linux you can restore it to a previous working version.

If you do have another computer than by all means try different stuff as the more you use Linux the more you will learn.

I don't know how many times I broke my Linux distros trying new stuff although I was to stupid to learn how to backup my working distro so I installed a lot but also learned a lot.

Nowadays there is stuff like Timeshift which will allow a user to restore to a previous working version.

There are guides to Timeshift on the forum and @wizardfromoz and @Condobloke are very knowledgeable about Timeshift along with other forum members.

These may be useful although before applying any of the tweaks in the first link make certain to understand exactly what that tweak is about.

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Welcome to the linux.org forum @finallyIgotLinuxed .
 
@finallyIgotLinuxed, I think one of the very next steps to take to make your journey safer, is Timeshift

It is preferable to use an External drive to store your snapshots on....rather than using the main drive.

In a nutshell, Timeshift will restore system files for you. It wont restore "added" stuff like pics of aunty doris etc etc or music.

With Timeshift set up, you can confidently use whichever machine you like, and know that if you screw up in some way, Timeshift will have your back.
 
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