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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 :’(

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[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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.