Intro

Ubuntu is an open-source Linux distribution based on Debian.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Ubuntu 22.04 Installation

https://articulatedrobotics.xyz/tutorials/ready-for-ros/linux-current-pc

Note: Ubuntu 22.04 is no longer available for direct download from the main page. Please use the links provided below to download the correct version for your system.

Dual Boot

  • TODO

Virtual Machine Installation

Windows

Mac

Raspberry Pi (Arm64) Installation

Docker Installation

  • TODO

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu 24.04.4 (Noble Numbat)

Ubuntu 24.04 Installation

Fresh Install

https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Upgrading from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 1

  • Check Ubuntu version
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Release:    22.04
Codename:    jammy
  • Check kernel version
uname -r
6.8.0-31-generic
  • Ensure system is up to date before upgrade
# Update package lists
sudo apt update
# Upgrade all installed packages to latest versions
sudo apt upgrade -y
# Perform distribution upgrade to handle held-back packages
sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
# Remove unnecessary packages
sudo apt autoremove -y
# Clean package cache
sudo apt autoclean
  • Make sure the update manager is installed
sudo apt install update-manager-core
  • Check that LTS upgrades are enabled:
cat /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
Prompt=lts
  • Upgrade Ubuntu
sudo do-release-upgrade
  • The download (~5–10 GB) should take 30–60 minutes

  • Verify upgrade

lsb_release -a
uname -r
# Verify system is bootable and running correctly
uptime
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble
6.8.0-101-generic

Footnotes

  1. https://oneuptime.com/blog/post/2026-01-15-upgrade-ubuntu-22-04-to-24-04/view ↩