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Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) is a non-LTS version released on October 10, 2024. It reached End Of Life (EOL) on July 10, 2025. Only use this tag if your question is version-specific and relates to upgrading to a supported release. Don't use this to file bugs!

24.10 is the 28th Regular release (non-LTS). It reached End of Life 10 July 2025 and is no longer supported.

Notable features include:

  • Linux kernel 6.11
  • A new Security Center
  • 20th Anniversary Celebration (original sound, a "Warty" brown wallpaper, anniversary logo)
  • Wayland by default instead of Xorg on machines using Nvidia graphics
  • GNOME 47, including:
    • New style dialog windows
    • New Open and Save file dialogs
    • Files App (Nautilus) improvements
    • New Settings features
    • And more

You can read more about the changes included in 24.10 in the Release Notes.

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Why is App Center (Snap Store) crashing with "Unable to create GL context?"

Since upgrading to 24.10, I've been encountering some baffling issues with my graphics. The upgrade pulled in the 560.xx Nvidia driver, but installed it alongside the 535 driver (which is the only one that has been working smoothly for me). First,…
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do-release-upgrade does not jump into 25.04

I am running on ubuntu24.10 using kde (I guess it would be closer to kubuntu, but anyway, original installation 3 years ago was ubuntu and I installed the kubuntu stuff by hand). I want to do the upgrade to 25.04 and when I run do-release-upgrade it…
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What happened to `lastb` command in Ubuntu 24.10?

The lastb and lastlog commands are not available in Ubuntu 24.10. The last command is not installed by default. But, can be installed with: # apt install wtmpdb which is not exactly the same as the one in 24.04, because it is an alias of the "new"…
FedKad
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Nautilus (Files) crashes on X11 after upgrade to Ubuntu 24.10 (works fine on Wayland)

After upgrading from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to 24.10, Nautilus (Files) has stopped working entirely on X11. It still runs fine on Wayland, but using Wayland with an NVIDIA setup causes a host of other issues for me, so I'd prefer to stick with X11. Here’s…
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Caps Lock keeps turning on in each application separately

Caps Lock seems to reset to ON every time I resume my laptop (Ubuntu 24.10 fully updated with GNOME) from suspend, and it is ON separately for each application. For instance, when I wake the laptop: I try to log in with my password, but it fails,…
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No sound in ASUS Zenbook S 14 UX5406SA in Ubuntu 24.10

I recently bought this ASUS Zenbook S 14 UX5406SA and immediately installed Ubuntu 24.10. Everything works fine except sound. The sound preferences indicate 'dummy output'. Only when I insert a USB headphone + mic set, I have sound and can speak,…
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What is the swap.img in Disk Analyzer

I opened Disk Usage Analyzer and the second biggest item, was swap.img.Right clicking with the mouse coudln't even open it externally.Is it like a backup file for Ubuntu? Can i safely remove it, without having any issue or i just have to leave it…
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After upgrading to 24.10, booting results into a black screen in a loop (with a cursor)

After upgrading from 24.04 to 24.10, the boot stucks in a loop, just before the login screen. I can move the mouse on the black screen, but the page is refreshing every few seconds, showing a blinking cursor at the top of the screen. When Ubuntu is…
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Laggy Wayland with nvidia in Ubuntu 24.10

I used X11 up until Ubuntu 24.04 because Wayland had compatibility issues with my setup. However, due to some specific tasks and improved Wayland support for NVIDIA graphics in 24.10, I decided to switch to Wayland. Wayland definitely boots faster…
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24.10 Fails to connect to JBL speaker every time it boots up

It's frustrating that after upgrading to 24.10, it can't connect to my JBL speaker even manually. I have to unpair and repair every time the system boots up. All other bluetooth devices are OK.
khteh
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Install older PHP versions on 24.10

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 24.10 and I have PHP8.3 installed. > lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.10 Release: 24.10 Codename: oracular > php -v PHP 8.3.11 (cli) (built: Sep 30…
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After upgrading to 24.10 Cisco VPN connection not working

After upgrading to 24.10, Cisco VPN connection is not working, the error I get is Posture Assessment Failed: Hostscan is performing prelogin. sunny@sunny-XPS-15-9510:~/Downloads$ sudo /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnui Entity: line 33: parser error :…
Abhay Sapru
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Ubuntu 24.10 suspend issue

I recently upgraded my system from 24.04 to 24.10. System suspend is not working. I am unable to resume from sleep. Could this be due to Nvidia? On my other laptop which has an Intel 3217u CPU system suspend is working fine. Is there a…
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lm-sensors does not discover any sensors on system with X670 AORUS ELITE AX / XTX/7900

when running sudo sensors-detect I'm getting: Sorry, no sensors were detected. Either your system has no sensors, or they are not supported, or they are connected to an I2C or SMBus adapter that is not supported. If you find out what chips are on…
Martin Mucha
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Microsoft Edge lags for short bursts very frequently

From time to time Microsoft Edge just freezes -- The window won't respond to scrolling, typing, clicking anything. It is unresponsive for a solid few seconds and then the response comes back suddenly. I am using the stable version of Edge. The RAM…
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