# Cannot update Discourse after Ubuntu 25.10 upgrade

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-update-discourse-after-ubuntu-25-10-upgrade/393079>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-update-discourse-after-ubuntu-25-10-upgrade/393079 "2026-01-09T14:05:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-update-discourse-after-ubuntu-25-10-upgrade/393079/7 "2026-01-09T16:47:20Z")

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> [@itsbhanusharma](#):
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> I’ve done quite a few of them on ubuntu, and barely ever had a site out of comission for more that 2-3 minutes.

Wow. I guess it’s been a decade or more since I’ve done one of those. I had no idea it was 2-3 minutes of downtime.

> [@itsbhanusharma](#):
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> most of what I have is colocated hardware with no luxury of spinning up new machines at will.

I’ve got a few of those too. Maybe I’ll try an OS upgrade next time.

Thanks!

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