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How to Upgrade Manually to Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray"

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  With the development cycle for Ubuntu 26.10 officially underway, Canonical has published stonking/snapshot-1 . For early adopters, developers, and enthusiasts looking to ride the absolute edge of the open-source wave, the temptation to jump from the stable shores of 26.04 LTS, Resolute Raccoon, into the development stream is strong. Because the automated release pathways are not populated so early in the cycle, the standard do-release-upgrade -d tool will politely decline to find the new branch. To make the leap, we must step past the guardrails and manage our repository tracking manually. > Important Prerequisite: Upgrading to a day-one snapshot moves your environment into a highly experimental space. Ensure all core personal files, configurations, and local development repositories are thoroughly backed up before executing these steps. Ubuntu 26.04 has transitioned to a modern, structured deb822 formatting layout for core package sources. This means standard mod...
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Root the Pixel 8 Pro

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First, install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.

Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking by going to about phone, then tap on 'build number' several times until you see a popup saying 'you are now a developer'


In developer options enable USB debugging and toggle the OEM unlock swith on

This is required for your device to be recognized by the PC in ADB mode and for unlocking the bootloader.

Unlocking the Bootloader: 

Get the Google USB driver 

Note: I find it easiest to reboot into fastboot, then install the USB driver.

Open a command prompt in the platform tools folder

Type - adb devices

allow ADB debugging in the popup window 

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flashing unlock

You'll see a screen with the option to unlock or lock the bootloader.

Press the volume button. From here you will be able to use the volume up and down buttons to move up to 'unlock'

Press the power button to confirm


This is a crucial step but be aware that it wipes all data from your device and could void its warranty.


Download the factory image for your device, extract it, and locate the `init_boot.img` file. 

Download the Magisk app, use it to patch the `init_boot.img` file.


Transfer it to your phone. 


It's easiest to go into developer options and enable the default usb configuration as it is in the screenshot. 

You'll also need to enable USB debugging again as the device was wiped


You can find the init_boot.img inside a zipped file located inside the factory image zip

Transfer the patched file to your PC. 

Copy as path the magisk patched image, then in the platform tools folder, using cmd type;

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash init_boot [path to magisk image]

fastboot reboot


Rooting can void your warranty and prevent certain apps like banking apps from working. It's recommended to proceed with caution and follow each step carefully

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