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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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Reboot your PC on a schedule with Task Scheduler

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1. Open Task Scheduler


Press the Windows key, type Task Scheduler, then hit Enter.

  1. Create a New Basic Task

    • In Task Scheduler, select Create Basic Task on the right side.
    • Give it a name, like “Daily Reboot,” and click Next.

  2. Choose Trigger

    • Set the task to run Daily.
    • Pick the time you want your computer to reboot every day, then click Next.

  3. Choose Action

    • Select Start a program and click Next.

  4. Program/Script Details

    • In the “Program/Script” field, type: 
      shutdown.exe
    • In the “Add arguments” field, type: 
      /r /f /t 0
      The /r option reboots, /f forces programs to close, and /t 0 sets it to happen immediately.

  5. Finish

    • Click Next to review the settings, and finally click Finish.

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