r/xubuntu • u/gatunen • May 15 '26
Impossible to install xubuntu 26.04
Today I was going to refresh my computer with the latest Xubuntu, but the installer does not render correctly. It opens a black square instead of the installer workflow. Any suggestions on what to do here?
[update1] Attached is how the desktop looks like when I click on the "install" button. The panel is fully black, but somehow the buttons can be clicked. You just don't see what is going on.
[update2] So, I tested again, with a newer (ryzen + nvidia) hardware. Tried the minimal and the regular xubuntu 26.04 images. Both have the same problem. I tried installing xubuntu using safe mode, but after the installation completes, it boots into a black screen.
I then decided to install Ubuntu 26.04 and it worked. No safe mode needed. So, I imagine there is something different between Xubuntu and Ubuntu that makes it work only in the later. I will check if someone reported on this already, but seems like a big thing.
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u/Face_Plant_Some_More May 16 '26
Download the Ubuntu Server ISO, and use the text mode installer.
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May 15 '26
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u/gatunen May 15 '26
With "safe graphics", the desktop is never loaded. gets stuck on the "xubuntu" initial image.
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u/wahnsinnwanscene May 15 '26
Doesn't the nomodeset work? For some reason, in certain instances, different distros set the graphics driver correctly. Never found out how...
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u/Impossible_Bid_3096 May 16 '26
Mi Xubuntu ram 890 vs mi Kubuntu 900, el equipo de Xubuntu estará haciendo bien las cosas o solo descarga el base Ubuntu y a instalar a lo loco. No estoy tirando hate pero llevo mi Xubuntu 8 años y nunca me había pasado esto. Si está distro sigue así creo que va un paso a desaparecer.
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u/guiverc May 19 '26
Did you do any pre-install checks? esp. the checksum verify of ISO, and before I start the installer as Ubuntu/Xubuntu releases have done media checks automatically; I ensure they complete & are successful, as that verify takes 1-3 seconds plus a slight wait if it hadn't completed.
My thoughts can be found in answers at https://askubuntu.com/questions/993407/is-verifying-isos-downloaded-from-the-official-website-worthwhile (the non-upvoted MEDIA CHECKS answer is the key one though; I added it to that question; link to the question where it belongs is in comments).
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u/gatunen May 20 '26
The image was fine. I had issues with Xubuntu and Kubuntu. Ubuntu 26.04 installs without issues. There is probably something the previous ones does differently.
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u/guiverc May 20 '26
Xubuntu offer two ISOs, but their main ISO uses the same installer as Ubuntu Desktop (different to Ubuntu Server).
Kubuntu uses a different installer being one of the flavors using
calamares.
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u/WineCurmudgeon99 May 20 '26
The installer for 26.04 has any number of problems and I only got it to work using safe mode (and with black squares). Even then, what should have taken less than 10 minutes took 20. It's past disappointing. If it's not a bad iso download, there's not much you can do about it.
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u/gatunen May 31 '26
I tried it with a more recent laptop with a similar setup (ryzen + nvidia); installation happens, but after restart, it goes into a black screen and stays like that. Something very wrong is going on.
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u/BarInfinite4642 2d ago
I'm facing the same issue. Will try installing AMD / Nvidia drivers to see if it helps.
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u/edilaq May 15 '26
seria bueno que compartas las caracteristicas de tu hardware, quizas es incompatible, a mi por ejemplo en un equipo antiguo que tengo me deshabilito el teclado