Difficulty updating to version 2.8 from apt (Ubuntu)

[NishkaDG]

Hello,
I followed the steps on the website to install novelwriter on Linux Mint using apt. When I open it, it tells me that it is at version 2.6 and that version 2.8 is available on the website. However, when I try to use apt to update to the latest version, I get this:

$ sudo apt-get install novelwriter
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
novelwriter is already the newest version (2.6.3+ubuntu22.04.0).

Should I try to update with some other method?
Previously, the updates used to show up in Linux Mint's update manager as well, and now they don't.
Thanks!

[vkbo]

That's because Ubuntu 22.04 is no longer supported, and the last version released for it was 2.6.3. See: https://launchpad.net/~vkbo/+archive/ubuntu/novelwriter

If your Linux Mint is an older version derived from Ubuntu 22.04, you must upgrade to a newer version and point to Ubuntu 24.04 instead. See: https://novelwriter.io/download/install_linux.html

The reason Ubuntu 22.04 and distros of similar age are no longer supported is the lack of Qt 6.4 or higher, which is required since novelWriter 2.7. If you don't want to upgrade your Linux, you can try the AppImage instead. It comes with a newer version of Qt6.

[NishkaDG]

Good to know, thank you!

[ewaw1992-creator]

That appimage worked for me. 👍