Linode experienced a notice incident on August 10, 2026, lasting 11d 1h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 10, 2026, 05:15 PM UTC
Our team is investigating an upstream issue impacting Ubuntu deployments. This may impact the ability to install package and security updates on all Ubuntu systems.
- investigating Aug 11, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue. The appropriate subject matter experts are engaged. Subsequent updates around mitigation status will be posted as progress is made.
- identified Aug 12, 2026, 03:29 AM UTC
We have identified the cause of the issue, and a fix is being implemented. We will provide an update as soon as the solution is in place.
- resolved Aug 21, 2026, 06:40 PM UTC
We can confirm that the issue was mitigated at 06:30 UTC on August 20, 2026 and the service has resumed normal operations.