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Ubuntu 26.10 development cycle

Overview

Canonical is progressing through the development cycle for Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed ‘Stonking Stingray’.

In the third development snapshot, Canonical integrated official Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) builds into the standard release tree to ensure synchronization with upstream updates. This release utilized Linux kernel 7.0 and GNOME 50.1, while transitioning release machinery to an automated pipeline built with Go and Temporal.

The fourth and final monthly snapshot serves as a preview for the beta phase. This iteration includes Linux kernel 7.2, GNOME 51, and Mesa 26.2 graphics drivers. A notable technical milestone in this snapshot is the completed transition to Rust-based core utilities for commands such as cp, mv, and rm. Additionally, the release introduced experimental Amd64-v3 builds and various hardware variants. While Snapshot 4 uses kernel 7.2, the final release is expected to utilize Linux 7.3.

Entities

Canonical · GNOME · Ubuntu · Utkarsh Gupta · Rust

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 4 ahead of beta

    Canonical released Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 4, featuring Linux 7.2, GNOME 51, and Rust-based coreutils, ahead of the September 24 beta release.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 released with official WSL images

    Canonical released Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ Snapshot 3, featuring the first official WSL images integrated directly into the standard release tree for better upstream synchronization.

Sources

linuxcompatible.org · linuxmag.nl · omgubuntu.co.uk · sempreupdate.com.br · ubuntuhandbook.org