Versie 26.10 van Linux-distributie Ubuntu is uitgekomen. Tweemaal per jaar verschijnt er een nieuwe versie en vormen het jaar en de maand van uitgave het versienummer. Deze versies worden negen maanden ondersteund. Eens in de twee jaar komt er een versie uit die niet negen maanden maar vijf jaar voorzien zal worden van updates. Versie 26.10 heeft codenaam Stonking Stingray meegekregen, draait op Linux Kernel 7.3 en gebruikt standaard Gnome 51 als de desktopomgeving. De volledige release notes voor deze uitgave kunnen op deze pagina worden ingezien; dit is de aankondiging voor versie 26.10
Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) releasedUbuntu 26.10, codenamed “Stonking Stingray”, has now arrived. Building on the foundations of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, this release continues to advance security, performance, and hardware support while introducing new capabilities that look towards the future of Ubuntu. As always, these improvements are the result of close collaboration between the Ubuntu team, our community, and our partners.A huge thank you to all who contributed. Here’s a rundown of what’s new.
Ubuntu 26.10 brings significant progress for security, and strengthens the platform with the full adoption of Rust-based coreutils, post-quantum-ready package signing, and expanded TPM-backed full-disk encryption support. Enterprise authentication gains deeper integration with Microsoft Entra ID, including password and multi-factor authentication. Linux kernel 7.3 extends support for the latest hardware, alongside new RISC-V desktop images and optimized amd64v3 installation images.
On the desktop, GNOME 51 brings improvements to responsiveness, accessibility, and usability, complemented by more consistent software management and greater resilience under memory pressure. Ubuntu 26.10 also introduces Myna, an opt-in, locally processed speech-to-text solution that marks the first step towards a more natural, context-aware desktop experience. With updated developer toolchains and expanded support for accelerated AI workloads, Ubuntu 26.10 continues to evolve Ubuntu as a secure, capable, and forward-looking open source platform.
The newest Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu are also being released today. For more details on these, read their individual release notes under the Official flavors section. Maintenance updates will be provided for 9 months for all flavors releasing with 26.10.
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