Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) released

Ubuntu 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:

   https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.10/#official-flavors

Maintenance updates will be provided for 9 months for all flavors
releasing with 26.10.

To get Ubuntu 26.10
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To download Ubuntu 26.10, visit:

   https://ubuntu.com/download

Users of Ubuntu 26.04 will be offered an automatic upgrade to
26.10 if they have selected to be notified of all releases rather than
just LTS upgrades. For further information about upgrading, see:

   https://documentation.ubuntu.com/desktop/en/latest/how-to/upgrade-ubuntu-desktop/

As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free
of charge.

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats, workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes
on the release itself. They are available at:

   https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.10/

Find out more in the Press Release below:

   https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but
aren't sure, ask in any of the following places:

   https://matrix.to/#/#support:ubuntu.com
   https://discourse.ubuntu.com/support
   https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users


Help shape Ubuntu
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If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, look at the list of ways
you can participate at:

   https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/


About Ubuntu
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Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops,
IoT, cloud, and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular
releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is
included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few
clicks away.

Professional services including support are available from Canonical
and hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information
about support, visit:

   https://ubuntu.com/support


More information
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On behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team,
Utkarsh Gupta