Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Arrives With GNOME 51 and Kernel 7.3
Canonical's interim release ships with Rust-based coreutils, post-quantum-ready package signing and a new local speech-to-text tool called Myna.
Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed Stonking Stingray, has been released as the latest interim version of the Linux distribution, according to gamingonlinux.com. The release was announced by Ubuntu developer Utkarsh Gupta, who wrote the release post.
The interim release is supported for 9 months, taking it to July 2027. It ships with GNOME 51 and includes Linux kernel 7.3.
Ubuntu 26.10 fully adopts Rust-based coreutils and adds post-quantum-ready package signing. TPM-backed full-disk encryption support has also been expanded.
On the hardware side, the release adds new RISC-V desktop images and optimized amd64v3 installation images. Ubuntu 26.10 also introduces Myna, an opt-in speech-to-text solution that processes audio locally.
For enterprise users, the release integrates deeper with Microsoft Entra ID for authentication, covering passwords and multi-factor authentication. The next release is scheduled to be Ubuntu 27.04 in April 2027.
Quick answers
How long is Ubuntu 26.10 supported?
Ubuntu 26.10 is an interim release supported for 9 months, until July 2027.
What desktop and kernel does Ubuntu 26.10 ship with?
It ships with GNOME 51 and Linux kernel 7.3.
What is Myna in Ubuntu 26.10?
Myna is an opt-in speech-to-text solution that processes audio locally.