GoKawiilCanonical releases Ubuntu 26.10 'Stonking Stingray'
Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed Stonking Stingray, built on the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel and featuring GNOME 51. The release adds TPM-backed full disk encryption on hardware lacking a root of trust, 100% Rust-based coreutils, an updated App Center with a unified Snap/Debian view and a dedicated drivers page, plus a local AI speech-to-text tool called Myna and tighter Microsoft Entra ID integration. Security and software updates for this interim release will run for nine months, through July 2027.