Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray: Fresh Linux Kernel and Updated GNOME

⚡ The gist in 5 seconds - Ubuntu 26.10 has received the codename Stonking Stingray and was released on October 15. - The release updates the GNOME desktop and the Linux kernel. - Some system utilities were rewritten, others were added from scratch. ### 🔍 What was found The Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray release is dated October 15. A breakdown of the release and Canonical's plans was published by the Selectel team on Habr. The specifics in the summary cover three areas: the GNOME desktop, the Linux kernel, and a set of system utilities that were either updated or added. The breakdown is structured layer by layer: first the desktop part (GNOME), then the low-level part (kernel), and then the application-level system utilities. Exact version numbers for GNOME and the kernel are not given in the summary — they are available in the article itself on Habr. The second half of the material is devoted not to the release itself, but to Canonical's plans: what the company intends to change in upcoming releases. ### 💡 Why it matters 26.10 is another interim release in Ubuntu's six-month cycle, and it is precisely on such releases that Canonical tests changes that later make their way into LTS. For those on the LTS branch, the breakdown is useful as a list of what to check on a test machine before the next long-term release. Desktop users should look at GNOME, while server users should focus on the kernel and utilities.