On October 15, 2026, the Kylin team officially released Ubuntu Kylin 26.10, which will be supported for 9 months. Based on the Linux 7.3 kernel, Ubuntu Kylin 26.10 brings major upgrades to core libraries, subsystems and essential software, improving system stability and compatibility, and delivering a smoother and more reliable user experience. Ubuntu Kylin 26.10 includes Linux kernel 7.3 with a series of enhancements: initial support for Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops, including the ASUS Zenbook A14, HP EliteBook X G2q 14 AI, and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11; broader support for Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus systems, with built-in camera support for selected laptops; enablement for AMD Zen 6 client platforms, including HSMP, CPPC boost frequencies, EPP tuning, fTPM, and Sensor Fusion Hub; additional Intel platform support, including the TI TAC5xx2 audio codec for Nova Lake and selected MIPI camera sensors....
Desktop environment and technology: GNOME 51 brings the latest improvements in performance, usability and polish to the Edubuntu desktop; Linux kernel 7.3 provides updated hardware support and performance improvements; Edubuntu GRUB branding - the boot menu now identifies the system as Edubuntu; refreshed branding assets - fixes to the System, About logo, and the correct Edubuntu mascot is now shown when installation completes on amd64. The Edubuntu installer (now at version 1.1) gains finer control over what gets installed, in the desktop (GTK4/Qt6) interfaces and the Cockpit module alike: expandable package lists - each metapackage can be expanded to show its individual Depends and Recommends packages; individual package selection - install or remove specific Depends and Recommends entries directly, with checkbox behavior that better matches what the APT resolver expects....
I present to you Voyager 26.10, based on Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray'. Two standard editions are offered - one based on the Ubuntu with Snap and deb packages, and the other on Flatpak with deb. Note that these are intermediate versions with nine months of updates, primarily used for experimentation and testing for the LTS versions. These intermediate versions can also be installed without any issues. This version will be fully structured like the latest Ubuntu releases, with its environment and security layer. The default version uses Snap, Dracut and Rust, and is full standard with the larger Subiquity installer based on Snap. Alternatively, there is the Flatpak edition with the lighter and easier-to-use Ubiquity installer. The package consists of GNOME 51, a lightweight, fast, modern, fluid, secure and high-performance hybrid environment for PCs and tablets. This version is based on the Linux 7.3 kernel. ChatGPT, an AI chatbot in the terminal, has been integrated without requiring a dual API key, using the GNOME extension, plus an option to remove the AI.
ZimaOS 1.8.0. New: added a Gallery feature that supports adding photo sources and browsing photos and videos together in a chronological timeline; added intelligent search, allowing users to find photos using natural language, text within images, and visual content; added map-based browsing, allowing users to view photos by country or region, city, and location; added albums, favorites, and recently viewed items to make it easier to organize and find important photos; added Memories, which automatically creates collections such as On This Day, location memories, and travel stories; added fan control policies for select devices to improve cooling performance and system stability; added Spotlight support, enabling quick access to relevant features and content on the device through Spotlight; added touchscreen and GPIO configuration support for select Intel platforms; added AMD CPU temperature display....
The FunOS team is proud to announce the release of FunOS 26.10, built on top of Ubuntu 26.10 'Stonking Stingray'. This release introduces significant upgrades to core utilities, multimedia handling, and hardware support, while providing a refreshed look and feel. What's New in FunOS 26.10? Based on Ubuntu 26.10 - FunOS 26.10 is built on the robust foundation of Ubuntu 26.10, ensuring access to the latest software packages and improved system performance and modern hardware compatibility; Linux Kernel 7.3 - this release ships with the Linux Kernel 7.3, providing enhanced support for the newest hardware, performance optimizations, updated driver management; 100% Rust core utilities - continuing the focus on security and reliability, FunOS 26.10 completes the transition to using Rust-based core utilities; transition to dbus-broker - FunOS 26.10 moves from dbus-daemon to dbus-broker; transition to PipeWire - we have fully transitioned to PipeWire as the default multimedia server.
Ubuntu Budgie 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' is a Standard Release with nine months of support by your distro maintainers and Canonical, from Oct 2026 to July 2027. The key focus for this cycle was the budgie-desktop 10.10.3 uplift. We are pleased how well this has been received - more information on the Buddies Of Budgie blog. Whilst the release date fell beyond Ubuntu's mid August freeze date we still have had lots of fun with the 26.10 release. Highlights - Budgie on Wayfire, creating a brand new radio search and play Raven widget, weather applet updates galore, supporting nighttime and daytime wallpapers via our Wallstreet app together with 'wallpaper of the day' from Bing and Wikimedia. Applets and mini-apps: lots of updated translations from our brilliant translators; our wallpaper manager and switcher app now include two additional options; Budgie Weather now includes the ability to display wind speed in various units....
Asmi Linux 26.10, based on Ubuntu 26.10 'Stonking Stingray', is now available. Asmi Linux is a remix of Debian/Ubuntu LTS with a modern Xfce desktop that is both functional and easy to use. It is minimal and lightweight, and suitable for users who prefer a traditional desktop with the X11 display server. Highlights: based on Ubuntu 26.10; Xfce 4.20 desktop; Linux kernel 7.3; supported for nine months, will receive updates from Ubuntu repositories till July 2027. What's new? Xfce - use the extended layout by default; fresh editor - disable unnecessary AI features and annoyances; Ristretto - set as default for opening AVIF and newer image formats; Rhun is the new default text editor, replacing Geany, Rhun is written in assembly, very fast, and only 700 KB in size. This Linux distribution is available as a free download.
Ubuntu Studio’s audio package selections now include Sonic Pi, SuperCollider, and the SuperCollider 3 plugin suite, giving you a complete live-coding and algorithmic-composition toolkit alongside Ardour, Carla, and the rest of the audio stack. Also new is JNoise, a simple white/pink noise generator included purely for its utility, handy for testing audio setups and room or speaker checks. Logo featuring the Greek letter pi on a pink background with decorative curved lines. The inclusion of Sonic Pi was inspired by DJ_Dave, a musician who builds and performs entire tracks as live code. While she currently uses Strudel, a browser-based live-coding environment, similar results can be obtained with Sonic Pi: write a few lines, hear them loop instantly, and keep reshaping the music as it plays. Sonic Pi runs natively on your desktop and is built on top of SuperCollider’s synthesis engine, so you can start with simple loops and samples and grow into deeper sound design.
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.
ZEPHIX 9 - our most polished release yet. ZEPHIX 9 brings a refreshed desktop shell, an updated kernel, faster startup, and improved hardware support across AMD and Intel platforms. What's new in 9? Linux kernel 6.12.107 - broader hardware support, improved performance and power management, updated AMD/Intel drivers, and built-in real-time capabilities; package loaded - a rich selection of 4,372 pre-installed software applications, tools, libraries and utilities ready to use from the moment ZEPHIX boots; faster boot - start-up trimmed to around 24 seconds on virtualised environments, faster boot on real hardware; installation possible - ZEPHIX can be installed to disk when needed, while remaining primarily designed as a fast, portable live system.