Canonical announced by 2026-09-11 that Ubuntu 26.10 ("Stonking Stingray"), an interim non-LTS release, will ship with Linux kernel 7.3 instead of the originally targeted 7.2. The release includes GNOME 51 and other updated components.
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Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” is an interim release, not a Long Term Support version [fosslinux.com#1]. FOSS Linux said the release includes GNOME 51, a newer kernel, Rust coreutils and a CPU-optimized ISO, and advised users running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS that they do not need to upgrade unless they want to test the next Ubuntu cycle [fosslinux.com#1]. Canonical changed Ubuntu 26.10’s target kernel f