Category: Ubuntu 26.10

  • Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray”: Release Date and Schedule Unveiled

    Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray”: Release Date and Schedule Unveiled

    Ubuntu 26.10 Release Date and Schedule Mark your calendars! The upcoming Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed ‘Stonking Stingray,’ is set to launch on October 15, 2026. Canonical has released the tentative schedule for this version, acknowledging that adjustments may occur as development progresses. One key date in this timeline is the feature freeze on August 10, 2026.…

  • Ubuntu Reveals 26.10 Codename: What’s Behind the Unusual Choice?

    Ubuntu Reveals 26.10 Codename: What’s Behind the Unusual Choice?

    Ubuntu has officially announced that the codename for its upcoming version 26.10 will be “Stonking Stingray.” This choice continues the tradition of pairing an adjective with an animal for each release, a practice that dates back to Ubuntu’s first launch in 2004 with the “Warty Warthog.” The previous long-term support version, 26.04 LTS, was named…

  • Ubuntu 26.10: Potential Removal of Btrfs, ZFS, and LUKS Support from GRUB

    Ubuntu 26.10: Potential Removal of Btrfs, ZFS, and LUKS Support from GRUB

    Ubuntu engineers are currently considering reducing the number of features in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode has suggested removing support for several filesystems including btrfs, HFS+, XFS, and ZFS, alongside certain image parsers within GRUB, ahead of the Ubuntu 26.10 release.…