New Update Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon is Here

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon, the latest version of its long-term supported Linux distribution.

“Ubuntu 26.04 LTS sets the example for providing best-in-class resilience while simultaneously embracing innovation and the advancement of open source,” Ubuntu engineering vice president Jon Seager writes. “By combining optimizations for silicon, the kernel, and the cloud with the latest upstream features, we’re delivering on our goal to bring the very best of open source to Ubuntu on whichever platform you choose.”

Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) releases are supported for a total of 15 years, though only the first five years are free. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is optimized for AI development and production workloads and includes TPM-backed full-disk encryption, improved support for application permission prompting, Livepatch updates for Arm-based servers, Rust-based utilities for enhanced memory safety, and native support for industry-leading AI/ML toolkits like NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm.

From a user experience perspective, Ubuntu 26.04 includes the GNOME 50 desktop with full native support for Wayland, numerous accessibility improvements, and improved support for Debian packages in App Center. It’s built on the Linux 7.0 kernel, which adds support for Intel Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors and features new kernel drivers and subsystems written in Rust.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon is Here

Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon, the latest version of its Linux distribution.

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[LinuxFan58]

Interesting to see which OS migrates fastest from C and C++ to Rust .....

 

[lokamoka820]

You beat me to it.

Ubuntu 26.04 highlights at-a-glance:

• Wayland-only – Xorg/X11 desktop support unavailable in GNOME 50
• Sudo password feedback – asterisks show when typing; hit tab to hide
• Visual changes – new icons, boot spinner and radii changes
• Ubuntu Dock – no longer uses transparency
• Search providers – results from App Center & web searches in overview
• Telemetry controls – easily opt-in and manage Ubuntu Insights reporting
• Software & Updates removed – no GUI to manage PPAs, repos or drivers
• New movie player – Showtime replaces Totem
• New system monitor – Resources replaces GNOME System Monitor
• Document Viewer – new ink tools (pen, etc) and freeform text entry
• App Center – sort, update and manage system Deb packages
• ROCm and CUDA in the repos – both just an apt install away
• SpaceMIT RISC-V support – full support for the first RVA23 SBC

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is Now Available to Download

Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' – the first LTS in Ubuntu's history to ship without an Xorg desktop session. It runs on the

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[Divine_Barakah]

Interesting to see which OS migrates fastest from C and C++ to Rust .....

Have you used the new rust-based Cosmic DE? When I quit Linux it was still in beta.

 

[lokamoka820]

Have you used the new rust-based Cosmic DE? When I quit Linux it was still in beta.

Cosmic DE is still in beta, even after its release, so you may encounter some issues. However, fixes are released almost monthly. I tried the new Pop!_OS with the Cosmic desktop; it does freeze occasionally, but you can still open the terminal and run a command to restart the shell, allowing everything to continue working without losing any progress. While it is safe to use, it is not yet fully ready. What I personally didn't like was the lack of a built-in night light feature. On the positive side, I appreciated its fractional scaling and responsiveness.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Cosmic DE is still in beta, even after its release, so you may encounter some issues. However, fixes are released almost monthly. I tried the new Pop!_OS with the Cosmic desktop; it does freeze occasionally, but you can still open the terminal and run a command to restart the shell, allowing everything to continue working without losing any progress. While it is safe to use, it is not yet fully ready. What I personally didn't like was the lack of a built-in night light feature. On the positive side, I appreciated its fractional scaling and responsiveness.

God it is still in Beta! It's been years. I enjoyed using PopOS. It was one of the most stable Linux distros

But night light feature was present before Cosmic DE. It's weird that they still have not added it.

 

[lokamoka820]

God it is still in Beta! It's been years. I enjoyed using PopOS. It was one of the most stable Linux distros

But night light feature was present before Cosmic DE. It's weird that they still have not added it.

It is functional, though you may encounter occasional issues. However, it receives frequent updates "similar rolling update model" which making it suitable for use in its current state.

Previously, it relied on the GNOME Shell and inherited its Night Light feature. Now built from scratch, it requires the feature to be added manually, though it remains more resource-efficient than GNOME.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

It is functional, though you may encounter occasional issues. However, it receives frequent updates "similar rolling update model" which making it suitable for use in its current state.

Previously, it relied on the GNOME Shell and inherited its Night Light feature. Now built from scratch, it requires the feature to be added manually, though it remains more resource-efficient than GNOME.

Now I see. Personally I have never like GNOME. I have always preferred Budgie, Mate and Cinnamon. Even KDE Plasma is too cumbersome for my liking.