14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (269+ words) Immutable, snap-based OS sees new release Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 26, a new long-term support (LTS) version of its immutable, snap-based OS. Among the changes Ubuntu Core 26 brings is smaller over-the-air updates, with download sizes reduced by up to 90% for…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (814+ words) The 'Resolute Raccoon' is finally ready 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 latest Linux 7. 0 kernel with the GNOME 50 desktop, and includes…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1798+ words) Two years. Four releases. One mammoth upgrade. If you plan to upgrade to Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" from Ubuntu 24. 04 LTS, you"re going to inherit two years worth of improvements. As an LTS-to-LTS jump, you don"t simply benefit from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (301+ words) Distro's new default apps are dressed for their debut A couple of new icons have been added to Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS, to ensure the Resolute Raccoon's new default apps sport a Yaru-ified look in keeping with the rest of the distro....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) New (no echo) hides asterisks on demand You've likely heard that Ubuntu's Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in 26. 04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. But those who want a quick option to temporarily…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (629+ words) Resolute is ready for testing The beta release of Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" is now available to download, a month ahead its planned stable release on 23 April, 2026. Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS runs on the latest release candidate of Linux kernel 7. 0 (yet to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (308+ words) Fresh round of testing for the Resolute Raccoon Canonical's engineers have announced the fourth and final monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26. 04, ahead of next month's all important beta release. Ubuntu 26. 04 Snapshot 4, like all other monthly snapshots, not a blessed build intended…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (384+ words) Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) is changing how hardware support updates are handled, splitting its single linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages. The new approach aims to reduce the size of routine firmware updates for most users. Currently, firmware files are contained…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (370+ words) The 'Resolute Raccoon' is shaping up The third monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS is now available for download, though it remains strictly for use by resolute testers only. "I'd like to announce the third successful publication of the monthly snapshot…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (375+ words) Every desktop worth its salt needs bling, right? COSMIC, the Linux desktop that can look and work however you dang well like, is adding more bling. System76 co-founder Carl Richell has given us our first look at the "Frosted Glass" effect…...