Ubuntu 26.10 released with GNOME 51, Linux kernel 7.3 and Rust coreutils

Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray," an interim release supported for nine months until July 2027. It ships GNOME 51, Linux kernel 7.3, Mesa 26.2, OpenSSL 4, systemd 261 and completes the switch of coreutils to Rust.

• Nine months of support, until July 2027
• GNOME 51 remembers monitor brightness and HDR settings, adds auto-rotation
• Linux kernel 7.3 (based on 7.3-rc6), Mesa 26.2, systemd 261
• All coreutils, including cp, mv and rm, now use Rust implementations