Canonical Improving Ubuntu Linux Desktop Stability Under Memory Pressure

Canonical is changing system behavior under memory shortage in Ubuntu 26.10: critical desktop services get low OOM priority, and automatic termination of the entire user session via systemd-oomd is disabled. Release expected October 15.

• Critical desktop services get low OOM priority
• Applications and background services are terminated first
• Automatic termination of entire session via systemd-oomd disabled
• Ubuntu 26.10 release planned for October 15