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2026
Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.10 with GNOME 51 and Linux 7.3
Canonical officially released Ubuntu 26.10 (codename "Stonking Stingray") on October 15, an interim release after Ubuntu 26.04 LTS supported for nine months until July 2027. The release completes the migration of default command-line tools to Rust-based uutils implementations (including the last three GNU commands cp, mv and rm), ships GNOME 51 and the Linux 7.3 kernel (initial images built on 7.3-rc6), updates the graphics stack to Mesa 26.2, adds preliminary support for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X2 Elite laptops and first RISC-V desktop images, introduces an experimental local speech-to-text tool called Myna, adopts OpenSSL 4 with ECH support and post-quantum cryptography advances, and adds Microsoft Entra ID password and multi-factor authentication login for enterprise identity integration.
2026
Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS first maintenance update
Canonical released Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update of the Resolute Raccoon long-term support series, rolling accumulated security updates, bug fixes and patches into the installation images while keeping the Linux 7.0 kernel. The release also brings synchronized updates for Kubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, Edubuntu and Ubuntu Cinnamon.
2021
Canonical releases Multipass 1.8.0
Canonical announced Multipass as a way to run Linux on M1 Macs; the report says Multipass version 1.8.0 was released with additional features, including aliases.
2021
Canonical launched Anbox Cloud Appliance on AWS Marketplace
Canonical launched Anbox Cloud Appliance on AWS Marketplace. The small-scale version of Anbox Cloud is intended for developers to rapidly prototype Android-in-the-cloud solutions.
2021
Ubuntu Pro images become available on Google Cloud
Google and Canonical announced that Ubuntu Pro images are officially available on Google Cloud, with enterprise services including extended security updates and compliance support.
2020
Canonical launches Managed Apps
Canonical launched Managed Apps, a managed service for deploying and operating enterprise applications.