Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

9 hours ago

GNOME 50 includes enhanced parental controls, improved Orca screen reader, and a new Reduced Motion option.
The Resources app replaces System Monitor, offering monitoring of CPU, GPU, NPU usage, and modern GTK 4 interface.
Snap applications have better desktop integration with XDG Desktop Portals and permission management in GNOME Settings.
GStreamer updated to v1.28; Ubuntu Insights management added to Settings with telemetry controls.
New sandboxed image loading with glycin for security; TPM-backed full disk encryption improvements.
Linux kernel 7.0 includes support for Intel Panther Lake, real-time kernel availability, and ZFS 2.4.1.
Apache, Nginx, PHP, PostgreSQL, and other server packages updated with new features and breaking changes.
Container stack updates: containerd 2.2.2, runc 1.4.0, Docker 29 with nftables and containerd image store default.
Virtualization stack gets HWE updates with libvirt 12.0.0, QEMU 10.2.1, and EDK2 2025.11.
Database updates: DocumentDB, MariaDB 11.8.6, MySQL 8.4, PostgreSQL 18, and Valkey 9.0.
Development toolchain upgrades include glibc 2.43, LLVM 21, Rust 1.93.1, and .NET 10 availability.
Backwards-incompatible changes: Google Drive removed from Files, TLS 1.0/1.1 disabled in Apache, cgroup v1 dropped.
Known issues: installer localization limited, GTK 4 app display problems in virtual machines, TPM/FDE limitations.

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