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Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 3 Is Now Available for Public Testing
Development of Ubuntu 26.10 (codename Stonking Stingray) kicked off on April 30th, 2026, with the usual toolchain upload, based on the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) release, which means that it’s powered by Linux kernel 7.0 and uses the GNOME 50 desktop environment. In time, these will be updated to newer versions.
For now, Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is also using Linux kernel 7.0, just like the previous two Snapshots, but this one moved to GNOME 51 Beta. Canonical is still working on upgrading these stacks, which will probably happen closer to the beta release, while they work on new features and improvements.
Update (by Roy)
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is now available for testing
The third, and potentially final, monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 is available for download. There were no monthly snapshots of the ‘Stonking Stingray’ in August or July – no reason has been given – and the Ubuntu 26.10 beta release is scheduled for release on 24 September. Thus, this could be the final snapshot of the, though Canonical’s Utkarsh Gupta says that a “surprise snapshot to test some changes to our machinery” might appear. Ubuntu’s monthly snapshots are strictly for testing. They aren’t alpha builds and they aren’t production ready.
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is Available Over A Month Behind Schedule
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3, the third monthly development release of the next Ubuntu version, is available to download!
The new snapshot was scheduled for July 30th. It’s finally available a few days ago as the final snapshot, while, the next release will be beta schedule for September 24th according to the announcement.