Ubuntu 26.10 is out with community flavours including Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Ubuntu MATE.
The official flavours share Linux 7.3 and Mesa 26.2, while adding distinct desktop changes.
Xubuntu ships with Xfce 4.20, including stability fixes and expanded Wayland support; Kubuntu’s KDE Plasma 6.7 supports assigning virtual desktops to specific displays.
All official releases are based on the same foundation, leveraging the Linux 7.3 kernel and Mesa 26.2 graphics drivers.
What do the individual versions bring?
Xubuntu 26.10 includes the Xfce 4.20 desktop environment, which offers better stability and extends support for the Wayland graphics engine. The Ristretto image viewer has received a shuffle feature, improvements to printing and opening links from the Internet, while the terminal consumes less processor power and offers an option to turn off the backlight in web addresses.
Ubuntu Kylin 26.10 focuses on bug fixes and package updates, and comes with an AI-generated desktop wallpaper depicting a stingray. Lubuntu 26.10 ships with the LXQt 2.4.0 desktop environment and includes an option for the Miriway-based Wayland desktop environment. Ubuntu Unity uses Unity 7.7 and comes with pre-installed applications such as a calculator, file manager, and terminal from the Lomiri desktop environment.
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Kubuntu 26.10 comes with the KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, which allows multi-monitor users to pin virtual desktops to specific displays. Ubuntu MATE 26.10 is the first release under the new maintenance team, integrating the Dracut system and replacing older networking tools with netplan.
Ubuntu Studio adds audio applications such as Sonic Pi and SuperCollider, along with updated creative programs. Edubuntu allows for age-based software package selection and updates the Paperboy news reader. Ubuntu Budgie adds a small tool for internet radio and wallpapers that change automatically depending on the time of day, while Ubuntu Cinnamon updates its environment to version 6.6.9.
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