UWN Issue 962 September 13-19 2026.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 962 for the week of September 13 - 19, 2026.


In this Issue

  • Ubuntu 24.04.5.1 LTS released
  • Stonking Snapshot 4 released
  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) News
  • [Report] Edinburgh Linux User Group Meetup – 12 September
  • A Linux Install Party está de volta!
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events
  • Launchpad builders now turn on build profiles by default
  • Canonical Academy beta is open
  • Guess the release 27.04 - T
  • Modernizing Ubuntu testing with automation and transparency
  • Steam core26 - Call for Testing
  • Improving Ubuntu Desktop stability under memory pressure
  • Kubuntu.org is on GitHub — come open a PR
  • Canonical News
  • In the Press
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Ubuntu 24.04.5.1 LTS released

Matthieu Clemenceau posts on the Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released thread on Ubuntu Discourse telling us about the Ubuntu Desktop amd64 ISO being re-released as Ubuntu 24.04.5.1 LTS Desktop. We’re told this fixes the ‘Extended Install’ problem [See UWN 961] and reminds us that all other images/artifacts remain unchanged.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-5-lts-released/87608/7

Stonking Snapshot 4 released

Utkarsh Gupta of the Ubuntu Release team announces the release of the fourth Ubuntu stonking (stingray) snapshot; images are available right now for us to download and test. We’re reminded these images aren’t ‘production-ready’, but should be very close to what will soon be released as the beta images are due for release on September 24.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/stonking-snapshot-4-released/87911

Welcome New Members and Developers

Congratulations Mitchell!


Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 137572 (+22)
  • Critical: 302 (-2)
  • Unconfirmed: 73288 (+49)

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translations

  • Swedish: 99.99% (25/1184)
  • Albanian: 96.31% (14053/0)
  • Ukrainian: 89.09% (41567/1100)
  • German: 87.01% (49508/288)
  • French: 85.92% (53644/6430)

Hot in Support

Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads

Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306

Ask Ubuntu Top Questions

Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/


Other Meeting Reports


Upcoming Meetings and Events

Times shown are UTC unless otherwise specified. For more details and further dates please visit: https://ubuntu.com/community | https://discourse.ubuntu.com/upcoming-events


Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) News

[Report] Edinburgh Linux User Group Meetup – 12 September

David Potter tells us it was a “fantastic Edinburgh Linux User Group meetup” and gives us some details. We’re told there were twelve attendees, with Andrew Gentile’s talk on AI a highlight, and even shown a few photos.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/edinburgh-linux-user-group-meetup-12-september/86681/2

A Linux Install Party está de volta!

This post (in portugese) tells us a ‘Linux Install Party is back’. We’re given some details; including two sessions which will help students install Ubuntu 26.04 LTS alongside Microsoft Windows. We’re invited to join on September 21 & 22 with details of registration and more provided.

https://ubuntu.social/@glua@ciberlandia.pt/117268497697105259


Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the respective Circles!/LoCo Team calendar to browse upcoming events.

Please also see:


The Hub

Launchpad builders now turn on build profiles by default

Tushar Gupta gives us a “Quick heads-up on a small change to how Launchpad builds packages”. We’re told builders now enable a “few dpkg build profiles” and gives some background, and details on what this means. The summary indicates this won’t change much, but we’re notified. Thanks is given to Matthias Klose for bringing the issue up and helping with the patch.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/launchpad-builders-now-turn-on-build-profiles-by-default/87748

Canonical Academy beta is open

Ishani Ghoshal reminds us what the Canonical Academy is and what it offers, with us told the 4th and final exam in the Canonical Qualified SysAdmin track (using DevOps principles) is open for beta. We’re given details, told that it’s free with exclusive preview access to test and critique exams in development. The beta closes on October 7, and links for more are provided too.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/canonical-academy-beta-is-open/87783

Guess the release 27.04 - T

Mauro Gaspari starts the “guess the release” contest for Ubuntu 27.04. We’re given details for the picking of the next mascot (animal) and codename (adjective) starting with “T”. The award is a special badge on Ubuntu Discourse, with it open on September 16 until the codename is publicly announced. Thanks are given to Matthieu Clemenceau and Aaron Prisk too.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/guess-the-release-27-04-t/87832

Modernizing Ubuntu testing with automation and transparency

Matthieu Clemenceau reminds us of the “modernizing the Ubuntu release process” which started a year ago, with the focus today on a “more flexible, transparent, and resilient testing framework”. This blog starts with the Ubuntu Release Management team’s role, moving then to artifact testing. We’re told of tools such as UTAH (Ubuntu Test Automation Harness) and other testing: including the Ubuntu manual testing. We’re reminded of the retiring of the ISO QA Tracker service, with some focus given to the replacement Test Observer, before talk moves to Ubuntu Mission Control intended for the Ubuntu Release team; with some screenshots shown (esp. covering the 24.04.5 release week). We’re told the modernization process is ‘just starting’, with us invited to contribute some testing, with links provided for more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/modernizing-ubuntu-testing-with-automation-and-transparency/87912/

Steam core26 - Call for Testing

Ashtonn makes a call for testing the core26 version of the Steam snap and gaming-graphics. We’re given some details of this upgrade and told how to test it, how to report problems/bugs, and how to revert too. A list of known issues is provided, plus links for related information.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/steam-core26-call-for-testing/87924

Improving Ubuntu Desktop stability under memory pressure

Jean Baptiste Lallement informs us of a changed default in Ubuntu 26.10 Desktop which will improve stability when running low on memory. We’re introduced to the problem. before moving to the new policy which prevents graphical session issues from falling over. We’re asked to help test this change, and to report any unexpected terminations of session failures.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/improving-ubuntu-desktop-stability-under-memory-pressure/87945

Kubuntu.org is on GitHub — come open a PR

Rick Timmis tells us the Kubuntu website lives at GitHub (with link provided). We’re reminded it’s built with Hugo, and available for fork and of course contributions, with us told of some already made.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kubuntu-org-is-on-github-come-open-a-pr/87956


Canonical News


In the Press

Rust Coreutils 0.12 Improves Ubuntu Compatibility

Bobby Borisov blogs about the release of Rust Coreutils 0.12. We’re reminded what this project is, with this release addressing issues Ubuntu asked them to ‘prioritize’. We’re given some details of some fixes, which include more closely matching GNU Coreutils behavior, and told of an improved GNU test-suite result. Other improvements, including better cross-platform support are covered. A link to the changelog is provided.

https://linuxiac.com/rust-coreutils-0-12-improves-ubuntu-compatibility


In the Blogosphere

Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils

Joey Sneddon writes that Ubuntu 26.10 “completes the distro’s move to Rust-based core utilities” and he gives us details. We’re reminded of Canonical’s process of ‘oxidizing’ the code which started in 2025, told where it stands now, and of the non-profit foundation’s re-write of NTP which Ubuntu plans to use by 27.10. With the migration to rust-based uutils complete, it should provide better security with “no functional difference to end users”.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-rust-coreutils-complete

GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Marcus Nestor informs us of the release of GNOME 51 (codename ‘A Coruña’) by the GNOME Project, giving us some of the highlights we’ll find in this release. We’re told of the ‘reduced-motion’ setting, web login and more. Many details of the improvements within core GNOME apps are related: such as Nautilus (files), GNOME Control Center (settings), GNOME Remote Desktop, GDM 51, GNOME Calculator, and more. This is a rather extensive post due to the number of improvements, with us given a link to release notes, as well as being told we’ll see it in Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45.

https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-a-coruna-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new


Other Articles of Interest


Featured Audio and Video

Portugal Podcast: Episode 387 - O Propópito do Ócalipito

“Já não gravávamos há demasiado tempo e recuperados da ressaca da última sessão, relatámos viagens, aventuras e o cruzamento do software livre com a promoção da indústria vitivinícola nacional. Pelos caminhos de Portugal com GPS, rastreio de satélites, rádio amador, Meshtastic, servidores Linux, novidades do Ubuntu Touch, Unav, Pure Maps, aparelhos de comunicação em feiras de velharias, muitas referências desnecessárias e gratuitas a cultura popular - e como arranjámos mais lenha para nos queimarmos, com um novo projecto de aplicação para Ubuntu Touch…”

https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e387


Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 24.04 Updates

End of standard support: April 2029

Ubuntu 26.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2031


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