The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 26.10.
Xubuntu 26.10, codenamed Stonking Stingray, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until July 2027.
Xubuntu 26.10, featuring the latest updates from Xfce 4.20 and GNOME 50.
Xubuntu 26.10 features the latest Xfce 4.20 and GNOME 50 updates. Xfce 4.20 updates feature stability improvements and enhanced Wayland support, for those adventurous enough to use it. GNOME 50 apps have received further polish and are well-suited for Xubuntu. MATE 1.28 apps are still included to round out Xubuntu’s office suite.
The final release images for Xubuntu Desktop and Xubuntu Minimal are available as torrents and direct downloads from xubuntu.org/download.
As the main server might be busy the first few days after the release, we recommend using the torrents if possible.
We want to thank everybody who contributed to this release of Xubuntu!
Highlights and Known Issues
Highlights
Xfce 4.20 components have received further stability and Wayland improvements, including fixes for several Thunar crashes and a more resilient Xfce Panel on Wayland.
Ristretto 0.14.0 adds slideshow shuffling, sorting that follows Thunar, opening images from web links, and smarter printing.
Xfce Screenshooter 1.11.3 now supports region and fullscreen screenshots on Wayland and has sharper previews on HiDPI displays.
Xfce Terminal 1.2.0 brings Shift+Enter to jump between search matches, an option to turn off URL highlighting, better mouse pass-through for programs like tmux and vim, and lower CPU usage.
Xfce Power Manager 4.20.1 adds shutdown as an inactivity action and fixes backlight device selection.
GNOME 50 apps, including Disk Usage Analyzer, Font Viewer, Mines, Sudoku, and Document Scanner, are further refined with new features and usability improvements.
LibreOffice 26.8 and GIMP 3.2.6 bring the latest features and fixes to Xubuntu’s office and graphics apps.
Known Issues
The graphical SSH agent is unavailable due to a change in the GNOME Keyring Daemon (LP: #2125549).
The lock screen may use the wrong wallpaper. Manually changing your wallpaper will update the lock screen to match (LP: #2107239).
No shutdown prompt is shown after installation. Press the Enter key to continue with the reboot (LP: #2170663).
Please refer to the Xubuntu Release Notes for more obscure known issues, information on affecting bugs, bug fixes, and a list of new package versions.
The main Ubuntu Release Notes cover many other packages we carry and more generic issues.
Support
For support with the release, navigate to Help & Support for a complete list of methods to get help.
The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 26.04.
Xubuntu 26.04, codenamed Resolute Raccoon, is a long-term support (LTS) release and will be supported for 3 years, until April 2029.
Xubuntu 26.04, featuring the latest updates from Xfce 4.20 and GNOME 49.
Xubuntu 26.04 features the latest Xfce 4.20 and GNOME 49 updates. Xfce 4.20 updates feature stability improvements and enhanced Wayland support, for those adventurous enough to use it. GNOME 49 apps have received further polish and are well-suited for Xubuntu. MATE 1.28 apps are still included to round out Xubuntu’s office suite.
The final release images for Xubuntu Desktop and Xubuntu Minimal are available as torrents and direct downloads from xubuntu.org/download.
As the main server might be busy the first few days after the release, we recommend using the torrents if possible.
We want to thank everybody who contributed to this release of Xubuntu!
Highlights and Known Issues
Highlights
Xfce 4.20 components have received several stability improvements, including updates to Thunar, xfce4-panel, xfce4-session, Whisker Menu, and the PulseAudio plugin.
GIMP 3.2.2 — a significant update in the recently-stable GIMP 3.x series with new features and fixes.
LibreOffice 26.2 — a full new release cycle with the latest features and compatibility improvements.
Mousepad 0.7.0 — a notable feature release of Xubuntu’s text editor.
PipeWire 1.6.2 and GStreamer 1.28.2 — major updates to the audio and multimedia stack.
GNOME 49 apps are further refined with new features and usability improvements.
Known Issues
Some missing icons mean that libadwaita apps (modern GNOME style) have graphical glitches. Notably, Document Scanner is missing an icon for the scanner options (LP: #2127071).
The graphical SSH agent is unavailable due to a change in the GNOME Keyring Daemon (LP: #2125549).
Please refer to the Xubuntu Release Notes for more obscure known issues, information on affecting bugs, bug fixes, and a list of new package versions.
The main Ubuntu Release Notes cover many other packages we carry and more generic issues.
Support
For support with the release, navigate to Help & Support for a complete list of methods to get help.
The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the results of the 26.04 community wallpaper contest!
We’d like to send out a huge thanks to every contestant. The Xubuntu Community Wallpaper Contest gives us a unique chance to interact with the community and get contributions from members who may otherwise not have had the opportunity to join in before.
We received around 40 unique submissions, and 42 voters make 199 selections. The competition was fierce! There was a 5-way tie between 5th and 6th place, with the Xubuntu team making the final tie-breaking vote. All of the submissions are browsable on the 26.04 contest page at discourse.ubuntu.com.
Without further ado, here are the winners:
From left to right, top to bottom. Click on the links for full-size image versions.
From February 18, 2026 through March 21, 2026, the Xubuntu community submitted 37 unique images to be considered for inclusion in the new long-term support (LTS) release of Xubuntu. We’re finally ready to open up the community vote. From now through April 7, 2026, vote on your favorite images using the below Discourse link. Six winners will be announced and will receive Xubuntu stickers and commemorative coins by mail.
Xubuntu first joined the Ubuntu family as an official flavor in June 2006. Fast-forward 20 years, and Xubuntu is a fan favorite—fast, lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-recommend. To celebrate both our history and our community, we are hosting two wallpaper contests for Xubuntu 26.04!
As in years past, Xubuntu will celebrate the community with a community wallpaper contest. Six wallpapers will be selected for inclusion on the 26.04 ISO. Winners will receive Xubuntu stickers as a small thank you. See below for contest terms and conditions.
Additionally, we ask the community to vote on past Xubuntu wallpapers to be reimagined for 26.04. We will select two winners: one from each decade, with the team deciding on the default wallpaper. Visit our Discourse page to vote by March 4th.
How to participate?
For a chance to win, submit your submission on the Discourse contest page.
Important dates
Start of submissions: Immediately
Submission deadline: March 4th, 2026
Voting begins: March 5th, 2026
Announcement of selections: March 11th, 2026
All dates are in UTC.
Contest terms
All submissions must adhere to the Terms and Guidelines, including specifics about subject matter, image resolution and attribution.
After the submission deadline, the community team will vote on their favorite images and the Xubuntu team will pick 6 winners from all submissions for inclusion on the Xubuntu 26.04 ISO, and will also be available to other Xubuntu version users as a xubuntu-community-wallpaper package. The winners will also receive some Xubuntu stickers.
Any questions?
Please join #xubuntu-devel on Libera for assistance or email the Xubuntu developer mailing list if you have any problems with your submission.
