Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 4 Released A Week Ahead of The Upcoming Beta

Just a week before the upcoming Beta release, Ubuntu developer team announced the snapshot 4 for the next Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray.

I’d like to announce the fourth successful publication of the Stonking Stingray monthly snapshot – Stonking Snapshot 4. You can find the images on cdimage.ubuntu.com …

As you may know, Ubuntu introduced monthly snapshot development releases since May 2025. Plus Beta and Final releases, each month will have a release during the six-month development cycle.

For Ubuntu 26.10, the first Snapshot was released on May 29, the second Snapshot was released on Jun 25, while Snapshot 3 (the July release) was delayed and released on Sep 3.

I thought there wouldn’t be the 4th snapshot release, as the Beta is coming on September 24th. But, it did get released yesterday afternoon.

The Snapshot now features GNOME Desktop 51 and Linux Kernel 7.2, while, the Kernel 7.3 is targeted to be default in final release.

The official release note is still empty at the moment of writing. Without trying out by yourself, you may see the roadmap and GNOME 51 release note for the changes in Ubuntu 26.10.

Download Ubuntu 26.10

The live .iso images for Desktop and Server, as well as Netboot tarball, WSL, and pre-install server images, are available to download via the link below:

For the official flavors with other desktop environments or for education purpose, download them via the links below:

• EdUbuntu 26.10.
• KUbuntu 26.10.
• LUbuntu 26.10.
• Ubuntu Budgie 26.10.
• Ubuntu Unity 26.10.
• Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.10.
• UbuntuKylin 26.10.
• XUbuntu 26.10.
• Ubuntu MATE 26.10.
• Ubuntu Studio 26.10.

And, the next Ubuntu 26.10 releases include: