{"id":51946,"date":"2026-08-28T11:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=51946"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:23:57","slug":"ubuntu-26-04-1-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/ubuntu-26-04-1-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu 26.04.1 Released with the Annoying Spinning Cursor Fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ubuntu 26.04.1, the first point release for the latest LTS, was released last night!<\/p>\n

The new version of this long term support Ubuntu edition fixed a large amount of issues, and added some
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First, the new point release fixed some issues upgrading from 24.04\/25.10 to 26.04. And, it changed the default behavior for the release upgrader to LTS, instead of normal that checks every newer Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n

For Ubuntu Desktop<\/strong>, it fixed the annoying cursor spinning after launching an app, as well as the cursor does not change issue in popup window.<\/p>\n

It also fixed broken popup menus and clipboard interaction in multiple Snaps, and snap app window association issue to prevent wrong icon in the desktop dock and overview.<\/p>\n

For those who still use the graphical “Software & Updates<\/b>” (and Additional Drivers) utility, which is no longer preinstalled, it has been updated with fix for detecting drivers and crash on selecting manually installed driver.<\/p>\n

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Nautilus<\/strong>, the Files app, now shows thumbnail previews for audio\/video files, and it does no longer display huge icon for .ova<\/code> files in list view.<\/p>\n

It fixed occasionally crash when navigating fast through directories caused by some broken logic in GTK4, and crash when trying to open a bookmark from the context menu in the Ubuntu Desktop dock.<\/p>\n

The default focused action for a “permanent deletion” confirmation dialog now is Delete instead of Cancel, and, the Nautilus progress bar on Ubuntu Dock icon now updates correctly.<\/p>\n

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Packagekit, the API\/service that App Center uses it to interact with apt, now use the same newer APT solver that the apt command already uses. And the safety bug when uninstalling software has been fixed.<\/p>\n

For Transmission users, the “Open” torrent dialog previously did not work due to AppArmor profile. Now, it works via a patch.<\/p>\n

Other desktop fixes include:<\/p>\n