Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon', the 11th long-term supported Ubuntu release. Key highlights include: Linux 7.0 kernel with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) support; native NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm distribution via official repositories for AI/ML workloads; Rust-based system utilities (sudo-rs, uutils coreutils) and Rust kernel drivers for memory safety; TPM-backed full-disk encryption now generally available; Canonical Livepatch extended to Arm64 servers for rebootless kernel patching; full Wayland adoption completing the X.org transition; GNOME desktop with improved accessibility; confidential computing support for Intel TDX and AMD SEV; RISC-V RVA23 baseline support; and Authd for cloud identity provider authentication (Entra ID, Google IAM, OIDC).
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