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UWN Issue 966 October 11-17 2026.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 966 for the week of October 11 - 17, 2026.

In this Issue

  • Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray
  • Fixes available for CVE-2026-92392 and other curl vulnerabilities
  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) News
  • Edinburgh Linux User Group – Meeting Update - 10th October 2026
  • Event report: UbuCon Cameroon X PyCon Cameroon 2026
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events
  • Ubuntu Discourse
  • Try Myna speech-to-text on Ubuntu Desktop
  • Launchpad product roadmap updates – Blueprints and Translations
  • Building an agentic testing system for charming claims
  • Other Community News
  • What Say You
  • In the Press
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Security and Updates for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 26.04, and 26.10
  • And much more!

General Community News

Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray

This Canonical blog post tells us about the release of Ubuntu 26.10. It includes a number of screenshots, a quote from Jon Seager (VP of Ubuntu Engineering), and details of what we’ll find in this release.

For more, including the Ubuntu 26.10 flavors, see the Ubuntu Discourse announcement posts.

https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

Interested in the flavors? Release announcements as follows:

Flavors detail:

Media attention:

Fixes available for CVE-2026-92392 and other curl vulnerabilities

Luci Stanescu reminds us of a 7 October 2026 post by Daniel Stenberg that reported fixes were coming on 14 October; this post (14 October) tells us of these fixes. We’re given details of the CVEs addressed, links for more specifics, and some CVSS 3.1 scores. A list of impacted releases & package versions with fixes is included, as well as details on how we can check if we’re impacted, how to apply fixes, and more.

https://ubuntu.com/blog/curl-vulnerabilities-fixes-available

Welcome New Members and Developers

Congratulations Wesley!

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 137548 (+295)
  • Critical: 296 (0)
  • Unconfirmed: 73431 (+241)

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

Translations

  • Swedish: 100.00% (0/3743)
  • Albanian: 98.20% (6850/0)
  • Ukrainian: 89.09% (41577/1111)
  • German: 87.01% (49512/382)
  • French: 86.00% (53386/6478)

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

Edinburgh Linux User Group – Meeting Update - 10th October 2026

David Potter tells us about a great Edinburgh Linux User Group (EDLUG) meeting, which had both ‘new and familiar faces’ and was the best attendance yet. David thanks the University of Edinburgh, has attached some photos, gives us dates of future meetings, and more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/edinburgh-linux-user-group-meeting-update-10th-october-2026/89278/

Event report: UbuCon Cameroon X PyCon Cameroon 2026

Muluh Penn Junior Patrick gives us an event report on UbuCon Cameroon X PyCon Cameroon 2026. Along with dates, we’re given details which include ‘behind the scenes’ or preparation of the conference and reports on the three conference days. Many photos are provided in this extensive report, which covers speaker’s dinner & some coverage outside of the conference itself, particularly in regards to Ubuntu Cameroon. An expression of thanks is given to “everyone who made UbuCon @ PyCon Cameroon 2026 possible”.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/event-report-ubucon-cameroon-x-pycon-cameroon-2026/89699/

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:

Ubuntu Discourse

Try Myna speech-to-text on Ubuntu Desktop

Jean Baptiste Lallement announces the release of Myna, a “local speech-to-text solution for Ubuntu Desktop, as a technology preview”. We’re given some details, and asked to give it a try, and report what we think.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/try-myna-speech-to-text-on-ubuntu-desktop/89292

Launchpad product roadmap updates – Blueprints and Translations

Guruprasad shares an update on plans for Blueprints and Translations features in Launchpad. We’re told the Launchpad Blueprints feature usage has been declining, thus it will be retired at the end of the Ubuntu 27.10 development cycle (October 2027) with data dropped. Next, Guruprasad covers translations, stating the current implementation hasn’t changed much in years and tells us of plans to retire it and replace it with a modern translation platform; though no final decision has yet been reached. If we’re involved in Translations, we’re asked to provide input on workflows before the replacement platform is chosen, with details of how we can ‘get in touch’ provided.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/launchpad-product-roadmap-updates-blueprints-and-translations/89431

Building an agentic testing system for charming claims

David Wilding explains an “attempt to build” a system that accepts a description of what needs testing and constructs tests for easily reviewable artifact and results. We’re given a quick primer on charmed applications (and Juju via link) before David describes what was done in creating this ‘testing system’. We’re told how the agent works, with some restrictions on the setup being mentioned and a discussion of risks included in this somewhat extensive post. We’re told David is still refining the work, and encourages us to explore similar systems & give him any suggestions.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/building-an-agentic-testing-system-for-charming-claims/89553

Other Community News

KDE: The Documentary — The Story of Free Software Underdogs

“KDE: The Documentary tells the story of the pioneering open source community that gave computer users a free and open alternative to proprietary desktops like Windows.” Starting in 1996, the film covers “three decades of KDE history, the Qt licensing fight and the rivalry with GNOME”, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vyzla9mx4g

What Say You

An agentic workflow to triage Ubuntu FTBFS

“A couple weeks ago my application for Ubuntu Contributor was approved by the DMB  and with this new recognition I felt empowered to go and do some good for Ubuntu and contribute a few packages. Looking for contributions is sometimes a daunting task for new and even seasoned contributors, there are a lot of places to look at within the Ubuntu package life cycle where it is possible to contribute (this previous post cover this life cycle at a high level) … So, I chose to look at FTBFS in universe.” - Matthieu Clemenceau

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/an-agentic-workflow-to-triage-ubuntu-ftbfs/89300

In the Press

I’ve used Ubuntu for 22 years – and 26.10 might be its best release yet

Jack Wallen reminds us he’s been using Ubuntu since 4.10 and recalls good and bad releases, and here he explores Ubuntu 26.10. Jack starts with Myna, which he has added to his ‘best dictation apps for Linux’, then Jack moves on to other ‘software updates’ including GRUB, Coreutils now Rust, and more. Jack tells us it’s more secure and that Ubuntu 26.10 “feels like it’s a vast improvement over 26.04”.

https://www.zdnet.com/tech/ubuntu-26-10-canonical-release-open-source/

In the Blogosphere

Ubuntu 27.04 codename revealed as ‘Tenacious T-Rex’

Joey Sneddon informs us that the Ubuntu 27.04 codename is ‘Tenacious T-Rex’. With a link to the bug report adding details to distro-info-data showing proof, we’re reminded of Ubuntu’s adjective & animal coupling, before going into a little of what the words tell us.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2704-is-tenacious-t-rex

Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027

Marcus Nestor also writes about the codename and animal for Ubuntu 27.04 being known; He gives a list of some known dates, and a link to the release schedule. Marcus concludes with a reminder that Ubuntu Summit 26.10 is coming next month.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-27-04-tenacious-t-rex-is-slated-for-release-on-april-22nd-2027

Linux Finally Making It Easier To Answer The Question: “Is This RISC-V System RVA23?”

Michael Larabel tells us why the RISC-V RVA23 profile is a “big deal” to the RISC-V ecosystem, and informs us of pending Linux kernel patches that help with this. Michael makes reference to the Linux Plumbers Conference held recently in Prague that discussed this, gives us a link to the patch series, and ends telling us we’re “getting close” for easy RVA23 reporting to user-space.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Answering-RVA23-Question

Other Articles of Interest

Security and Updates for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 26.04, and 26.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

Maintenance Activity: The jammy-changes October 2026 Archive by thread

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 24.04 Updates

Maintenance Activity: The noble-changes October 2026 Archive by thread

End of standard support: April 2029

Ubuntu 26.04 Updates

Maintenance Activity: The Resolute-changes October 2026 Archive by thread

End of Standard Support: April 2031

Ubuntu 26.10 Updates

Maintenance Activity: The Stonking-changes October 2026 Archive by thread

End of Life: July 2027

[The Release Update Listings] have become unwieldy so we’re providing links.

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