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 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.