Ubuntu has announced the codename of its next release, 26.04 LTS, as “Resolute Raccoon”. The codename was chosen by former Debian and Ubuntu release manager (and long-time Canonical employe) Steve Langasek, who passed away at the start of 2025. As the next long-term support release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will be backed by 5 years of going updates on the desktop, including 3 years of hardware enablement updates, and a further 5 years of critical security patches via Ubuntu Pro. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is due for release in April 2026.
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