#Ubuntu

The "Stonking Stingray" beta shipped October 1 with a pre-release Linux 7.3 kernel and GNOME 51. But the real milestone hides underneath: after 18 months, the last GNU core utilities are gone — cp, mv, and rm are now memory-safe Rust. Here's what that changes for the person at the keyboard.

Canonical enabled the 24.04 LTS upgrade path on September 29. Two years of change in a single jump deserves more than a click-through — here is the operator's drill for reaching Resolute Raccoon safely.

Canonical is moving Ubuntu to weekly kernel releases as AI-discovered CVEs pile up — here's what changes for desktop users and what server admins need to do right now.