# Ubuntu 26.10 Beta released with Linux 7.3 & GNOME 51

DevFeed: [Ubuntu 26.10 Beta released with Linux 7.3 & GNOME 51](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ubuntu-26-10-beta-released-with-linux-7-3-gnome-51-63613.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released>)

Author: Joey Sneddon

Published: 2026-10-01T19:10:07Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/omg-ubuntu.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Linux Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux-kernel.md>), [Memory Leaks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/memory-leaks.md>), [io\_uring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/io-uring.md>), [Cinnamon](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cinnamon.md>)

Tags: [gnome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gnome.md>), [gnome-51](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gnome-51.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [ubuntu-26-10](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-26-10.md>)

## AI overview

Ubuntu 26.10 Beta is available for testing with the Linux 7.3 release-candidate kernel and GNOME 51. The release includes Rust-based core utilities, changes to low-memory handling, desktop updates, and other system improvements; users can test it and report bugs ahead of the planned stable release.

## Source excerpt

The beta release of Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stringray) is now available for download - a week later than planned. Ubuntu 26.10 Beta runs on the Linux 7.3 kernel (release candidate) and ships the GNOME 51 desktop. Lower-level changes include a complete set of Rust core utilities and better handling of low-memory situations. Beta builds are not final or stable, but generally more reliable than earlier snapshots. Users and developers alike can test the new release and report any bugs they find so any fixes can land in time for the final, stable release of Ubuntu 26.10, out on 15 October [...] You're reading Ubuntu 26.10 Beta released with Linux 7.3 & GNOME 51, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.