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Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support DevFeed: [Ghostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sourav Rudra Published: 2026-10-28T10:09:27Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [It's FOSS]() Topics: [Tool](), [Ubuntu]() Tags: [1-3](), [1-4](), [1-7](), [alpine-linux](), [arch-linux](), [c](), [clipboard](), [compression](), [drag-and-drop](), [emulator](), [ghostty](), [gpu](), [gpu-acceleration](), [gui](), [hashicorp](), [integration](), [news](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts]() ### AI overview Ghostty 1.4 requires GTK 4.18 and libadwaita 1.7, so its native build exits at startup on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with older libraries; the developers suggest using an older build. The release also compresses idle off-screen scrollback, with estimated memory savings of 70-90%, and raises the default scrollback limit from 10MB to 50MB. Linux changes include sharper text at fractional scaling, a rebuilt triple-buffered renderer expected to reduce tearing, movable splits that carry their processes and working directory, and revised Wayland global hotkeys using a protocol on newer Hyprland or the desktop portal elsewhere. Ghostty adds full Kitty graphics protocol support and a `+ssh` command that installs its terminfo remotely before connecting. Linux packages are supplied by distributions and community builds; the project recommends building from source. ### Source excerpt The Ubuntu 24.04 support drop is thanks to the native builds requiring some newer dependencies. Anyhow, there's more to this Ghostty release than that. ## Ubuntu firmware HWE will prevent issues on older kernel DevFeed: [Ubuntu firmware HWE will prevent issues on older kernel]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Joey Sneddon Published: 2026-10-27T23:15:24Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu]() Topics: [Ubuntu](), [Linux](), [Linux Kernel](), [Kernel](), [canonical]() Tags: [amd](), [canonical](), [firmware](), [firmware-updates](), [hwe](), [kernel](), [kernels](), [linux](), [linux-kernel](), [lts](), [news](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts](), [ubuntu-26-04](), [ubuntu-26-10](), [workaround]() ### AI overview Ubuntu plans a `linux-firmware-hwe` package so HWE kernels can receive HWE firmware updates while systems using the LTS release's older GA kernel stay on the standard firmware set. The change is intended to reduce regressions: a firmware backport for Ubuntu 24.04's Linux 7.0 HWE kernel reportedly caused two AMD regressions on the Linux 6.9 GA kernel. Canonical would continue providing targeted fixes to both firmware sets during their respective support periods. A limitation is that only one firmware package can be installed, so devices with both GA and HWE kernels will need a workaround. HWE firmware packages were being prepared for Ubuntu 26.10, with a backport to Ubuntu 26.04 planned for early 2027. ### Source excerpt Ubuntu is planning a new linux-firmware-hwe package, in an effort to reduce the risk of firmware updates for newer kernels causing problems for users running older ones. On Ubuntu long-term support (LTS) releases, you can stick with the standard (GA) kernel it was released with for the duration of its support period, or you can install the HWE update, which brings newer Linux kernel versions to existing Ubuntu LTS releases. Right now, both kernels share the same firmware package, which means firmware updates designed to work with HWE kernels can cause problems for users who stick with the GA kernel. Ubuntu developer Juerg Haefliger noted that a firmware backport for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, intended for its Linux 7.0 [...] You're reading Ubuntu firmware HWE will prevent issues on older kernel, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. ## Ubuntu Working On SHA3 For Debian's APT For If/When SHA2 Is Broken DevFeed: [Ubuntu Working On SHA3 For Debian's APT For If/When SHA2 Is Broken]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Michael Larabel Published: 2026-10-02T18:10:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Phoronix]() Topics: [sha256](), [Ubuntu](), [apt](), [Debian](), [canonical]() Tags: [apt](), [canonical](), [debian](), [desktop-linux](), [linux-benchmarking](), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](), [linux-hardware-reviews](), [linux-how-to](), [linux-performance](), [linux-server-benchmarks](), [open-source-graphics](), [over](), [phoronix](), [phoronix-test-suite](), [security](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts](), [ubuntu-benchmarks](), [ubuntu-hardware]() ### AI overview Canonical is developing SHA3-256 and SHA3-384 support for Debian's APT as alternative package archive digests. The options are not enabled by default. The work aims to prepare Ubuntu 24.04 LTS systems to move to a different hash family if SHA-2 is broken during the release's support period; SHA-2 has not been broken, and the article says cited attacks are theoretical and inapplicable to real-world implementations. ### Source excerpt Ubuntu developer Gianpiero Carpinelli at Canonical has been working on introducing SHA3-256 and SHA3-384 support for Debian's APT packaging tool in preparing for if/when that SHA2 is broken... ## And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled DevFeed: [And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Joey Sneddon Published: 2026-09-29T16:26:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu]() Topics: [Ubuntu](), [Deployment Strategies]() Tags: [canonical](), [command-line](), [lts](), [news](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts](), [ubuntu-26-04](), [ubuntu-26-04-lts](), [upgrade]() ### AI overview Ubuntu users can now upgrade directly from 24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS after delays caused by bugs and additional testing. The article notes that the newer release drops the default GNOME X11 session and recommends 6GB of RAM, compared with 4GB for Ubuntu 24.04. ### Source excerpt It's taken longer than expected, but users can now upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 directly, without command-line workarounds. Canonical has finally flipped the switch on in-place upgrades for LTS systems. A notification will let users know that a new LTS is available, which can be actioned right away, ignored or 'remind me later'd. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released on 23 April 2026, and direct upgrades from Ubuntu 25.10 were enabled a few weeks after the ISO downloads went live. However, upgrades from 24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS were not. Canonical only officially gives LTS-to-LTS upgrades the go-ahead once the [...] You're reading And we're go - upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. ## Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug \[update: back\] DevFeed: [Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug \[update: back\]]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Joey Sneddon Published: 2026-09-12T03:04:52Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu]() Topics: [bug](), [Ubuntu](), [canonical](), [Linux](), [boot](), [Encryption]() Tags: [bug](), [canonical](), [crashes](), [installation](), [kernel](), [linux](), [news](), [point-releases](), [release](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts]() ### AI overview Canonical pulled the Ubuntu 24.04.5 desktop ISO after an installer bug caused installations using the extended install option to crash. Ubuntu 24.04.5.1 was later released as a fix; other image variants were unaffected. ### Source excerpt Canonical had to pull the Ubuntu 24.04.5 desktop ISO because of a bug that crashes the installer when users select the extended install option. You're reading Ubuntu pulls 24.04.5 downloads due to installer bug [update: back], a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. ## Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released with Linux 7.0 DevFeed: [Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released with Linux 7.0]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Joey Sneddon Published: 2026-09-10T21:51:04Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [OMG! Ubuntu]() Topics: [Ubuntu](), [Linux](), [Linux Kernel](), [releases](), [Hardware]() Tags: [drivers](), [grub](), [kernel](), [linux](), [news](), [patches](), [point-releases](), [release](), [security](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts]() ### AI overview Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS is the final point release in the 24.04 series, with refreshed installation media containing recent updates, bug fixes, and security patches. It adds a hardware enablement stack based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, including the Linux 7.0 kernel, updated graphics drivers, and refreshed hardware-related packages. ### Source excerpt The fifth (and final) point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is available to download. Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS delivers refreshed installation media (ISOs) that includes the software updates, bug fixes and security patches released since the last ISO was produced. This cuts down on the number of updates that need to be downloaded post-install. More important than that, this release runs on a new hardware enablement (HWE) stack, back-ported from Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The 24.04.5 LTS HWE stack brings the Linux 7.0 kernel and updated graphic drivers, plus a few other key hardware-related packages. Existing users already have it; the HWE [...] You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS released with Linux 7.0, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. ## Ubuntu now certified on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 DevFeed: [Ubuntu now certified on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Canonical (Canonical) Published: 2026-09-08T19:39:05Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ubuntu blog]() Topics: [Qualcomm](), [Ubuntu](), [Hardware](), [On-device AI](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Computer vision]() Tags: [2026](), [ai](), [certification](), [computer-vision](), [developers](), [edge-ai](), [embedded-devices](), [follow](), [general-availability](), [gpu](), [hardware](), [index](), [industrial](), [internet-of-things](), [iot](), [linux](), [llms](), [qualcomm](), [qualcomm-dragonwing](), [release](), [ubuntu](), [ubuntu-24-04](), [ubuntu-24-04-lts]() ### AI overview Canonical and Qualcomm announce general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 Evaluation Kit. The release targets production-ready edge AI applications, including robotics, manufacturing, machine vision, and physical AI. ### Source excerpt Sep 8, 2026 - Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce the general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 Evaluation Kit (EVK). Offering industrial-grade efficiency, this release provides production-ready software designed for building high-performance edge AI applications. For developers, system integrators, and OEMs, Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 hardware and Ubuntu 24.04 [...]