UWN Issue 950 June 21-27 2026.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 950 for the week of June 21 - 27, 2026.

In this Issue

  • Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source
  • Stonking Snapshot 2 released
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) News
  • Ubuntu Africa Meetup/Workshop 2026
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events
  • Workshop 0.9.2 has been released
  • Building better craft linters and artifacts
  • Ubuntu Summit 26.04: Share your feedback and relive the magic!
  • Anbox Cloud on C4A metal
  • New Temporary Kubuntu Council
  • Some recent cdimage changes for improved consistency
  • Terraform LXD Provider 3.0.0 has been released
  • [Result] Lubuntu Council Elections 2026
  • Other Community News
  • Canonical News
  • In the Blogosphere
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source

Mauro Gaspari writes about the Ubuntu Summit 26.04 which has ended, but energy is still ‘buzzing’. We’re reminded about how and where it took place, given a list of some key presentations (with links so we can watch them on YouTube), a link to the complete playlist, and more. Some photos are provided, before Mauro moves to Ubuntu Summit 26.10; details of a ‘call for proposals’ and registration are also given.

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source

Stonking Snapshot 2 released

Utkarsh Gupta on behalf of the Ubuntu Release team announces the publication of Stonking Stingray Snapshot 2 for Ubuntu and flavors. We’re given example links showing us where to find them, and reminded of a cdimage change that has taken place. As well, we are reminded these images are not being produced as production ready.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/stonking-snapshot-2-released/84537

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 136765 (+60)
  • Critical: 304 (-1)
  • Unconfirmed: 72631 (+26)

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translations

  • Swedish: 100.00% (0/1454)
  • Albanian: 98.86% (4000/7)
  • Ukrainian: 89.38% (37308/1749)
  • German: 87.17% (45067/217)
  • French: 85.78% (49923/6411)

Hot in Support

Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads

Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/

Other Meeting Reports

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Times shown are UTC unless otherwise specified. For more details and further dates please visit: https://ubuntu.com/community | https://discourse.ubuntu.com/upcoming-events

Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) News

Ubuntu Africa Meetup/Workshop 2026

Bright Adams tells us the Ubuntu community in Africa is growing because of people who believe in “open source and collaboration”. We’re invited to “Ubuntu Connect: Empowering Communities Through Collaboration”. We are given details of this community meetup including what to expect, who will benefit, and more. Date (15 August), time and location (Lagos, Nigeria) are provided.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-africa-meetup-workshop-2026/84507/

Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the respective Circles!/LoCo Team calendar to browse upcoming events.

Please also see:

The Hub

Workshop 0.9.2 has been released

Dmitry Lyfar gives us details of Workshop 0.9.2, which has been released. This post includes some details - including no change to SDKcraft, reference SDKs and documentation updates, and more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/workshop-0-9-2-has-been-released/84399

Building better craft linters and artifacts

Callahan Kovacs writes about ‘linting’, and how “evolved linting” in craft apps can help developers. We’re given a brief history, up to the centralized/unified linter service now in use which ‘streamlines’ our work.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/building-better-craft-linters-and-artifacts/84401

Ubuntu Summit 26.04: Share your feedback and relive the magic!

Mauro Gaspari describes the Ubuntu Summit 26.04 as “an amazing event!” and thanks people for ‘tuning in’ and watching it, and helping make this a “connected open source experience”. We’re given a few links to catch up on the event (playlists, music & more), before we’re asked to provide feedback using a google docs form.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-summit-26-04-share-your-feedback-and-relive-the-magic/84414

Anbox Cloud on C4A metal

Hugo Huang mentions the “historical friction of emulation overhead” with running Android workloads in the cloud. Anbox Cloud and Google’s Cloud Arm Axion C4A-metal instances are a “massive leap forward … eliminating the performance penalty of x86-to-Arm translation”. We’re given details on why this is a “game-changer”, including quotes by Alistair Delva from Google’s Cloud Android team, plus a link should we need to learn more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/anbox-cloud-on-c4a-metal/84470

New Temporary Kubuntu Council

Merlijn Sebrechts, of the Ubuntu Community Council, tells us a temporary Kubuntu Council has been appointed to end a ‘governance gridlock’. We’re told the Kubuntu Council will consist of Aaron Rainbolt, Michael Mikowski, Rick Timmis, Rik Mills and Scarlett Moore, until 24 June 2027.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/new-temporary-kubuntu-council/84491

Some recent cdimage changes for improved consistency

Skia alerts us to cdimage changes made to improve consistency between the various Ubuntu products & flavors. We’re reminded of the old structure, told of some changes made by Utkarsh Gupta which result in the new outlined tree structure. A key ‘breaking changes’ summary highlights differences for users. We are told “nothing is set in stone” so if changes break our workflows, to come and talk to the Ubuntu Foundations team.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/some-recent-cdimage-changes-for-improved-consistency/84525

Terraform LXD Provider 3.0.0 has been released

Din Music announces Terraform LXD Provider 3.0.0, telling us this is a major release focused on “improving provider behavior, modernizing resource handling, and aligning the provider more closely with current LXD capabilities”. We’re provided links to learn more, including the release notes, before being given a list of highlights, brief upgrade notes, and told where to go if bugs, regression or other issues are encountered.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/terraform-lxd-provider-3-0-0-has-been-released/84549

[Result] Lubuntu Council Elections 2026

Aaron Rainbolt reports the Lubuntu Council membership for the 2026-2027 term. By CIVS poll the members of the board are: Aaron Rainbolt, Thomas Ward, Leo Kolbeinsson, Roberalz, and Chris Guiver. Thanks is given to all who participated.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lubuntu-council-elections-2026/83776/9

Other Community News

Xfwl4’s First Preview Release [Wayland]

Brian Tarricone announces the first preview release of xfwl4, which is Xfce’s Wayland compositor. We’re told it contains “close to six months of work” and needs some wider use, so we’re told to consider this an ‘alpha’ release. Thanks is given to the Xfce core team, before we’re given the source tarball link, the issue tracker, Git repository, and more. A list of “things that won’t work” is provided (with links to reported issues), and we’re asked to “give it a spin”.

https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release

KDE Plasma 6.7.1 Desktop Is Out with Fixes for Kickoff, Discover, and KWin

Marcus Nestor reports on the release of KDE Plasma 6.7.1 which contains a number of bug/regression fixes. Marcus gives an outline of many fixes included, a link to the full changelog, and more.

https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-1-desktop-is-out-with-fixes-for-kickoff-discover-and-kwin

Canonical News

In the Blogosphere

Fwupd 2.0.21 Brings Fixes For More Than 250 Potential Security Issues Found Via AI

Michael Larabel reminds us Fwupd 2.1 is the latest stable release, but reports the release of Fwupd 2.0.21 with more than 250 potential security fixes backported to it. We’re told these flaws were recently detected by AI/LLM security research, given a quote from Richard Hughes, and a link to the GitHub page for more.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.0.21-Released

Latest Steam Client Update Improves PipeWire Session Logic on Linux

Marcus Nestor tells us that Valve has released a new Steam Client that improves PipeWire session logic, Steam input, remote play, and more. We’re given a brief outline of fixes, plus a link to the release notes. As well, we are taken through upgrade procedures.

https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-pipewire-session-logic-on-linux

Academy Software Foundation Announces The “Wayland For Artists Working Group”

Michael Larabel informs us that the Academy Software Foundation has “announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland adoption for artists”. Michael tells us this will “ensure the Wayland transition is smooth for artists [there are] no gaps in feature/functionality”, giving us a quote and a link to the official announcement.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-For-Artists

NVIDIA 580.173.02 Linux Graphics Driver Released for GeForce 10 Series

Marcus Nestor writes about the release of an updated NVIDIA 580.173.02 graphics driver for GeForce 10 Series GPUs that addresses a number of reported bugs. Along with descriptions of some of the fixed bugs, we’re given a link to the release notes. Marcus finally covers better drivers (595, 610) for those using more modern GeForce hardware.

https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-580-173-02-linux-graphics-driver-released-for-geforce-10-series

Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 24.04 Updates

End of standard support: April 2029

Ubuntu 25.10 Updates

End of Life: July 9, 2026

Ubuntu 26.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2031

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