Grace on the Currents: Stonking Stingray
Ubuntu, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Ubuntu 26.10 gets its codename and mascot, with community wallpaper competition winners.
Canonical revealed the codename and mascot for Ubuntu 26.10: the Stonking Stingray.
The post explains the British slang meaning of stonking, something of considerable size or impressiveness, and draws the usual analogy between the mascot and the distribution's qualities.
It includes official wallpapers and the community competition winners across Mascot, Digital/Abstract and Photography categories. Light material, but the codename announcement is the conventional marker that the next release cycle has opened, which matters for teams planning upgrade windows.