Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Release Schedule
Canonical’s next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 24.10 release date has been confirmed as the company is planning to release Ubuntu 24.10 ” Oracular Oriole” on October 10th, 2024. This is a non-LTS release with 9 months of support (until July 2025). It’s ideal for users who prioritize cutting-edge features over rock-solid stability.
Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Release Schedule
- Beta: September 19th, 2024
- Testing Weeks: June 27th & August 22nd, 2024
- Feature Freeze: August 15th, 2024
- Kernel Freeze: September 26th, 2024
- Final Freeze & Release Candidate: October 3rd, 2024
Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole Features:
- GNOME 47 Desktop
- Linux 6.10 Kernel (mid/late July release)
- Wayland by Default for NVIDIA GPU
- Improved Snap App Management
- Enhanced App Center
- Flexible Ubuntu Installer: OEMs can customize the installer for Hyper-V and Raspberry Pi.
- Lubuntu 24.10: Likely to use LXQt 2.x (ideally 2.1 for full Wayland support).
- Kubuntu 24.10: Expected to come with the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.
We can tell more about it after we get hand on the Beta version of Ubuntu 24.10.
