--- title: 22 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking... description: This guide lists 22 tweaks and apps to set up after installing Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed 'Stonking Stingray'. It covers running system updates with 'sudo apt... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/22-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-iqlctpvw5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 22 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray | daily.dev og:description: This guide lists 22 tweaks and apps to set up after installing Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed 'Stonking Stingray'. It covers running system updates with 'sudo apt... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/22-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-iqlctpvw5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iqlCTpvw5.png og:image:alt: 22 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 22 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 14 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This guide lists 22 tweaks and apps to set up after installing Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed 'Stonking Stingray'. It covers running system updates with 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y', installing media codecs via ubuntu-restricted-extras, and enabling Flatpak support with the Flathub repository. It highlights Myna, a new local speech-to-text feature offered as a technology preview. Other tips include installing curl and git, using Extension Manager for GNOME extensions, customizing the Dock, enabling HDR and battery percentage display, and configuring the Wellbeing screen-time settings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Myna in Ubuntu 26.10? Myna is an optional local speech-to-text feature introduced in Ubuntu 26.10 that brings voice dictation directly to the desktop. Speech recognition runs entirely on the machine, and once the required model is downloaded, no internet connection is needed for transcription. It is currently offered as a technology preview, so some rough edges should be expected. _Developers testing new Ubuntu desktop features can track releases like this one on daily.dev._ ### How do I enable Flatpak support on a fresh Ubuntu install? Install the flatpak package with 'sudo apt install flatpak', then add the Flathub repository with 'flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo', and restart the system so everything integrates properly. After that, Flatpak applications can be installed and managed from the command line. _Anyone setting up a new Linux box can keep tweaks like this handy via daily.dev._ ### Why doesn't Ubuntu include curl and git by default? Ubuntu does not ship curl or git preinstalled, even though curl is commonly used to download files, interact with web APIs, and fetch installation scripts, and git is the most widely used version control system needed for cloning repositories. Both can be installed together with 'sudo apt install curl git', since many open-source projects assume they are already present. _Developers provisioning fresh Linux machines can find setup checklists like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray": All the New Features So Far](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-all-the-new-features-so-far-cupbybvge) · It's Foss · 30 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.10 codename revealed, and it sounds strange](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-10-codename-revealed-and-it-sounds-strange-zl1hcwb9g) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 11 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/22-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-iqlctpvw5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"22 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/22-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-iqlctpvw5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/22-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray-iqlctpvw5"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T06:03:33.785Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T06:08:52.106Z","description":"This guide lists 22 tweaks and apps to set up after installing Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed 'Stonking Stingray'. 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