--- title: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Released: Powered By Linux 7.0 +... description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' beta is now available for testing ahead of its official April 23 release. The beta ships with Linux 7.0 kernel, GNOME 50.0... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-beta-released-powered-by-linux-7-0-gnome-50-mesa-26-0-6yhwvzjwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Released: Powered By Linux 7.0 + GNOME 50 + Mesa 26.0 | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' beta is now available for testing ahead of its official April 23 release. The beta ships with Linux 7.0 kernel, GNOME 50.0... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-beta-released-powered-by-linux-7-0-gnome-50-mesa-26-0-6yhwvzjwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6YHWVzJWM.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Released: Powered By Linux 7.0 + GNOME 50 + Mesa 26.0 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. # Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Released: Powered By Linux 7.0 + GNOME 50 + Mesa 26.0 **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' beta is now available for testing ahead of its official April 23 release. The beta ships with Linux 7.0 kernel, GNOME 50.0 desktop, Mesa 26.0 graphics drivers, Python 3.14, and GCC 15.2. 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