--- title: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Still Committed To Linux 6.20~7.0 Even... description: Canonical will ship Linux kernel 6.20 or 7.0 with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, continuing their new policy of using the latest upstream kernel versions. Even if the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-still-committed-to-linux-6-20-7-0-even-if-not-finalized-for-release-time-kgijqbdc4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Still Committed To Linux 6.20~7.0 Even If Not Finalized For Release Time | daily.dev og:description: Canonical will ship Linux kernel 6.20 or 7.0 with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, continuing their new policy of using the latest upstream kernel versions. Even if the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-still-committed-to-linux-6-20-7-0-even-if-not-finalized-for-release-time-kgijqbdc4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KgiJQBDc4.png og:image:alt: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Still Committed To Linux 6.20~7.0 Even If Not Finalized For Release Time 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 Still Committed To Linux 6.20~7.0 Even If Not Finalized For Release Time **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canonical will ship Linux kernel 6.20 or 7.0 with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, continuing their new policy of using the latest upstream kernel versions. Even if the kernel isn't finalized by Ubuntu's release date, they'll continue rebasing on upstream release candidates and deliver a Day-0 stable release update shortly after the 26.04 launch. This approach was successfully used for Ubuntu 25.10 and ensures users get the most current kernel version. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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