--- title: "Ubuntu MATE Is Continuing Despite No Ubuntu MATE 26.04 Release" url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-mate-is-continuing-despite-no-ubuntu-mate-26-04-release-ukbx34bdo source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-MATE-Without-26.04 type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-06-09T00:56:40.280Z updated: 2026-06-09T00:57:11.978Z tags: ["open-source", "linux", "ubuntu"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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 MATE Is Continuing Despite No Ubuntu MATE 26.04 Release **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu MATE will continue despite no 26.04 release. After longtime leader Martin Wimpress stepped down in March, a new team has stepped up to manage the flavor. Existing users can upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 packages manually via apt, and a 26.10 release in October 2026 is being targeted. Bug fixes and package maintenance will continue as normal. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-mate-s-founder-is-stepping-back-after-12-years-vg5knmpn3) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 33 upvotes · 1 comments - ["I No Longer Have the Passion" Ubuntu MATE Creator Wants to Hand Over Project](https://daily.dev/posts/i-no-longer-have-the-passion-ubuntu-mate-creator-wants-to-hand-over-project-5gio5q3zr) · It's Foss · 43 upvotes · 2 comments - [Two Ubuntu Flavours Won’t Be LTS Releases Next Year](https://daily.dev/posts/two-ubuntu-flavours-won-t-be-lts-releases-next-year-w7huwbfd5) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Date & Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-26-04-lts-release-date-schedule-cgikmd6j7) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 44 upvotes · 4 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-mate-is-continuing-despite-no-ubuntu-mate-26-04-release-ukbx34bdo)