Canonical ships Ubuntu Core 26 with 15 years of security maintenance

Operators of industrial sensors, edge AI controllers, and connected medical equipment now have a refreshed long-term Linux option for fleets that must stay patched for more than a decade. Canonical released Ubuntu Core 26, the latest long-term supported version of its minimal, immutable operating system, with security maintenance lasting up to 15 years. The release targets devices subject to the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act and customers running attested edge AI workloads.