Ubuntu 26.10 still using gnome-46 and gpu-2404?

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This seems incredibly inefficient memory and storage wise to be doing this? mesa-2404 and gnome-46 just to run the snap store, firmware updater etc.

/dev/loop0 128K 128K 0 100% /snap/bare/5
/dev/loop1 67M 67M 0 100% /snap/core24/2124
/dev/loop3 262M 262M 0 100% /snap/firefox/8929
/dev/loop2 261M 261M 0 100% /snap/firefox/8863
/dev/loop4 20M 20M 0 100% /snap/desktop-security-center/151
/dev/loop5 17M 17M 0 100% /snap/firmware-updater/226
/dev/loop6 92M 92M 0 100% /snap/gtk-common-themes/1535
/dev/loop7 1.7M 1.7M 0 100% /snap/hwctl/123
/dev/loop10 402M 402M 0 100% /snap/mesa-2404/1839
/dev/loop8 615M 615M 0 100% /snap/gnome-46-2404/164
/dev/loop9 19M 19M 0 100% /snap/prompting-client/222
/dev/loop11 12M 12M 0 100% /snap/snap-store/1390
/dev/loop14 222M 222M 0 100% /snap/thunderbird/1255
/dev/loop12 51M 51M 0 100% /snap/snapd/27738
/dev/loop15 223M 223M 0 100% /snap/thunderbird/1259
/dev/loop13 896K 896K 0 100% /snap/snapd-desktop-integration/391

snap connections mesa-2404

Interface Plug Slot Notes
content[gpu-2404] desktop-security-center:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -
content[gpu-2404] firmware-updater:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -
content mesa-2404:kernel-gpu-2404 - -
content[gpu-2404] prompting-client:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -
content[gpu-2404] snap-store:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -
content[gpu-2404] snapd-desktop-integration:gpu-2404 mesa-2404:gpu-2404 -

snap connections gnome-46-2404

Interface Plug Slot Notes
content[gnome-46-2404] desktop-security-center:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -
content[gnome-46-2404] firmware-updater:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -
content[gnome-46-2404] prompting-client:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -
content[gnome-46-2404] snap-store:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -
content[gnome-46-2404] snapd-desktop-integration:gnome-46-2404 gnome-46-2404:gnome-46-2404 -

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26.10 is still in development, not even having reached Beta quite yet.

Release and feature information can be found at the following links:

https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.10/schedule/

It is my understanding that GNOME 51 is part of the intended final release.

For any other issues, we recommend you file bug reports on Launchpad.

Have you downloaded and tested the latest snapshot?

Thanks

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I am using ubuntu 26.10 daily. This is not about gnome 51, gnome 51 beta is included. Its about ubuntu using entire mesa and gnome 46 stacks just to run those above small packages. That is not something that is going to be changed in the next 5 days, otherwise it would have changed for previous releases.

This is after all “pre-release discussion” and I think it warrants a discussion!

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My bad, I wasn’t paying enough attention earlier.

What you are seeing is actually completely normal.

You are seeing how Snap packages work behind the scenes, not your actual system software.

  • Why it says 100% full: Snaps are mounted as compressed, read-only files. They are always at 100% by design. It does not mean your hard drive is full.

  • Why it says gnome-46 and 2404: These are just background compatibility libraries (runtime environments) that individual Snap apps use to run safely inside their isolated containers. They do not dictate your host system’s versions.

To see the actual, up-to-date versions running your actual desktop and graphics, run these commands in your terminal:

gnome-shell --version
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"
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