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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) released
Written for Ubuntu by Robie Basak on 2025-04-17
Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin", is here. This release continues
Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open-source
technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team
has been hard at work through this cycle, partnering with the community and
our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.
Ubuntu 25.04 introduces GNOME 48 with triple buffering for smoother
performance, HDR settings, and new features like a Wellbeing Panel and
Preserve Battery Health mode. A new modern PDF reader, Papers, is now the
default.
The installer now offers a smoother experience when installing alongside
other operating systems, with better BitLocker support, and advanced
partitioning.
Built on the Linux 6.14 kernel, this release brings a new scheduling
system with sched_ext, enhanced Wine/Proton gaming support through the
new NTSYNC driver, and better container tooling via decoupled bpftools and
linux-perf.
Developer experience takes a leap forward with the introduction of devpacks.
These snap bundles deliver the latest Go and Spring ecosystems, alongside
updated toolchains for Python, Rust, .NET, LLVM, OpenJDK, and more.
Ubuntu 25.04 also expands confidential computing to on-premise environments
with AMD SEV-SNP host support, and introduces a new ARM64 Desktop ISO for
next-gen hardware.
Networking and identity management see continued improvements, including
secure time sync with NTS, better Active Directory (AD) integration, cloud
authentication against EntraID and Google identity, and DNS-aware wait-online
logic with Netplan.
The newest Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu
Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu are also being
released today. More details can be found for these at their individual release
notes under the Official Flavours section:
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Maintenance updates will be provided for 9 months for all flavours releasing
with 25.04.
To get Ubuntu 25.04
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In order to download Ubuntu 25.04, visit:
Users of Ubuntu 24.10 will be offered an automatic upgrade to 25.04 if they
have selected to be notified of all releases rather than just LTS upgrades.
For further information about upgrading, see:
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As always, upgrades to the latest version of Ubuntu are entirely free of
charge.
We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats,
workarounds for known issues, as well as more in-depth notes on the release
itself. They are available at:
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Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview:
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If you have a question, or if you think you may have found a bug but aren't
sure, you can try asking in any of the following places:
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Help Shape Ubuntu
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About Ubuntu
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Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, IoT, cloud,
and servers, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A
tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and an
incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
Professional services including support are available from Canonical and
hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information about
support, visit:
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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released
Written for Ubuntu by Sebastien Bacher on 2025-03-27
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Beta release of the Ubuntu
25.04 Desktop, Server, and Cloud products.
Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin", continues Ubuntu's proud tradition
of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a
high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at
work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
This Beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop,
Server, and Cloud products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu
Budgie, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity,
and Xubuntu flavours.
The Beta images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper image
build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of
25.04 that should be representative of the features intended to ship
with the final release expected on April 17, 2025.
Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Cloud Images:
Plucky Beta includes updated versions of most of our core set of
packages, including a current 6.14 kernel, and much more.
To upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Beta from Ubuntu 24.10, follow these
instructions:
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The Ubuntu 25.04 Beta images can be downloaded at:
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This Ubuntu Server image features the next generation Subiquity server
installer, bringing the comfortable live session and speedy install of
the Ubuntu Desktop to server users.
Additional images can be found at the following links:
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As fixes will be included in new images between now and release, any
daily cloud image from today or later (i.e. a serial of 20250327 or
higher) should be considered a Beta image. Bugs found should be filed
against the appropriate packages or, failing that, the cloud-images
project in Launchpad.
The full release notes for Ubuntu 25.04 Beta can be found at:
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Kubuntu:
Kubuntu is the KDE based flavour of Ubuntu. It uses the Plasma desktop
and includes a wide selection of tools from the KDE project.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Lubuntu:
Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu which uses the Lightweight Qt Desktop
Environment (LXQt). The project’s goal is to provide a lightweight
yet functional Linux distribution based on a rock-solid Ubuntu base.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Ubuntu Budgie:
Ubuntu Budgie is community developed desktop, integrating Budgie
Desktop Environment with Ubuntu at its core.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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UbuntuKylin:
UbuntuKylin is a flavor of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese
users.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Ubuntu MATE:
Ubuntu MATE is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the MATE desktop
environment.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Ubuntu Studio:
Ubuntu Studio is a flavor of Ubuntu that provides a full range of
multimedia content creation applications for each key workflow: audio,
graphics, video, photography and publishing.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Ubuntu Unity:
Ubuntu Unity is a flavor of Ubuntu featuring the Unity7 desktop
environment.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Xubuntu:
Xubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu that comes with Xfce, which is a stable,
light and configurable desktop environment.
The Beta images can be downloaded at:
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Regular daily images for Ubuntu, and all flavours, can be found at:
https:/
Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for clients, servers and
clouds, with a fast and easy installation and regular releases. A
tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications is included, and
an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks away.
Professional technical support is available from Canonical Limited and
hundreds of other companies around the world. For more information
about support, visit https:/
If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways
you can participate at:
https:/
Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions really help us to
improve this and future releases of Ubuntu. Instructions can be found
at:
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You can find out more about Ubuntu and about this Beta release on our
website, IRC channel and wiki.
To sign up for future Ubuntu announcements, please subscribe to Ubuntu's
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Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) released
Written for Ubuntu by Łukasz Zemczak on 2024-10-10
Ubuntu 24.10, codenamed "Oracular Oriole", is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and
greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, partnering with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.
Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Beta released
Written for Ubuntu by Łukasz Zemczak on 2024-09-20
Ubuntu 24.10, codenamed "Oracular Oriole", continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
This Beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, but also the Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu flavours.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) released
Written for Ubuntu by Łukasz Zemczak on 2024-04-25
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, codenamed “Noble Numbat”, is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, together with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.
