Ubuntu 25.04 is here—and it’s not alone. In this video, I break down everything new in the latest Ubuntu release and cover all the official flavours, from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE, Xubuntu, and more. Whether you’re a longtime Linux user or just curious about what’s new, this video has everything you need to know about Ubuntu 25.04 across the board.
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Chapters:
- Ubuntu: https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin
- Kubuntu: https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-released/
- Lubuntu: https://lubuntu.me/plucky-released/
- Ubuntu Budgie: https://ubuntubudgie.org/2025/04/ubuntu-budgie-25-04-release-notes/
- Ubuntu Cinnamon: https://ubuntucinnamon.org/
- Ubuntu Kylin: https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/ubuntukylin2504-en.html
- Ubuntu MATE: https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-plucky-puffin-release-notes/
- Ubuntu Studio: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-04-release-notes/53099
- Ubuntu Unity: https://ubuntuunity.org/posts/ubuntu-unity-2504-released/
- Xubuntu: https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-25-04-released/
- Upgrades Issues: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/status-of-oracular-to-plucky-upgrades/59652
- GNOME 48: https://youtu.be/F_JSFOo1LKQ
- TWIL 306 = https://thisweekinlinux.com/306
- TWIL 304 = https://thisweekinlinux.com/304
Links:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Ubuntu 25.04 details
00:43 Linux kernel info
01:56 Installer updates
02:10 GNOME 48
02:58 New Document Viewer app
03:15 New graphics drivers
03:31 NVIDIA Dynamic Boost support
03:47 Unified ARM64 ISO
04:00 APT has been updated to 3.0
04:15 Upgrade Issues
05:09 Backups
06:14 Kubuntu 25.04
06:31 Plasma 6.3 KDE
07:37 Lubuntu 25.04
08:08 Preparing for full Wayland support
08:30 Fancy Menu added
08:57 Edubuntu 25.04
09:29 Ubuntu Budgie 25.04
09:40 major leap toward Wayland
10:40 Waycheck
11:15 Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04
12:54 Ubuntu Kylin 25.04
13:31 Ubuntu MATE 25.04
14:08 MATE History
15:05 Ubuntu Studio 25.04
16:17 Tuned for Linux Power (TLP)
18:17 Ubuntu Unity 25.04
18:57 Unity 7
20:06 Xubuntu 25.04
20:23 Xfce 4.20
20:44 Early Wayland support
21:36 Ubuntu 25.10 = Quokka
23:20 Not an LTS
24:07 Wrap up
