I present you Voyager 25.04 final version. A version 2-in-1 with GNOME and Xfce desktops unified in a single distribution: Voyager. Select your preferred session. Everything is presented in a colorful style completely redesigned for this combination, the GNOME 48 desktop coupled with the lighter desktop of Xfce 4.20. In summary, two unified systems, GNOME and Xfce, are light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and powerful in a hybrid environment for PCs and tablets. The two desktops are very distinct and their respective applications are mostly seamless, for either environment. Once installed, you can also remove GNOME or Xfce entirely or reinstall. For the first time, we will be integrating ChatGPT, one AI Chatbot in the terminal without the need for API key in version 3.5, plus the ChatGPT 4th version mini GNOME extension and an option to remove AI. This version is based on the kernel Linux 6.14 and Ubuntu 'Plucky Puffin'. Version 25.04 is an intermediate version with 9 months of updates while preparingfor the future LTS that will provide 5 to 10 years of updates.
BashCore 2504 (April 2025) is now available for download. This release is built on Debian 12.10 (Bookworm) with kernel 6.1.0-32-amd64 and introduces several updates, including the addition of vim, smbclient, updated SecLists, sqlmap, and metasploit. It also addresses multiple bugs from previous versions. More details can be found on the official website and the SourceForge download page.
Ubuntu 25.04, code-named '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. 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.
Our biggest point of refresh has been on two fronts, which we've previously laid out in our '24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS' cycle plans: Port as much software as reasonable from Qt 5 to Qt 6. Get Lubuntu fully prepared for Wayland. Of course, some other items have happened, such as our move to Fancy Menu by default. This being said, Qt 6 porting and Wayland preparation were the primary points of focus. Again on the point of 'stability comes first,' we decided to delay Wayland one last cycle. This is the last time we are delaying this. Thanks to the warm welcome and support from the Mir team, Fedora LXQt, and a handful of other teams, we are proud to announce that Lubuntu 25.10, Questing Quokka, will indeed ship with Miriway as the default Wayland compositor, backed by a deb-based Mir 2.20.
Google Pixel 8 is now available on AOSP 14 for Community builds. It's now possible to export your Notes to a .md file on your device. Mullvad DNS All has been implemented as Parental Control's default DNS and Kids DNS0 is implemented as a fallback. Location is now requested from supported Hotspot by default, so now you can be located while connected to the train's Wi-Fi for instance. LineageOS 21 latest bug fixes and security updates have been merged (list). Browser has been updaded to upstream version v134.0.6998.89. Web Calendar Manager has been updaded to upstream version v2.2.6. Web Calendar Manager no longer crashes while editing an already added entry. Icon display for PWA and open source apps has been fixed. Common apps are not visible anymore when disabled in the settings and are displayed systematically among searched results when enabled in the settings. F-Droid and Google Play Store links open in App Lounge.
What changed in Ubuntu MATE 25.04? Here are the highlights of what's new in the 'Plucky Puffin' release: celebrating 10 years as an official Ubuntu flavour; optional full disk encryption in the installer; enhanced advanced partitioning options; better interaction with existing BitLocker-enabled Windows installations; improved experience when installing alongside other operating systems. Major applications accompanying MATE desktop and Linux 6.14 are Firefox 137, Evolution 3.56, LibreOffice 25.2.2. See the Ubuntu 25.04 Release Notes for details of all the changes and improvements that Ubuntu MATE benefits from.
The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 25.04 has been released. Code-named 'Plucky Puffin', Kubuntu 25.04 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The release features the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop, KDE Gear 24.12.3, Linux kernel 6.14 and many other updated applications and libraries. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox and LibreOffice. In addition to the applications on our install media, 25.04 benefits from the huge number of applications in the Ubuntu archive, plus those installable via snap or other methods. Plasma Wayland session is the default option in sddm (display manager login screen). An X11 session can be selected instead if desired. The last-used session type will be remembered, so you do not have to switch type on each login. Please refer to our release notes for further details.
The long-awaited GIMP 3.0 is included by default. GIMP is now capable of non-destructive editing with filters, better Photoshop PSD export, and so very much more. Check out the GIMP 3.0 release announcement for more information. Ubuntu Studio now includes Pencil2D. This is a 2D animation and drawing application that is sure to be helpful to animators. You can use basic clipart to make animations. The basic features of Pencil2D are: layers support (separated layer for bitmap, vector and soud part), bitmap drawing, vector drawing, sound support. The LibreOffice suite is now part of the full desktop install. This will save space for those wishing for a minimalistic setup for their needs.
Xubuntu 25.04, code-named 'Plucky Puffin', is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until January 2026. Xubuntu 25.04 features the latest Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48 and MATE 1.26 updates. Xfce 4.20 features many bug fixes and minor improvements, modernizing the Xubuntu desktop while maintaining a familiar look and feel. GNOME 48 apps are tightly integrated and have full support for dark mode. Users of QEMU and KVM will be delighted to find new stability with the desktop session—the long-running X server crash has been resolved in Xubuntu 25.04 and backported to all supported Xubuntu releases. The final release images for Xubuntu Desktop and Xubuntu Minimal are available as torrents and direct downloads. Highlights: Xfce 4.20, released in December 2024, is included and contains many new features; GNOME 48 apps, including Font Viewer (gnome-font-viewer) and Mines (gnome-mines), include a refreshed appearance and usability improvements.
TrueNAS 'Fangtooth' has been released with the today’s launch of TrueNAS 25.04.0. This RELEASE version of TrueNAS brings improvements to apps and OpenZFS for both community and enterprise users, and is the recommended and unified upgrade path for both SCALE 24.10 and CORE 13.x installations. For our TrueNAS enterprise users there are additional major performance, security and storage integration improvements. TrueNAS 25.04 builds on the widely adopted TrueNAS 24.10 'Electric Eel' which delivered both integrated Docker support and significantly improved performance over TrueNAS 13.0. It builds on the combined capabilities of both TrueNAS CORE and SCALE. Fangtooth introduces a number of new features, including Linux kernel 6.12 featuring improved and extended hardware support.