Xubuntu 25.04 Release Notes

Welcome to the Xubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” BETA release notes!

Xubuntu 25.04 will be released on Thursday, April 17, 2025, and will be supported for nine months until January 2026. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 25.04, check out the release page on xubuntu.org.

• Known Issues
• Ubuntu Common Release Notes
• Major Updates
• Updates
• Changelogs

• GRUB menu not displayed for dual-boot system installation (2060624)
• Installer may select two root (/) partitions (2060896)
• No shutdown prompt after installation (1944519)
  • However, you should be able to press the Enter key to continue with the reboot.
• OEM installation is not available.
  • It is under active development and will be ready in time for 25.04.

• Xfce Pulseaudio Plugin:
  • Multiple notifications displayed if multiple Pulseaudio plugins added to panel (1769775)
• Virtual Machines:
  • Poor performance and audio stuttering in some virtual machines, including VMware and VirtualBox
    • In these instances, you will need to either adjust your configuration (recommended) or replace PipeWire with PulseAudio

The main Ubuntu Release Notes covers both many of the other packages we carry and more issues common to every Ubuntu flavor.

Xfce 4.20 was released on December 15, 2024 and includes “a gazillion of bug fixes and did various minor improvements”. Check the release announcement to learn more.

Xubuntu 25.04 benefits from some GNOME 48 application releases.

• baobab: 47.0-1 → 48.0-1
• gnome-font-viewer: 47.0-1 → 48.0-1
• gnome-mines: 1:40.1-1build2 → 1:48~alpha.2-1
• gnome-sudoku: 1:47.0-1 → 1:48.0-2

• firefox: stable/ubuntu-24.10-5014 → stable/ubuntu-25.04-5917
• firmware-updater: 1/stable/ubuntu-24.10-127 → 1/stable/ubuntu-25.04-167
• snap-store: 2/stable/ubuntu-24.10-1218 → 2/stable/ubuntu-25.04-1248
• snapd-desktop-integration: stable/ubuntu-24.10-247 → stable/ubuntu-25.04-253
• thunderbird: stable/ubuntu-24.10-526 → stable/ubuntu-25.04-684

• gimp: 2.10.38-2 → 3.0.0-2
• inxi: 3.3.35-1-1 → 3.3.37-1-2
• libreoffice: 4:24.8.2-0ubuntu1 → 4:25.2.2~rc1-0ubuntu1
• pavucontrol: 6.0-1 → 6.1-1
• xubuntu-artwork: 24.10.1 → 25.04
• xubuntu-desktop: 2.263 → 2.266

Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.

• GNOME 48
• GTK 2.24.33 / 3.24.49 / 4.18.2
• MATE 1.26
• Xfce 4.20

• BlueZ 5.79
• CUPS 2.4.11
• Mesa 25.0.1
• Poppler 25.03.0
• xdg-desktop-portal 1.20.0

• elementary-xfce 0.21
• Greybird 3.23.3

• Catfish 4.20.0
• Exo 4.20.0
• Gigolo 0.5.4
• Mousepad 0.6.3
• Ristretto 0.13.3
• Thunar File Manager 4.20.2
• Xfce Application Finder 4.20.0
• Xfce Clipman Plugin 1.6.6
• Xfce Netload Plugin 1.4.1
• Xfce Panel 4.20.3
• Xfce PulseAudio Plugin 0.4.9
• Xfce Screenshooter 1.11.1
• Xfce Settings 4.20.1
• Xfce Systemload Plugin 1.3.2
• Xfce Task Manager 1.5.8
• Xfce Whisker Menu Plugin 2.9.2

• Atril 1.26.2
• Engrampa 1.26.2
• MATE Calculator 1.26.0

• GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer 48.0
• GNOME Disk Utility 46.1
• GNOME Mines 48 alpha
• GNOME Sudoku 48.0
• Rhythmbox 3.4.8
• Simple Scan 46.0

• Blueman 2.4.4
• Firefox 136.0.2 (snap)
• GIMP 3.0.0
• LibreOffice 25.2.2
• Pipewire 1.2.7
• Snapd 2.67.1
• SGT Launcher 0.2.8
• Thunderbird 128.8.1 (snap)

• apturl (changelog)
• atril (changelog)
• baobab (changelog)
• blueman (changelog)
• elementary-xfce (changelog)
• engrampa (changelog)
• gimp (changelog)
• gnome-disk-utility (changelog)
• gtk2-engines-xfce (changelog)
• hexchat (changelog)
• lightdm-gtk-greeter (changelog)
• lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings (changelog)
• mate-calc (changelog)
• menulibre (changelog)
• mugshot (changelog)
• pavucontrol (changelog)
• rhythmbox (changelog)
• pipewire (changelog)
• sgt-launcher (changelog)
• shimmer-themes (changelog)
• syncaptic (changelog)
• xcape (changelog)
• xubuntu-artwork (changelog)
• xubuntu-core (changelog)
• xubuntu-default-settings (changelog)
• xubuntu-desktop (changelog)
• xubuntu-docs (changelog)
• xubuntu-meta (changelog)
• xubuntu-wallpapers (changelog)

• exo (changelog)
• libxfce4ui (changelog)
• libxfce4util (changelog)
• thunar (changelog)
• thunar-volman (changelog)
• tumbler (changelog)
• xfce4-appfinder (changelog)
• xfce4-panel (changelog)
• xfce4-panel-profiles (changelog)
• xfce4-power-manager (changelog)
• xfce4-session (changelog)
• xfce4-settings (changelog)
• xfconf (changelog)
• xfdesktop4 (changelog)
• xfwm4 (changelog)

• catfish (changelog)
• gigolo (changelog)
• mousepad (changelog)
• parole (changelog)
• ristretto (changelog)
• xfburn (changelog)
• xfce4-notifyd (changelog)
• xfce4-screensaver (changelog)
• xfce4-screenshooter (changelog)
• xfce4-taskmanager (changelog)
• xfce4-terminal (changelog)

• xfce4-clipman-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-cpugraph-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-dict (changelog)
• xfce4-indicator-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-mailwatch-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-netload-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-notes-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-places-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-systemload-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-verve-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-weather-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (changelog)
• xfce4-xkb-plugin (changelog)

• thunar-archive-plugin (changelog)
• thunar-media-tags-plugin (changelog)