Xubuntu 25.10 Release Notes

Welcome to the Xubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” BETA release notes!

Xubuntu 25.10 will be released on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and will be supported for nine months until July 2026. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 25.10, check out the release page on xubuntu.org.

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

• Selected items are highlighted in a low-contrast grey color, which may not be visible on some devices (ubuntu-desktop-provision#1029)
• GRUB menu not displayed for dual-boot system installation (2060624)
• Installer may select two root (/) partitions (2060896)
• “Restart now” button crashes (2124990)
  • The system is still installed correctly. Simply reboot from the application menu.

• GNOME (libadwaita) Apps:
  • The elementary-xfce icon theme lacks an icon for the window close button (2125025)
• MenuLibre:
  • Crashes at startup (2125026)
• Xfce Panel:
  • During the live session, the network icon is displayed twice (2059045)
    • This is because Xubuntu includes both Systray and Indicator plugins, and the Network applet loads in both.
• Xfce Pulseaudio Plugin:
  • Multiple notifications displayed if multiple Pulseaudio plugins added to panel (1769775)
• Xfce Screensaver:
  • Wrong wallpaper used on lock screen (2107239)
• 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.

TBD…

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

TBD…

• 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)
• 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)