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
Installer Issues
- 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.
General Issues
- 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
Ubuntu Common Release Notes
The main Ubuntu Release Notes covers both many of the other packages we carry and more issues common to every Ubuntu flavor.
Major Updates
Xfce 4.20
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.
GNOME
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
Common with Ubuntu
- 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
Additional Updates
- 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
Updates
Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.
Application Stack
- GNOME 48
- GTK 2.24.33 / 3.24.49 / 4.18.2
- MATE 1.26
- Xfce 4.20
Subsystems
- BlueZ 5.79
- CUPS 2.4.11
- Mesa 25.0.1
- Poppler 25.03.0
- xdg-desktop-portal 1.20.0
Themes
- elementary-xfce 0.21
- Greybird 3.23.3
Applications
Xfce
- 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
MATE
- Atril 1.26.2
- Engrampa 1.26.2
- MATE Calculator 1.26.0
GNOME
- 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
Everything Else
- 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)
Changelogs
Xubuntu/Other Packages
- 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)
Xfce Core
- 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)
Xfce Applications
Xfce Panel Plugins
- 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)