Installing Grub-Customizer in Ubuntu 25.04 from PPA will output “Depends: policykit-1 but it is not installable” issue. Here are quick workarounds until it’s fixed upstream. As the name says, Grub-Customizer is a graphical application to configure the Grub boot-loader, such as set default boot entry, edit boot menu, and add kernel parameters. The app was […]
If you installed Ubuntu 25.04 (or upgraded from 24.10 before the gate was closed due to various pernickety issues) you might have noticed that window buttons in GTK apps. Ubuntu user Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes certainly did, filing bug report to report t…
Ghostty terminal fans needn’t fear an upgrade to Ubuntu’s latest release, as a community packaging effort just added Ghostty DEB packages for Ubuntu 25.04. The Ghostty Ubuntu project was set up was the aim of providing “Ubuntu/Debian …
The Ubuntu 25.04 release is packed full of fresh features, updated apps and other upgrades that deliver a practical, pleasing out-of-the-box experience. —Perhaps not a perfect one, though. I just installed Ubuntu 25.04 on my “couch potato” …
Do you currently run Ubuntu 24.10 on your computer but want to upgrade to the new Ubuntu 25.04 release to benefit from its (many) changes? As long as you’re full up-to-date and have a working internet connection, you can upgrade to Ubunt…
Ubuntu 25.04 was released! Here are some top things to do, after installed the new Ubuntu desktop release, to make it ready to use. 1. Enable “New Documents” Context Menu option It’s been quite a few years, GNOME still does NOT have a graphical option to create new documents in file manager. Though, it’s easy […]
Ubuntu 25.04, code-name Plucky Puffin, was officially released today! Ubuntu 25.04 is a short term release with 9-month support until Jan 2026. It features Linux Kernel 6.14, GNOME 48 desktop, updated toolkits and applications. The new Kernel in Ubuntu 25.04 introduced a new scheduling system sched_ext which provides a mechanism to implement scheduling policies as […]
Pull the party poppers and unpack the cake for today is Ubuntu release day — and Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ is now available to download! Ubuntu 25.04 is arguably the most polished, performant release to date! As the latest short-term rel…
Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, APT 3.0, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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The Ubuntu team announced the Beta release of Ubuntu 25.04, code-name Plucky Puffin, on Mar 27. The final release of Ubuntu 25.04 is expected on April 17, 2025. It’s a short term release with 9-month support until Jan 2026. The new release features Linux 6.14, the latest Kernel that was released a few days ago. […]
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release is set to ship with a plethora of new features, UI improvements and core changes that will be worth upgrading for. In this post, I run through some of the best new features Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ take…
Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) distribution is now available for public beta testing with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, and many other changes. Here’s what to expect!
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If you’ve been pining to sample the Plucky Puffin, now’s the time: the Ubuntu 25.04 beta downloads are out! Ubuntu 25.04 beta lands ahead of the planned stable release on Thursday April 17, 2025. As a beta, the purpose is to let folks like you an…
Linux Kernel 6.14 has arrived, bringing a clutch of changes to make your computer run more efficiently and more securely than before. Interestingly, Linux 6.14 is one the smallest kernel updates in terms of commits (not lines of code) for some time. It…
With Ubuntu 25.04 feature freeze now in effect the final licks of polish and paint have begun landing — including an update to Ubuntu’s Yaru theme. The Yaru theme is composed of a modified GTK4/libadwaita stylesheet, GNOME Shell theme, icon pack,…
The default wallpapers for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 has been revealed today. Here are the download link along with the competition winner images. Ubuntu 25.04, code-name Plucky Puffin, is a short-term release planned to be made available on April 17, 2025. It features GNOME Desktop 48 and Linux Kernel 6.14 (though it’s still in RC […]
Earlier this year Ubuntu announced plans to replace document viewer app Evince with Papers, a modern GTK4/libadwaita fork1 of the former, in Ubuntu 25.04—today, the swap was made official. Papers is a fork of Evince that is actively maintained and make…
Wallpaper competition for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04, Plucky Puffin, is open! Top 6 winner images will be shipped in the official iso image! This time submissions are separated into 3 categories: Mascot Theme, Digital / Abstract Art, and Photography. Top 2 voted images in each category will appear in the background settings page in Ubuntu […]
A new version of the Power Profiles Daemon (PPD) was uploaded to the Plucky archives today, and should soon make its way out to Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds —but what’s changed? The power-profiles-daemon is what those of who run Ubuntu (or Linux Min…
Ever looked at Ubuntu’s default icon theme Yaru and found yourself thinking: “Eh, some of those icons look too big”? —No, can’t say I had either! But it turns out some of the icons are indeed oversized. The Yaru icon theme in Ub…