Ubuntu 25.10 snapshot 3, the third development release for the next Ubuntu release, is available for testing purpose. As you may know, Ubuntu introduced monthly snapshot releases and released the first one in May 29. Now, the July release is finally available. Ubuntu developer team announced the release on the last day of July: I’d […]
Ubuntu’s DING extension adds new keyboard shortcuts for desktop icon selection, including multi-select, Ctrl+Space toggle, and HOME/END navigation.
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The third monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download, if you feel like helping the furry-faced mascot seeks out stable status.
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Ubuntu 25.10 improves experimental TPM-backed full-disk encryption, which ties security to hardware integrity. New options and checks will be in place.
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Canonical announces a new strategy for Ubuntu development releases, now offering upstream Linux kernels for earlier testing and (hopefully) better stability.
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Wallpaper Contest for next Ubuntu 25.10, Questing Quokka, is opened. Submit or vote your favorite images! Like the last contest, the submissions are separated into 3 categories: Mascot Theme, Digital / Abstract Art, and Photography. And top 2 voted images (6 images in total) in each category will be included in the 25.10 as optional […]
Ubuntu 25.10 uses a minimal default install on Raspberry Pi, reducing install size. See what’s changed and why the move makes sense for developers.
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Name: Ubuntu Dock radii. Age: Brand new(ish). Appearance: Ever-so-slightly rounder. What’s this about? When Ubuntu Dock is in dock mode (not full width), corner radii are out of whack with what is used elsewhere. Padding around Yaru ico…
With the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release, Canonical plans to achieve a fully functional desktop session on the RISC-V architecture.
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Do you run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi? If you do, there are changes coming in Ubuntu 25.10 you may want to be aware of (don’t worry, they’re for the better). Canonical software engineer Dave Jones has laid out plans for ‘substantialR…
The first alpha release of GNOME Desktop 49 is out for testing purpose! The developer team announced the release of this alpha one day ago. And, if everything goes well, GNOME 49 will be default in Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora Workstation 43. First, GNOME 49 introduced new core apps Showtime video player and Papers document […]
Canonical confirm a technical shift for Ubuntu on RISC-V. With Ubuntu 25.10, it will only support hardware meeting the RVA23 profile spec.
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The second development release, Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 2, is available to download now! The developer team announced the new release at list.ubuntu.com: By now, hopefully you’re already familiar with what monthly snapshots are. For those who are not, have a look at Jon’s blog post about it. Now that you’ve got some context, I’d like […]
Kubuntu 25.10 will not ship with an X11 desktop session on its ISO, following Ubuntu’s lead. An X11 Plasma session will remain available for manual install.
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Ubuntu 25.10 switches to Chrony with Network Time Security (NTS) for authenticated time sync, improving security over the existing setup.
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A new Rust-based library is included by default in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’, designed to bolster Canonical’s hardware story for Ubuntu Pro. The rust-hwlib package is described as “part of the hardware-api project, owned an…
Last month I reported that GNOME’s plans to drop X11 support as soon as this year would have a major impact on Ubuntu, as it plans its next LTS release — today, Ubuntu confirmed as much. Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ will not include…
To follow the upstream GNOME’s road-map, Ubuntu confirmed to remove the classic X11/Xorg session in the next Ubuntu 25.10 release! GNOME development team is planning to disable X11 session by default in next GNOME 49 and remove the code in v50. TLDR: The X11 session for GNOME 49 will be disabled by default and it’s […]
Canonical announced that they plan to remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release.
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Ubuntu 25.10 will replace the sudo command with sudo-rs, a new Rust rewrite designed to improve memory safety and security. What does this mean for users?
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