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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Officially Nears End of Life
Quoting: Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Officially Nears End of Life —
Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed Plucky Puffin, is approaching its end of life (EOL) on January 15, 2026, marking the conclusion of its nine-month support period.
Released on April 17, 2025, it was an interim release intended to provide early access to newer components and platform changes ahead of the next long-term support cycle. As with all non-LTS Ubuntu releases, support is limited to nine months, after which security updates and maintenance cease.
Once the end-of-life date is reached, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer cover Ubuntu 25.04, and no further security patches or updated packages will be provided. Systems that remain on the release beyond that point will be exposed to unpatched vulnerabilities and unresolved issues.
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Ubuntu 25.04 Support Ends Soon on January 15th, 2026 | UbuntuHandbook
User may choose to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quakka with support until July 2026, then upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, or go back to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with standard support until 2029 and extended security maintenance until 2034.
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Ubuntu 25.04 Support Ends Next Week (Jan 15th)
Support for Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ officially ends on 15th January 2026 — which for those of you reading in a timely fashion is next week! A short-term support release, Ubuntu 25.04 got 9 months of updates from launch. It was released in April of 2025, making January 2026 its swan song (or puffin’s final dive, for the ornithological pedants).