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QEMU 10.0 Open-Source Virtualization Software Released, Here’s What’s New

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Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 release notes

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Apr 16, 2025

Quoting: Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 release notes | Ubuntu Budgie —

Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) is a Standard Release with 9 months of support by your distro maintainers and Canonical, from April 2025 to Jan 2026.

These release notes showcase the key takeaways for 24.10 upgraders to 25.04. Please note – there is no direct upgrade path from 24.04.2 to 25.04; you must uplift to 24.10 first or perform a fresh install.

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Ubuntu MATE 25.04 Release Notes | Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE 25.04 is ready to soar! 🪽 Celebrating our 10th anniversary as an official Ubuntu flavour with the reliable MATE Desktop experience you love, built on the latest Ubuntu foundations. Read on to learn more 👓️

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