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PanVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs Is Now Vulkan 1.2 Conformant

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TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux Laptop Unveiled with 128 GB RAM, HDR Display

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Archinstall 3.0.7 Arch Linux Menu-Based Installer Adds Support for Btrfs Snapshots

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Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin – A Brief Walkthrough

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on May 28, 2025

Quoting: Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin – A Brief Walkthrough —

Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed Plucky Puffin, released in April 2025, is an interim release supported for 9 months (until Jan 2026). Ubuntu 25.04 is equipped with experimental features that will be tested until the next LTS, 26.04, and if declared stable, these features will be carried forward and may be part of Ubuntu 26.04, the next Ubuntu LTS in line.

In today’s guide, I’ll give you a brief overview of Ubuntu 25.04, what it looks like, and what other features are included in the development and testing.

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