{"id":48688,"date":"2025-04-17T15:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48688"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:41:47","slug":"ubuntu-25-04-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/ubuntu-25-04-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu 25.04 Released! GNOME 48 & Linux Kernel 6.14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ubuntu 25.04, code-name Plucky Puffin, was officially released today!<\/p>\n

Ubuntu 25.04 is a short term release with 9-month support until Jan 2026. It features Linux Kernel 6.14<\/b>, GNOME 48 desktop<\/b>, updated toolkits and applications.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop<\/p><\/div>\n

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The new Kernel in Ubuntu 25.04 introduced a new scheduling system sched_ext<\/code> which provides a mechanism to implement scheduling policies as eBPF programs. There are also NTSYNC driver for better performance playing Windows games through Wine or Steam Play, Microsoft “Copilot” key support, better Dell XPS-13 support, and updated hardware support.<\/p>\n

The GNOME desktop has been updated to v48. It introduced new “Wellbeing<\/b>” setting page, allowing to monitor how much time you spend on the screen, and limit screen time usage.<\/p>\n

As well, it added new toggle option to enable HDR<\/b>, and a battery charge limit<\/b> option for PC\/laptop that support the feature.<\/p>\n

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Other desktop changes include:<\/p>\n