Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu 25.04 VM Images for VirtualBox and VMware
Ubuntu Studio project announced the latest version of Ubuntu Studio codenamed 25.04 Plucky Puffin: “This marks Ubuntu Studio’s 36th release. This release is a Regular release and as such, it is supported for 9 months, until January 2026. The long-awaited GIMP 3.0 is included by default. GIMP is now capable of non-destructive editing with filters, better Photoshop PSD export, and so very much more! Ubuntu Studio now includes Pencil2D! This is a 2D animation and drawing application that is sure to be helpful to animators. The LibreOffice suite is now part of the full desktop install. This will save space for those wishing for a minimalistic setup for their needs. Beginning this release we are including the Invada Studio Plugins first created by Invada Records Australia. This includes distortion, delay, dynamics, filter, phaser, reverb, and utility audio plugins. This release contains PipeWire 1.2.7. One major feature this has over 1.2.4 is that v4l2loopback support is available via the pipewire-v4l2 package which is not installed by default. Ardour 8.12: This is, as of this writing, the latest release of Ardour, packed with the latest bugfixes…” Read release announcement here.
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Xubuntu project announced the latest version of Xubuntu codenamed 25.04 Plucky Puffin “Xubuntu 25.04, codenamed Plucky Puffin, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until January 2026. Xubuntu 25.04 features the latest Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and MATE 1.26 updates. Xfce 4.20 features many bug fixes and minor improvements, modernizing the Xubuntu desktop while maintaining a familiar look and feel. GNOME 48 apps are tightly integrated and have full support for dark mode. Users of QEMU and KVM will be delighted to find new stability with the desktop session—the long-running X server crash has been resolved in Xubuntu 25.04 and backported to all supported Xubuntu releases. Xfce 4.20, released in December 2024, is included and contains many new features. Early Wayland support has been added, but is not available in Xubuntu. GNOME 48 apps, including Font Viewer (gnome-font-viewer) and Mines (gnome-mines), include a refreshed appearance and usability improvements…” Read release announcement here.
We are providing you virtual images for latest version of Xubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin for VirtualBox and VMware.
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