The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu
Studio 25.04 code-named “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.
Since it’s just out, you may experience some issues, so you might want
to wait a bit before upgrading. Please see therelease notes
<https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-04-release-notes/53099>for
a more complete list of changes and known issues. Listed here are some
of the major highlights.
/This release is dedicated to the memory ofSteve Langasek
<https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/remembering-and-thanking-steve-langasek/52665>.
Without Steve, Ubuntu Studio would not be where it is today. He provided
invaluable guidance, insight, and instruction to our leader, Erich
Eickmeyer, who not only learned how to package applications but learned
how to do it properly. We owe him an eternal debt of gratitude./
You can download Ubuntu Studio 25.04 from ourdownload page
<https://ubuntustudio.org/download>.
Special Notes
The Ubuntu Studio 25.04 disk image (ISO) exceeds 4 GB and cannot be
downloaded to some file systems such as FAT32 and may not be readable
when burned to a standard DVD. For this reason, we recommend downloading
to a compatible file system. When creating a boot medium, we recommend
creating a bootable USB stick
<https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#1-overview> with
the ISO image or burning to a Dual-Layer DVD.
Minimum installation media requirements: Dual-Layer DVD or 8GB USB drive.
Images can be obtained from this link:
https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/25.04/release/
Full updated information, including *Upgrade Instructions,* are
available in the *Release Notes
<https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-04-release-notes/53099>*.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GroovyGorilla/Beta/UbuntuStudio>
Upgrades from 24.10 should be enabled within a month after release, so
we appreciate your patience. Upgrades from 25.04 LTS will be enabled
after 24.10 reaches End-Of-Life in July 2025.
New This Release
GIMP 3.0: Wilber logo by Aryeom
GIMP 3.0!
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! Check out theGIMP 3.0 release announcement
<https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/>for more
information.
Pencil2D Icon
Pencil2D
Ubuntu Studio now includes*Pencil2D <http://pencil2d.org/>*! This is a
2D animation and drawing application that is sure to be helpful to
animators. You can use basic clipart to make animations!
The basic features of Pencil2D are:
* layers support (separated layer for bitmap, vector and soud part)
* bitmap drawing
* vector drawing
* sound support
LibreOffice No Longer in Minimal Install
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.
Invada Studio Plugins
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.
PipeWire 1.2.7
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.
PipeWire’s JACK compatibility is configured to use out-of-the-box and is
zero-latency internally. System latency is configurable viaUbuntu Studio
Audio Configuration <https://ubuntustudio.org/audio-configuration/>.
However, if you would rather use straight JACK 2 instead, that’s also
possible. Ubuntu Studio Audio Configuration can disable and enable
PipeWire’s JACK compatibility on-the-fly. From there, you can simply use
JACK via QJackCtl.
Ardour 8.12
While this does not represent the latest release of Ardour, Ardour 8.12
is a great release. If you would like the latest release, we highly
recommendpurchasing one-time or subscribing to Ardour
<https://community.ardour.org/download?platform=linux&architecture=x86_64&type=compiled&paymentSelection=options>directly
from the developers to help support this wonderful application.
To help support Ardour’s funding, you may obtain later versions directly
from ardour.org. To do so, pleaseone-time purchase or subscribe to
Ardour from their website. <https://ardour.org/>If you wish to get later
versions of Ardour from us, you will have to wait until the next regular
release of Ubuntu Studio, due in October 2025.
Deprecation of Mailing Lists
Our mailing lists are getting inundated with spam and there is no proper
way to fix the filtering. It uses an outdated version of MailMan, so
this release announcement will be the last release announcement we send
out via email. To get support, we encourage usingUbuntu Discourse
<https://discourse.ubuntu.com/>for support, and for community clicking
the notification bell in theUbuntu Studio category
<https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/flavors/ubuntustudio/188>there.
Frequently Asked Questions
*Q:* Does Ubuntu Studio contain snaps?
*A:* Yes. Mozilla’s distribution agreement with Canonical changed, and
Ubuntu was forced to no longer distribute Firefox in a native .deb
package. We have found that, after numerous improvements, Firefox now
performs just as well as the native .deb package did.
Thunderbird also became a snap so that the maintainers can get security
patches delivered faster.
Additionally, Freeshow is an Electron-based application. Electron-based
applications cannot be packaged in the Ubuntu repositories in that they
cannot be packaged in a traditional Debian source package. While such
apps do have a build system to create a .deb binary package, it
circumvents the source package build system in Launchpad, which is
required when packaging for Ubuntu. However, Electron apps also have a
facility for creating snaps, which can be uploaded and included.
Therefore, for Freeshow to be included in Ubuntu Studio, it had to be
packaged as a snap.
We have additional snaps that are Ubuntu-specific, such as the Firmware
Updater and the Security Center. Contrary to popular myth, Ubuntu does
not have any plans to switch all packages to snaps, nor do we.
*Q*: Will you make an ISO with {my favorite desktop environment}?
*A:* To do so would require creating an entirely new flavor of Ubuntu,
which would require going through the Official Ubuntu Flavor application
process. Since we’re completely volunteer-run, we don’t have the time or
resources to do this. Instead, we recommend you download the official
flavor for the desktop environment of your choice
<https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours> and use Ubuntu Studio Installer
<https://ubuntustudio.org/ubuntu-studio-installer> to get Ubuntu Studio
– which does *not* convert that flavor to Ubuntu Studio but adds its
benefits.
*Q: *What if I don’t want all these packages installed on my machine?
*A: *Simply use the *Ubuntu Studio Installer* to remove the features of
Ubuntu Studio you don’t want or need!
Get Involved!
A wonderful way to contribute is to get involved with the project
directly! We’re always looking for new volunteers to help with
packaging, documentation, tutorials, user support, and MORE! Check out
all the ways you can contribute! <https://ubuntustudio.org/contribute/>
*Our project leader, Erich Eickmeyer, is now working on Ubuntu Studio at
least part-time, and is hoping that the users of Ubuntu Studio can give
enough to generate a monthly part-time income. We’re not there, but if
every Ubuntu Studio user donated monthly, we’d be there! Your donations
are appreciated! If other distributions can do it, surely we can! See
the sidebar for ways to give*!
Special Thanks
Huge special thanks for this release go to:
* *Eylul Dogruel*: Artwork, Graphics Design
* *Ross Gammon*: Upstream Debian Developer, Testing, Email Support
* *Sebastien Ramacher*:**Upstream Debian Developer
* *Dennis Braun*: Upstream Debian Developer
* *Rik Mills*: Kubuntu Council Member, help with Plasma desktop
* *Scarlett Moore:*Kubuntu Project Lead, help with Plasma desktop
* *Len Ovens:* Testing, insight
* *Mauro Gaspari*: Tutorials, Promotion, and Documentation, Testing,
keeping Erich sane
* *Erich Eickmeyer*: Project Leader, Packaging, Development,
Direction, Treasurer
* *Steve Langasek:*You are missed.
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