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- | Review – Kubuntu 25.04 | + | **Kubuntu 25.04 arrived on 17 April, 2025 with very little fanfare, which is unusual when you consider it actually marks the 20th anniversary of the first Kubuntu release, 5.04, which was out on 8 April, 2005. But, maybe that is not so unusual for the Kubuntu Devs to keep things rather low-key. In fact, their website’s home page makes no mention of this new interim release at all, still pushing the last long term support (LTS) version for download instead. You have to get into their website’s “news” page to learn that Kubuntu 25.04 has come out. |
- | by Adam Hunt | + | 25.04 is Kubuntu’s 41st release and the second with the new Qt-toolkit-based Plasma 6 desktop. It is the middle of three interim releases in this development cycle and that means it is one step in building towards the next LTS which will be Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, due out in April, 2026. The first release of this new cycle was Kubuntu 24.10 and it brought not only a new Plasma desktop version but also Wayland as the default display server. Those two roll-outs were both pretty flawless and also both pretty invisible to most desktop users. |
- | Kubuntu 25.04 arrived on 17 April, 2025 with very little fanfare, which is unusual when you consider it actually marks the 20th anniversary | + | As the second interim release in the cycle, |
- | 25.04 is Kubuntu’s 41st release and the second with the new Qt-toolkit-based Plasma 6 desktop. It is the middle of three interim releases in this development cycle and that means it is one step in building towards the next LTS which will be Kubuntu | + | Kubuntu |
- | As the second interim release in the cycle, Kubuntu | + | La 25.04 est la 41e version de Kubuntu et la deuxième à intégrer le nouveau bureau Plasma 6 basé sur la boîte à outils Qt. Nous sommes au milieu de trois versions intermédiaires de ce cycle de développement, |
- | Installation | + | Deuxième version intermédiaire du cycle, Kubuntu 25.04 apporte principalement des mises à jour de la suite d' |
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+ | **Installation | ||
I downloaded the Kubuntu 25.04 ISO file using BitTorrent from the official source and did a command line SHA256 sum check. This quick test is well-worth the time to complete, as it confirms file integrity and it can save a lot of time running a bad ISO. | I downloaded the Kubuntu 25.04 ISO file using BitTorrent from the official source and did a command line SHA256 sum check. This quick test is well-worth the time to complete, as it confirms file integrity and it can save a lot of time running a bad ISO. | ||
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This Kubuntu ISO file download was 4.7 GB in size which is, interestingly, | This Kubuntu ISO file download was 4.7 GB in size which is, interestingly, | ||
- | I dropped the ISO file onto a USB stick equipped with a new version of Ventoy, 1.1.05, and it booted up without any problems. That was expected as Kubuntu is listed as officially supported by Ventoy. | + | I dropped the ISO file onto a USB stick equipped with a new version of Ventoy, 1.1.05, and it booted up without any problems. That was expected as Kubuntu is listed as officially supported by Ventoy.** |
- | System requirements | + | Installation |
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+ | J'ai téléchargé le fichier ISO de Kubuntu 25.04 via BitTorrent depuis la source officielle et j'ai effectué une vérification de la somme SHA256 en ligne de commande. Ce test rapide vaut vraiment le coup, car il confirme l' | ||
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+ | Ce fichier ISO Kubuntu téléchargé pesait 4,7 Go, soit, curieusement, | ||
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+ | J'ai enregistré le fichier ISO sur une clé USB contenant la nouvelle version de Ventoy, la 1.1.05, et le système a démarré sans problème. C' | ||
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+ | **System requirements | ||
The recommended minimum system requirements for Kubuntu 25.04 are the same as for Ubuntu. They have not changed this release and remain: | The recommended minimum system requirements for Kubuntu 25.04 are the same as for Ubuntu. They have not changed this release and remain: | ||
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USB flash drive or DVD drive or for the installer media | USB flash drive or DVD drive or for the installer media | ||
Internet access is helpful | Internet access is helpful | ||
+ | I should note that the recommended 4 GB of RAM is probably underpowered for web browsing here in 2025 and a bare minimum of 8 GB is more realistic.** | ||
- | I should note that the recommended 4 GB of RAM is probably underpowered for web browsing here in 2025 and a bare minimum of 8 GB is more realistic. | + | Configuration requise |
- | New | + | La configuration minimale recommandée pour Kubuntu 25.04 est la même que pour Ubuntu. Elle n'a pas changé pour cette version et reste : |
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+ | Processeur double cœur 2 GHz | ||
+ | 4 096 Mio de RAM (mémoire système) pour les installations physiques | ||
+ | 2 048 Mio de RAM pour les installations virtualisées | ||
+ | 25 Go (8,6 Go au minimum) d' | ||
+ | GPU compatible avec l' | ||
+ | Écran 1024 x 768 ou supérieur | ||
+ | Clé USB, lecteur DVD ou support d' | ||
+ | Un accès Internet est utile | ||
+ | Je tiens à préciser que les 4 Go de RAM recommandés sont probablement insuffisants pour la navigation Web en 2025 ; un minimum de 8 Go est plus réaliste. | ||
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+ | **New | ||
Kubuntu 25.04 uses the Qt 6.8.3 toolkit and KDE Frameworks 6.12.0. It has fresh applications from KDE Gear 24.12.3 and features the KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop. Like all the other Ubuntu 25.04 series of releases, Kubuntu 25.04 comes with Linux kernel 6.14 and uses systemd 257.4 as its initialization system. | Kubuntu 25.04 uses the Qt 6.8.3 toolkit and KDE Frameworks 6.12.0. It has fresh applications from KDE Gear 24.12.3 and features the KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop. Like all the other Ubuntu 25.04 series of releases, Kubuntu 25.04 comes with Linux kernel 6.14 and uses systemd 257.4 as its initialization system. | ||
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This release not only marks 20 years of Kubuntu but ten years of systemd being employed on Kubuntu and it has been pretty flawless in service. It has given Kubuntu fast and smooth boot-ups with everything running right. | This release not only marks 20 years of Kubuntu but ten years of systemd being employed on Kubuntu and it has been pretty flawless in service. It has given Kubuntu fast and smooth boot-ups with everything running right. | ||
- | The KDE Plasma 6 desktop replaced Plasma 5 starting in the previous release, Kubuntu 24.10. Waiting until the first interim release of the new development cycle to introduce it means that this new desktop version will go through three interim releases of development and testing before it lands in the next LTS. This measure ensures that the LTS version, which is the version which most users run, is as bug-free and as stable as possible. So far, Plasma 6 seems to work very well with no major issues noted but this use of a conservative development approach is always the safest bet. | + | The KDE Plasma 6 desktop replaced Plasma 5 starting in the previous release, Kubuntu 24.10. Waiting until the first interim release of the new development cycle to introduce it means that this new desktop version will go through three interim releases of development and testing before it lands in the next LTS. This measure ensures that the LTS version, which is the version which most users run, is as bug-free and as stable as possible. So far, Plasma 6 seems to work very well with no major issues noted but this use of a conservative development approach is always the safest bet.** |
- | This release is the second to make a Wayland display server session the default, although the venerable X11 server may be selected during the boot-up if needed. Kubuntu will retain the last used display server as default for future boots. Since Ubuntu has been using Wayland for a while now, Kubuntu is being cautious here too, letting the Ubuntu developers do the heavy lifting. So far, the display server transition seems to be quite smooth. Wayland does provide some advantages besides just being more modern software such as eliminating monitor flicker. | + | Nouveautés |
- | Other than new application | + | Kubuntu 25.04 utilise la boîte à outils Qt 6.8.3 et KDE Frameworks 6.12.0. Il intègre les nouvelles applications de KDE Gear 24.12.3 et le bureau KDE Plasma 6.3. Comme toutes les autres |
- | Settings | + | Cette version marque non seulement les 20 ans de Kubuntu, mais aussi les dix ans d' |
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+ | Le bureau KDE Plasma 6 a remplacé Plasma 5 à partir de la version précédente, | ||
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+ | **This release is the second to make a Wayland display server session the default, although the venerable X11 server may be selected during the boot-up if needed. Kubuntu will retain the last used display server as default for future boots. Since Ubuntu has been using Wayland for a while now, Kubuntu is being cautious here too, letting the Ubuntu developers do the heavy lifting. So far, the display server transition seems to be quite smooth. Wayland does provide some advantages besides just being more modern software such as eliminating monitor flicker. | ||
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+ | Other than new application versions, this Kubuntu release introduces almost nothing new. That points to the next interim release and the subsequent LTS being very similar to 25.04.** | ||
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+ | Cette version est la deuxième à utiliser une session de serveur d' | ||
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+ | Hormis de nouvelles versions d' | ||
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+ | **Settings | ||
Kubuntu’s strong point and one of its biggest attractions for fans has always been the wide range of user customization built in and Kubuntu with the Plasma 6 desktop maintains that philosophy. | Kubuntu’s strong point and one of its biggest attractions for fans has always been the wide range of user customization built in and Kubuntu with the Plasma 6 desktop maintains that philosophy. | ||
- | Kubuntu 25.04 comes with five global themes, four application styles, five Plasma styles, five window color schemes, three window decoration styles, two icon sets, eight cursor styles, three system soundscapes, | + | Kubuntu 25.04 comes with five global themes, four application styles, five Plasma styles, five window color schemes, three window decoration styles, two icon sets, eight cursor styles, three system soundscapes, |
- | Kubuntu 25.04 also comes with 68 pre-installed desktop widgets, one more included than in the last release. Widgets are small applications that can be added to the desktop, like clocks and weather reports. Hundreds more of these can be downloaded for installation, | + | Paramètres |
- | As with most Kubuntu | + | Le point fort de Kubuntu |
- | Applications | + | Kubuntu 25.04 propose cinq thèmes globaux, quatre styles d' |
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+ | **Kubuntu 25.04 also comes with 68 pre-installed desktop widgets, one more included than in the last release. Widgets are small applications that can be added to the desktop, like clocks and weather reports. Hundreds more of these can be downloaded for installation, | ||
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+ | As with most Kubuntu releases, this one has a new default wallpaper, an attractive modernist abstract entitled “Nuvole” by Krystian Zajdel. It has both light and dark wallpaper modes which swap automatically when you change the application window color scheme. There are 47 wallpapers provided, two more than the last release, including some nice general Kubuntu logo ones. Many of the included wallpapers are from past Kubuntu releases, so if you had a previous favorite it is probably still in the collection. As is usually the case with Kubuntu, the developers have ignored code name tie-ins for this family of Ubuntu releases, " | ||
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+ | Kubuntu 25.04 est également livré avec 68 widgets de bureau préinstallés, | ||
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+ | Comme la plupart des versions de Kubuntu, celle-ci propose un nouveau fond d' | ||
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+ | **Applications | ||
Some of the applications included with Kubuntu 25.04 are: | Some of the applications included with Kubuntu 25.04 are: | ||
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Dolphin 24.12.3 file manager | Dolphin 24.12.3 file manager | ||
Elisa 24.12.3 music player | Elisa 24.12.3 music player | ||
- | Firefox 137.0.2 web browser** | + | Firefox 137.0.2 web browser< |
Gwenview 24.12.3 image viewer | Gwenview 24.12.3 image viewer | ||
Haruna 1.3.3 video player | Haruna 1.3.3 video player | ||
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Spectacle 6.3.4 screenshot tool | Spectacle 6.3.4 screenshot tool | ||
Startup Disk Creator 0.4.1 (usb-creator-kde) USB ISO writer* | Startup Disk Creator 0.4.1 (usb-creator-kde) USB ISO writer* | ||
- | Thunderbird 128.9.1 esr email client** | + | Thunderbird 128.9.1 esr email client< |
Vim 9.1.0967 console text editor | Vim 9.1.0967 console text editor | ||
* indicates same application version as used in Kubuntu 24.10 | * indicates same application version as used in Kubuntu 24.10 | ||
- | ** supplied as a Snap, so version depends on the upstream package manager | + | < |
- | As can be seen, almost all applications provided have been updated to their KDE Gear 24.12.3 versions, each one bringing minor changes and updates. | + | Applications |
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+ | Parmi les applications incluses dans Kubuntu 25.04, on trouve : | ||
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+ | Ark 24.12.3 gestionnaire d' | ||
+ | Discover 2.1.2* magasin des logiciels | ||
+ | Dolphin 24.12.3 gestionnaire de fichiers | ||
+ | Elisa 24.12.3 lecteur de musique | ||
+ | Firefox 137.0.2 navigateur Web < | ||
+ | Gwenview 24.12.3 visionneuse d' | ||
+ | Haruna 1.3.3 lecteur vidéo | ||
+ | Ée Kate 24.12.3 éditeur de texte | ||
+ | Kcalc 24.12.3 calculatrice | ||
+ | KDE Partition Manager 24.12.3 éditeur de partitions | ||
+ | Konsole 24.12.3 émulateur de terminal | ||
+ | Kmahjongg 24.12.3 jeu | ||
+ | Kmines 24.12.3 jeu | ||
+ | Kpatience 24.12.3 jeu | ||
+ | Ksudoku 24.12.3 jeu | ||
+ | LibreOffice 25.2.2.2, suite bureautique, | ||
+ | NeoChat 24.12.3 client Matrix | ||
+ | Okular 24.12.3 visionneuse de PDF | ||
+ | PipeWire 1.2.7 contrôleur audio | ||
+ | Plasma System Monitor 6.3.4 moniteur systême | ||
+ | Skanlite 24.12.3 utilitaire de numérisation | ||
+ | SkanPage 24.12.3 utilitaire de numérisation multi-pages | ||
+ | Spectacle 6.3.4 outil de capture d' | ||
+ | Startup Disk Creator 0.4.1 (usb-creator-kde) Graveur d'ISO sur USB* | ||
+ | Thunderbird 128.9.1 esr client de messagerie < | ||
+ | Vim 9.1.0967 éditeur de texte en console | ||
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+ | * indique la même version de l' | ||
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+ | **As can be seen, almost all applications provided have been updated to their KDE Gear 24.12.3 versions, each one bringing minor changes and updates. | ||
There was only one unannounced change in the application mix provided: the deletion of the Konversation IRC client. This probably makes sense here in 2025, as the defaults provided should be the applications which a majority of users would want and use. As a service, IRC saw its peak use in 2006 and is probably only used by a small number of people today. If you want it, you can certainly still install it from the repositories. | There was only one unannounced change in the application mix provided: the deletion of the Konversation IRC client. This probably makes sense here in 2025, as the defaults provided should be the applications which a majority of users would want and use. As a service, IRC saw its peak use in 2006 and is probably only used by a small number of people today. If you want it, you can certainly still install it from the repositories. | ||
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As is usually the case, LibreOffice 25.2.2.2 comes almost complete, missing only the LibreOffice Base database application. Base is probably the least used component of the suite and it can be added from the repositories, | As is usually the case, LibreOffice 25.2.2.2 comes almost complete, missing only the LibreOffice Base database application. Base is probably the least used component of the suite and it can be added from the repositories, | ||
- | As in past releases, Kubuntu 25.04 does not include a webcam application, | + | As in past releases, Kubuntu 25.04 does not include a webcam application, |
- | Conclusions | + | Comme vous pouvez le constater, la quasi-totalité des applications fournies ont été mises à jour vers leur version dans KDE Gear 24.12.3, chacune apportant des modifications et des mises à jour mineures. |
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+ | Un seul changement non annoncé a été apporté à la suite d' | ||
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+ | Comme d' | ||
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+ | Comme dans les versions précédentes, | ||
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+ | **Conclusions | ||
Kubuntu 25.04 has very little new for desktop users beyond updated application versions. As the middle release of three in this development cycle, I think this points to the next LTS, Kubuntu 26.04 LTS due out in April 2026, not having a lot of changes over Kubuntu 24.10. So far the most notable introductions in this development cycle have been the Plasma 6 desktop and the use of the Wayland display server, both of which appeared in the previous interim release. We will have a look at what the third and last interim release of this cycle brings, when Kubuntu 25.10 is released on 9 October, 2025. | Kubuntu 25.04 has very little new for desktop users beyond updated application versions. As the middle release of three in this development cycle, I think this points to the next LTS, Kubuntu 26.04 LTS due out in April 2026, not having a lot of changes over Kubuntu 24.10. So far the most notable introductions in this development cycle have been the Plasma 6 desktop and the use of the Wayland display server, both of which appeared in the previous interim release. We will have a look at what the third and last interim release of this cycle brings, when Kubuntu 25.10 is released on 9 October, 2025. | ||
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External links | External links | ||
- | Official website: https:// | + | Official website: |
+ | https:// | ||
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+ | Conclusions | ||
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+ | Kubuntu 25.04 apporte très peu de nouveautés aux utilisateurs de bureau, hormis les mises à jour des applications. S' | ||
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+ | Dans l' | ||
- | Biography: | + | Liens externes |
- | Adam Hunt started using Ubuntu in 2007. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in a house with no Windows. | + | Site officiel : |
+ | https:// | ||
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