Aptivi<p><strong>Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka will improve your desktop experience</strong></p><p>Last month, Ubuntu 25.10 development had started by updating the Ubuntu repository servers to serve new information for this upcoming version of Ubuntu, which is the final interim release before the next Long Term Support (LTS) release, which will be Ubuntu 26.04 LTS RR. The roadmap has been finally shared on the <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-25-10-the-questing-quokka-roadmap/61159" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ubuntu Discourse</a> forums to let you know about how this version of Ubuntu will progress.</p><p>According to the roadmap, the following key features of Ubuntu 25.10 (our curation) will be:</p><ul><li><strong>Desktop Experience</strong><ul><li><strong>GNOME 49</strong> will land to this version of Ubuntu to bring in some of Wayland-related improvements, especially when you’re on a computer that uses NVIDIA graphics cards, the latest being <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50xx</a> series.</li><li><a href="https://apps.gnome.org/Loupe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Loupe</strong></a> will be used by default as a new image editor that will streamline your user experience. Meanwhile, a new terminal emulator, <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/ptyxis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ptyxis (or GNOME Prompt)</strong></a>, will be used in lieu of the older GNOME Terminal, all under the GNOME umbrella.</li><li>If you are gaming on Ubuntu, the <strong>Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)</strong> feature has been added to Mutter to improve your gaming performance on compatible monitors, such as the latest <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/monitors/odyssey-gaming-monitor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Samsung Odyssey</a> gaming monitors.</li><li><strong>RISC-V</strong> users will be able to experience the full Ubuntu Desktop for the first time, especially as this processor architecture gains in popularity. Basic applications, such as Mozilla Firefox, will be usable there.</li></ul></li><li><strong>TPM-backed FDE</strong><ul><li><strong>Full disk encryption</strong> will be backed by your TPM chip that is either discrete or integrated, especially when you’re using TPM 2.0. The recovery key management will be available to you, where you’ll be able to view, save, and print your recovery key during the installation stage. You can regenerate the key later, in case you lost it. You will be able to use your PIN.</li><li>In addition to that, <strong>firmware updates</strong>, especially the BIOS ones, may trigger a “hardware change” detection mechanism, which will cause your system to prompt you for your recovery key to unlock your hard drive again. Taking this into account, the firmware updater will give you a warning message when you proceed to upgrade the firmware. BIOS updates will only be done if you’ve enabled UEFI capsule and you’re booting Ubuntu in UEFI mode.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Ubuntu Desktop Documentation</strong><ul><li>Starting from this version of Ubuntu, the <strong>documentation will be refined</strong> to diverge from the traditional and hard-to-follow generic documentation to the more refined docs to allow end users to learn more about the Ubuntu Desktop more efficiently.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Accessibility</strong><ul><li>While accessibility remains a core part of Ubuntu’s mission, the Ubuntu team is preparing to follow all the rules by the deadline of the <strong><a href="https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/union-equality-strategy-rights-persons-disabilities-2021-2030/european-accessibility-act_en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European Accessibility Act (EAA)</a></strong> enforcement, which will be in June 2025.</li><li><strong>Accessibility features</strong> will be improved to make sure that everyone will be able to use the Ubuntu desktop.</li></ul></li></ul><p>The release timeline will be as follows:</p><ul><li><strong>Feature Freeze</strong>: August 14, 2025</li><li><strong>User Interface Freeze</strong>: September 4, 2025</li><li><strong>Beta Release</strong>: September 18, 2025</li><li><strong>Final Release</strong>: October 9, 2025</li></ul><p>Stay tuned for more Ubuntu updates!</p><p><a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/attractive-stylish-smiling-woman-glasses-working-typing-laptop_17247733.htm#fromView=search&page=2&position=25&uuid=16ab55d4-5ca6-42f4-9bcb-cbf5fb59cc26" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Image by marymarkevich on Freepik</a></p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/25-10/" target="_blank">#2510</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux/" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux-distro/" target="_blank">#LinuxDistro</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/questing/" target="_blank">#Questing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/questing-quokka/" target="_blank">#QuestingQuokka</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/quokka/" target="_blank">#Quokka</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/tech/" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/ubuntu/" target="_blank">#Ubuntu</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/ubuntu-25-10/" target="_blank">#Ubuntu2510</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/ubuntu-25-10-questing/" target="_blank">#Ubuntu2510Questing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka/" target="_blank">#Ubuntu2510QuestingQuokka</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/ubuntu-25-10-quokka/" target="_blank">#Ubuntu2510Quokka</a></p>