Kubuntu 25.10 It's now available. Let's be clear that the release isn't official, but they have published the ISO for Questing Quokka. And they're not the only ones. To get everything ready, they're doing the work first and then making it official, at which point they'll announce it on social media and also update their official website. We have work to do too, and that's why we'll be publishing articles as soon as we have all the necessary information.
Kubuntu 25.10 is part of the Questing Quokka family, and as such comes with general changes. The following is the list of the most outstanding news that have come along with this version.
Kubuntu 25.10 Highlights
- Supported for 9 months, until July 2026.
- Linux 6.17.
- sudo is now sudo-rs, a default implementation of Rust. The traditional version remains available for compatibility.
- Libre Office 25.8.
- Packages updated to newer versions, including:
- GCC 15.2.
- glibc 2.42.
- Binutils 2.45.
- LLVM 20.
- Rust 1.85.
- Go 1.24.
- Open JDK 25.
- Python 3.13.7.
- Open SSL 3.5.
- Table 25.2.
- APT 3.1.
- systemd 257.9.
- PipeWire 1.4.7.
- Blue Z 5.83.
- Gstreamer 1.26.6.
- Power Profiles Daemon 0.30.
Now, in the area of ​​new features, the Kubuntu team has prepared version 25.10 integrating the latest in the KDE ecosystem: plasma 6.4, developed on Qt 6This is the fifth major release in the 6 series, an update that polishes and consolidates the transition to the next generation of the KDE desktop.
By default this edition starts with Plasma Wayland, reaffirming the leap to a more modern and efficient environment. Those who prefer to continue using the classic X11 You can do this easily by installing the package plasma-session-x11.
At its core, Kubuntu 25.10 incorporates Qt 6.8 y KDE Framework 6.17.0, ensuring compatibility with the latest technologies in the KDE ecosystem. However, the system maintains support for older applications based on Qt5 and Frameworks 5, offering them in the repositories. Qt 5.15.17 y KF5.116.0.
All applications in the suite kdegear included from the Ubuntu or Debian repositories reach at least the version 25.08, ensuring consistency, stability, and access to the latest improvements to the KDE environment.
Kubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka can now be downloaded from the following button and from the Ubuntu cdimageIn the future, updates will be activated from the operating system itself, as long as updates to non-LTS versions are enabled.