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UWN Issue 913 October 5-11 2025.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 913 for the week of October 5 - 11, 2025.
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In this Issue
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What we are working
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- Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) released
- The clock is ticking: Ubuntu Summit 25.10 is just around the corner
/ - Ubuntu 25.10: A Retrospective
- Staying in the loop on the Ubuntu Discourse [POLL]
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- +1 Maintenance report from Sep 29, 2025 to Oct 2, 2025
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- Utkarsh Gupta: FOSS Activites in September 2025
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- Utkarsh Gupta: FOSS Activites in September 2025
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- OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary!
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- Ubuntu worker nodes for OKE
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- Ubuntu worker nodes for OKE
- How we delivered the new APT solver in 25.10
/ - Ubuntu Reveal Codename of Next Year’s 26.04 LTS
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General Community News
Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) released
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/69067
- Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka - https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka
- Questing Quokka Release Notes - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/questing-quokka-release-notes/59220
- Ubuntu Budgie 25.10 release notes - https://ubuntubudgie.org/2025/10/ubuntu-budgie-25-10-release-notes/
Interested in the flavors? Release announcements as follows:
- Ubuntu 25.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New - https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-official-flavors-are-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
- Xubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” - https://seand.xyz/blog/2025/10/09/xubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka/
- Xubuntu 25.10 Release Notes - https://wiki.xubuntu.org/releases/25.10/release-notes
- Edubuntu 25.10 Released - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/edubuntu-25-10-released/69038
- Ubuntu Studio 25.10 Released - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-studio-25-10-released/69137
- Lubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Released! - https://lubuntu.me/lubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/
- Kubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” Released: - https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/
This release is widely covered, the following is a collection of articles selected by our editors:
- Ubuntu 25.10: What’s New, What’s Changed & Should You Upgrade? - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-new-features
- Ubuntu 25.10 Officially Released with Kernel 6.17 & GNOME 49 - https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-officially-released-with-kernel-6-17-gnome-49/
- Ubuntu 25.10 Released With GNOME 49, Linux 6.17 & Other Upgrades - https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Released
- Ubuntu 25.10 is Out: Here Are the Biggest Changes You’ll Notice - https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-25-10-release/
- Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New - https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
- Ubuntu Linux 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ arrives with memory-safe system tools and better hardware support - https://betanews.com/2025/10/09/ubuntu-linux-25-10-questing-quokka-arrives-with-memory-safe-system-tools-and-better-hardware-support/
- Ubuntu 25.10 Released, Available to Download Now - https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-released
- Ubuntu 25.10: A Major Release Comes with a Rust Core, AI Apps, and GNOME 49 - https://ubuntupit.com/ubuntu-25-10-a-major-release-comes-with-a-rust-core-ai-apps-and-gnome-49/
- Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka is now available - https://www.ghacks.net/2025/10/09/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-is-now-available/
The clock is ticking: Ubuntu Summit 25.10 is just around the corner
https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-clock-is-ticking-ubuntu-summit-25-10-is-just-around-the-corner
- I Accidentally Promised to Run a Big Tech Summit Music Stream! - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com/2025/10/i-accidentally-promised-to-run-at-big.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
Congratulations to this contributor!
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open: # (+/-#)
- Critical: # (+/-#)
- Unconfirmed: # (+/-#)
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translations
Hot in Support
Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads
Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions
Ask (and answer!) questions at: https://askubuntu.com/
Meeting Reports
Team leads are responsible to summarize
Otherwise will be demoted to the “Other Meeting Reports” section as bulleted
Starcraft Clinic - XXXX
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/starcraft-clinic-2024-aug-16/41427/4?u=soumyadghosh
Rocks Public Journal; 2024-XX-XX
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/rocks-public-journal-2024-08-27/47542/4
Other Meeting Reports
- +1 Maintenance report from Sep 29, 2025 to Oct 2, 2025 - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/1-maintenance-report-from-sep-29-2025-to-oct-2-2025/68817
- Utkarsh Gupta: FOSS Activites in September 2025 - https://utkarsh2102.org/posts/foss-in-sept-25/
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Times shown are UTC unless otherwise specified. For more details and further dates please visit: https://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/ | https://discourse.ubuntu.com/upcoming-events
LoCo News
LoCo Events
The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:
Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the respective LoCo Team calendar to browse upcoming events.
Please see:
- Ubuntu Arizona LoCo: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/upcoming-events-for-azloco/38466
- Ubuntu-pt LoCo: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/locos/ubuntu-pt/132
- Registered LoCo contacts: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/locos/129
The Hub
How we delivered the new APT solver in 25.10
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-we-delivered-the-new-apt-solver-in-25-10/68920
Staying in the loop on the Ubuntu Discourse [POLL]
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/staying-in-the-loop-on-the-ubuntu-discourse-poll/69165
Ubuntu 25.10: A Retrospective
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-a-retrospective/69127
The Planet
Other Community News
What Say You
Here we elicit your adventures, your trials and how you triumphed; your desktop, why it is your preference; have you made a bug report, tell the experience; coding or other development works worth the comment; tips - tricks and other neat things you have discovered … many other subjects too…
A good thing by Bashing-om
Ubuntu Cloud News
- OpenStack cloud – happy 15th anniversary! - https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-cloud-happy-15th-anniversary
- Ubuntu worker nodes for OKE now in Limited Availability - https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-worker-nodes-for-oracle-oke-now-in-limited-availability
Canonical News
In the Press
In the Blogosphere
Ubuntu Reveal Codename of Next Year’s 26.04 LTS
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-lts-codename-resolute-raccoon
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Portugal Podcast: Episode 27x - whatever the topic
https://podcastubuntuportugal.org/e272/
Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 25.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 22.04 Updates
End of Standard Support: April 2027
Ubuntu 24.04 Updates
End of standard support: April 2029
Ubuntu 25.04 Updates
End of Life: January 2026
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