417: Review of Ubuntu 25.04, Plucky Puffin

video: https://youtu.be/Zt8mUYh-I2c

In this episode of Destination Linux, we explore the latest in open-source developments with the release of Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin". Additionally, we cover updates in Tor Browser 14.5 aimed at enhancing user privacy, the bittersweet shutdown of Arco Linux, and introduce the terminal-based text editor Micro in our software spotlight.

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Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com

Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:31 Community Feedback

00:04:11 Carl Richell Passes the Cheeto Test

00:06:20 Windows 12 and Puffy Cheetos: A Perfect Pair?

00:07:32 Sandfly Security

00:10:08 Plucky Puffin Arrives: Ubuntu 25.04 Highlights

00:11:59 GPUs: Rare, Pricey, and Painful

00:15:29 ARM64 Ubuntu Desktop: A Step Toward Apple-Like Efficiency

00:16:06 Which Windows Version Finally Saves Battery?

00:17:39 Returning to Ubuntu 25.04: There’s More to Say

00:21:38 Hands-On with Plucky Puffin: Jill’s Install Experience

00:34:37 Ubuntu 25.04: Small Bugs, Big Potential

00:36:02 Ubuntu 25.10 Gets a Quokka-Sized Dose of Cuteness

00:39:10 The End of an Era: ArcoLinux Shuts Down

00:46:07 Tor Browser 14.5: Privacy Gets an Upgrade

00:55:46 Micro Editor: Small Name, Big Features

01:02:16 Support the Show

01:04:14 Outro

Links:

• Community Feedback
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
  
  


• Sandfly Security
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
  
  
  • https://destinationlinux.net/409
  
  


• Ubuntu 25.04 Released
  
  
  • https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin
  
  


• Ubuntu 25.10 Gets a Quokka-Sized Dose of Cuteness
  
  
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubuntu-25-10-named-questing-quokka
  
  


• The End of an Era: ArcoLinux Shuts Down
  
  
  • https://www.arcolinux.info/a-farewell-to-the-arcolinux-university/
  
  


• Tor Browser 14.5: Privacy Gets an Upgrade
  
  
  • https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-145/
  
  


• Micro Editor: Small Name, Big Features
  
  
  • https://micro-editor.github.io/
  
  


• Support the Show
  
  
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  
  
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/