Ubuntu MATE 25.04 Release Notes

Ubuntu MATE 25.04 is ready to soar! 🪽 Celebrating our 10th anniversary as an official Ubuntu flavour with the reliable MATE Desktop experience you love, built on the latest Ubuntu foundations. Read on to learn more 👓️

A Decade of MATE

This release marks the 10th anniversary of Ubuntu MATE becoming an official Ubuntu flavour. From our humble beginnings, we’ve developed a loyal following of users who value a traditional desktop experience with modern capabilities. Thanks to our amazing community, contributors, and users who have been with us throughout this journey. Here’s to many more years of Ubuntu MATE! 🥂

What changed in Ubuntu MATE 25.04?

Here are the highlights of what’s new in the Plucky Puffin release:

• Celebrating 10 years as an official Ubuntu flavour! 🎂
• Optional full disk encryption in the installer 🔐
  • Enhanced advanced partitioning options
  • Better interaction with existing BitLocker-enabled Windows installations
  • Improved experience when installing alongside other operating systems

Major Applications

Accompanying MATE Desktop 🧉 and Linux 6.15 🐧 are Firefox 137 🔥🦊,
Evolution 3.56 📧, LibreOffice 25.2.2 📚

See the Ubuntu 25.04 Release Notes
for details of all the changes and improvements that Ubuntu MATE benefits from.

Upgrading to Ubuntu MATE 25.04

The upgrade process to Ubuntu MATE 25.04 is the same as Ubuntu.

• Ubuntu 25.04 Upgrade Process

There are no offline upgrade options for Ubuntu MATE. Please ensure you have
network connectivity to one of the official mirrors or to a locally accessible
mirror and follow the instructions above.