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Installing Ubuntu Questing Quokka Beta [1]

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Date: 2025-09-14

The next release of Ubuntu Linux, 25.10 Questing Quokka, will be available tomorrow in a Beta test version. In the meantime you can install the latest daily build, and you can carry on with daily builds until the full release on October 9. As a former long-time Silicon Valley Senior Tech Writer and Free Software lead, I am providing commentary on Ubuntu’s recommended installation process below.

Do not install any of these preliminary builds on a production computer. We expect to find bugs and goosh them ➡️➡️ if they don’t hit us too hard in the next few weeks, but you shouldn’t risk real data along the way.

I happen to have a spare HP laptop with some minor niggles (for which I have found workarounds), along with my more recent HP laptop that I found on eBay for $95, a price I couldn’t resist.

If you are thinking of switching to Linux, I don’t recommend starting with a test build. The current Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin is fine, and comes with a convenient upgrade tool that will notify you when the next release is ready, and automate the entire process.

Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” Brings Groundbreaking Changes to Its October 2025 Release

What Users Should Do Test current applications and hardware with Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds before the official release

Review system boot configurations that may be affected by the Dracut transition

Prepare backup strategies for systems planned for upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10

Monitor the official Ubuntu channels for final release announcements and upgrade documentation Pro Tip If you’re running critical systems, consider testing Ubuntu 25.10 in a virtual machine first to ensure all your essential software and hardware components work correctly with the new kernel and boot system changes.

One more thing: You might need to save your Firefox passwords and bookmarks, if any, and put the resulting .csv and .html files on your USB drive, so that they are easy to load when you get Quokka running.

If you know how to install a VM, you don’t need my help with these more basic processes.

Here are the general instructions for installing any version of Ubuntu Linux.

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