What’s new in the Ubuntu 25.10 beta release could surprise some users

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Ubuntu 25.10 is almost ready for the market.
• Although an interim release, the beta includes plenty of new features.
• The biggest change is Dracut replacing initramfs-tools.

With Ubuntu 25.10 on the horizon, you might be curious about what will be included. Although a good number of features were added during the alpha phase of the development process, the just-released beta adds a few features that…