Ubuntu 25.04 - Plucky

This AMI offers a repackaged and This product wherein additional charges apply for support provided by Galaxys, providing immediate access to the latest interim release of the popular Linux distribution on AWS. Designed for agility and innovation, this image serves as a robust platform for developers, DevOps teams, and technology evaluators who require the newest software and kernel features for their projects in a cloud environment.

Key Features and Technical Specifications:

• Latest Software Stack: Features an up-to-date collection of software packages, programming languages, and development libraries as delivered in the Ubuntu 25.04 repositories. This includes newer versions of Python, Go, Rust, and PHP for modern application development.
• Modern Linux Kernel: Built on the Linux 6.11 kernel series, offering enhanced hardware compatibility, improved filesystem performance, and the latest security and networking subsystems beneficial for next-generation AWS instance types.
• Development and Testing Focus: Provides a fresh and clean environment perfectly suited for building and testing new application prototypes, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and evaluating new software versions before committing to a long-term support release.
• AWS-Optimized Foundation: Pre-configured with the AWS-optimized kernel and essential utilities for seamless integration with core EC2 features, ensuring efficient performance and management within the Amazon cloud ecosystem.
• Streamlined Security: Includes the latest security patches and configurations available at the time of the image's publication, establishing a solid starting point for building secure environments according to your organization's policies.
• Short-Term Support Cycle: This interim release receives standard Ubuntu security maintenance and updates until January 2026, aligning with a rapid development and upgrade cadence.

Intended Use Cases:

• Development & Staging Environments: Rapidly spin up disposable or short-lived instances for active software development, feature testing, and staging new releases.
• Technology Evaluation: Test and validate the compatibility and performance of applications with the latest software libraries, kernels, and programming language versions available in the Ubuntu ecosystem.
• CI/CD Pipeline Workloads: Utilize as a base image for build servers and automated testing runners where having the newest dependencies is crucial.
• Modern Application Stacks: Deploy containerized applications, microservices, or serverless functions that benefit from the updated kernel and runtime support in Ubuntu 25.04.

Important Consideration: As a standard, non-LTS release, Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky has a limited support window. It is engineered for forward-looking projects that prioritize access to recent innovations over long-term stability. For production systems requiring years of consistent support, an Ubuntu LTS release (such as 22.04 or the upcoming 24.04 LTS) is the recommended foundation.