The Xubuntu team is proud to announce the Alpha2 release of Xubuntu 12.10, Quantal Quetzal! Updates for this release include Xfce 4.10 Updated applications, including GIMP 2.8 and gThumb 3.0.1 In addition, starting from the Quantal cycle, Xubuntu will not support Wubi installations. Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your [...]
Xubuntu’s default theme gets a refresh for Quantal
While we’ve been using “Greybird” as our default theme for a few releases now, I’ve continuously worked on it. The goal was not only to ensure the quality of the theme in terms of a flawless Xfce4 and Gtk3 performance and extras like supporting Unity or Compiz, but also to visually keep it up-to-date. More [...]
Brainstorming the 12.10 release
It is the time to submit your ideas on how to make Xubuntu better: the brainstorming phase for the 12.10 roadmap is on now! It is also a good time to start contributing, since every item needs an assignee – without assignees, even good ideas will not be approved – thus not implemented. Everybody is [...]
FAQ for Xubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
1. Is there a way to use folders shared from Windows? Yes, using Gigolo. If you are not able to see the network check if gvfs-backends is installed. 2. Thunar loads very slowly on first launch, how do I fix that? Unfortunately, this is a known bug. There are two possible solutions: Edit the file [...]
Xubuntu 12.04 released
The Xubuntu team is very proud and happy to announce the release of Xubuntu 12.04, codenamed Precise Pangolin! Xubuntu 12.04 is a Long Term Support release (LTS) and will be supported for three years per the Xubuntu LTS plan. Download Xubuntu 12.04 here For support with the release, navigate to Help & Support for a [...]