Xubuntu 9.10, codenamed the “Karmic Koala”, is the latest and greatest version of Xubuntu, released on October 29th, 2009. It integrates the latest Xfce-desktop releases with the high-quality and feature-rich core of Ubuntu, resulting in a light-weight and easy-to-use Linux distribution.
Release Notes
To learn about all the great enhancements and improvements that can be found in Xubuntu 9.10, please see the release notes.
Download
Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
More instructions are available on the download page.
Upgrading from Xubuntu 9.04
To upgrade to Xubuntu 9.10 from Xubuntu 9.04, follow these instructions.
The release candidate of Xubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has arrived. This is a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. If you would like to see what is new in this RC release, please see the Release Notes.
Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker, Bugs can be reported in Launchpad.
If you are looking for support), please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net.
The beta has now been superseded by the release candidate, links on this page will not work.
The beta of Xubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” has arrived. This is a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. If you would like to see what is new in the beta release, please see the Release Notes.
Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker, Bugs can be reported in Launchpad.
If you are looking for support, please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net.
Edit: 2025-11-16 02:57:00
The service have been discontinued, please download the ISO from Get Xubuntu.
It is now possible to order free Xubuntu CDs (see the Get Xubuntu-page). These CDs are generously provided free of charge by On-Disk.com as part of their Quick Ship free disc service, providing an alternative to Ubuntu’s ShipIt service which does not provide Xubuntu. This means potential users only have to pay shipping costs, avoiding having to download Xubuntu over a slow internet connection.
This entails an independent third party service, not run by Canonical nor the Xubuntu developers.
Xubuntu 9.04, codenamed the “Jaunty Jackalope”, is the latest and greatest version of Xubuntu, released on April 23, 2009. It integrates the latest Xfce-desktop releases with the high-quality and feature-rich core of Ubuntu, resulting in a light-weight and easy-to-use Linux distribution.
For Ubuntu see http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop For Kubuntu see http://kubuntu.org/news/9.04-release
Release Notes
To learn about all the great enhancements and improvements that can be found in Xubuntu 9.04, please see the release notes.
Download
Get it while it’s hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
More instructions are available on the download page.
Upgrading from Xubuntu 8.10
To upgrade to Xubuntu 9.04 from Xubuntu 8.10, follow these instructions.
