Xubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Beta ISOs are now available for testing. Learn more about the release before it launches on April 17!

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xubuntu-25-04-beta-released/58052

Sure, February's almost over. But you still want a monthly @xubuntu update... right?

In this exciting update*:
- Xubuntu 24.04.2 was just released!
- Xubuntu 25.04 Feature Freeze is now in effect!
- RISC-V support for the xubuntu-desktop package!
- Print Preview works for the first time in years!
- Lots and lots of package updates!

https://www.bluesabre.org/2025/02/22/xubuntu-development-update-february-2025/

(*You know it's exciting because of all the exclamation marks)

I remember in the late 90s installing Red Hat #Linux for the first time, booting into X, and thinking "OMG I'm in love".

That feeling has never dissipated.

I hopped from Red Hat to Mandrake and then to Ubuntu and loved every minute. Then I discovered gaming and, to my regret, I had to use Windows.

Nowadays, my life is very different - I became more and more disabled over the years - and found myself having to survive on benefits.

I have 2 machines: a 2014 MacBook Air and an 8 year old PC. The laptop cannot run MacOS and support for Windows10 was being withdrawn. Being on benefits, buying a new machine is out of the question. Money is just too tight. So, once again, I was drawn to Linux.

I installed #Xubuntu on the laptop and #Kubuntu on the PC. It has breathed new life into both computers. They run flawlessly and am incredibly grateful for them.

If and when the time comes where I can afford a new PC, I won't be effing around. Linux will be installed on it.

M$/Apple are my past.

Do you have a few minutes to spare in the next few days? Mind testing a @xubuntu point release?

#Xubuntu 24.04.2 is ready for testing on https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/465/builds

It features #Linux kernel 6.11 (formerly 6.8) and numerous bug fixes, including the obscure xfce4-panel crash on close: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/2064846

For an in-depth look at the package changes, you can take a peek at our manifest diff: https://github.com/Xubuntu/xubuntu-manifest/compare/24.04.1...noble-daily-live#diff-24e130eca188654ec3287ec9ba8d0473192ef822b12d48148254c7f357e5e4b1

Thanks for any testing you can provide (and record in the test tracker)!

My bad boy HP Stream 14 got a new battery. After 8 years of honorable service he's got a little exhausted. But after this refreshment he's as bright as ever.
It's been probably a dozen books that I have translated on this laptop since 2017.
He saw #Xubuntu , #Manjaro , #FreeBSD , #OpenBSD and now runs #Slackware (not sure for how long, though).

Xubuntu 25.04 Preparing Xfce 4.20 Desktop Upgrade
—Phoronix

｢ All of those Xfce 4.20 goodies are on the way for Xubuntu 25.04 due out in April. Published this weekend was the January 2025 Xubuntu 25.04 development update that includes landing Xfce 4.20 components such as the Thunar 4.20 file manager, Xfce4-panel 4.20, Xfdesktop 4.20, and other Xfce 4.20 components ｣

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xubuntu-25.04-Xfce-4.20

Welcome to 2025! The first @xubuntu development update of the year is now available! The latest updates to arrive in 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" include Xfce 4.20, GIMP 3.0, and many smaller updates that refresh the Ubuntu base.

https://www.bluesabre.org/2025/01/04/xubuntu-development-update-january-2025/

#Xfce 4.20 chegou a #Debian #sid (unstable) hoje. Vamos ver como fica, já! Atualizados os pacotes, basta reiniciar o serviço `lightdm`, no meu caso.

Em breve, a nova versão deverá ser disponibilizada também em #Trixie (atual testing) e provavelmente aproveitável por próximos lançamentos de outras distribuições derivadas como #Xubuntu etc.

Beyond the release of Xfce 4.20, I've also been thinking about theming in Xubuntu.

We've long shipped the Greybird and Numix themes. Greybird was developed largely internally ( Shimmer Project), but hasn't had much love in recent years. The same can be said for Numix.

What themes do you recommend that are well-maintained and work well with Xfce, MATE, and GNOME? Would they be a good fit for Xubuntu?

GIMP 3.0 RC1 has landed in @xubuntu 25.04!

Check it out on today's daily build: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/

We're still early in the Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" development cycle, but Xubuntu is already making some positive improvements! There's already a lot to like with an updated icon theme, improved Super key support, and expanded image support. Here's your Xubuntu Development Update for December 2024!

https://www.bluesabre.org/2024/12/07/xubuntu-development-update-december-2024/

Thrilled to announce that DEKUVE team took 2nd place in the @xfce 4.20 wallpaper contest! Honored to contribute to the visual experience of this amazing desktop environment. Big thanks to everyone who supported and organized this! #Xfce #WallpaperContest #Linux #xubuntu #news #ukraine #art #digitalart #photography #technology #cybersecurity #security #web #web3 #ecology #os #windows #macos #android #ios #javascript #python #indiedev #saturday #picture #vibe #mood

Bien, je viens de rajouter du pour mon histoire de #Macbook #A1342
Voilà où j'en suis : j'ai installé debian facile. J'ai du trafiquer et faire du fichier .conf pour régler une erreur et ben en fait ça en a réglé qu'une partie... A savoir que le jouet a une carte graph #nvidia donc c'est le bordel mon colonel, pas au niveau graphique mais au niveau chauffe, le fameux pilote libre fait ce qu'il peut et de toute façon pour des raisons de sécurité le pilote proprio est introuvable.
J'ai bien envie de tenter une autre distri pour voir ce que ça donne (mais avant je vais récupérer mes .conf).
Je vais donc tenter #xubuntu . Je m’intéresse aussi à #RockyLinux vu que j'ai trouvé un tuto plutôt clair mais va falloir mettre les mains dans le camboui mais pas plus que pour de la #puppylinux

@xubuntu 25.04 development is now open! The first daily builds landed today.

Daily build: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/

Day 1 ISO changes from 24.10: https://github.com/Xubuntu/xubuntu-manifest/commit/ee0b588172d402fa26fa69260112d20346a19364

PC de 11 ans avec #Intel Core i3 et 4 Go de RAM, acheté d'occasion sur #LeBonCoin en 2018. J'avais remplacé #HDD par #SSD (#occasion).
Depuis 6 ans, il est relié à la #TV avec #Xubuntu (#Ubuntu + #XFCE) légèrement customisé (#Plank). J'utilise #Firefox, #Kodi, et #FreeTube pour visionner TV + vidéos et photos, stockées sur #NAS #RaspberryPi. Les #LogicielsLibres dont #GNU /#Linux rallongent la vie des PC !
#GAFAM #OpenSource #LogicielsLibres #GreenIT #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11 #Microsoft

My X profile is finally dead. Every tweet was deleted, every image was removed, and every privacy setting was enabled. What a freeing experience!

I'm looking forward to being more active here and on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/bluesabre.bsky.social), posting more frequently about #Xubuntu and #OpenSourceSoftware.

#Xubuntu 24.10 is finally available. This release includes updates from #Xfce 4.19, GNOME 47, and MATE 1.26. If you want some additional context and screenshots, here you go:

https://bluesabre.org/2024/10/10/xubuntu-24-10-released/

Xubuntu 24.10, "Oracular Oriole," is now available! This release features Xfce 4.19, a preview of the 4.20 release arriving later this year.

https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-24-10-released/

Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.

Do you want an early peek at Xubuntu 24.10? Would you be interested in doing some ISO tests for us?

Tests for `Oracular Final` are now available here: https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/463/builds

Our (in-progress) release notes can be found here: https://wiki.xubuntu.org/releases/24.10/release-notes

And if this is your first time testing an Ubuntu ISO, we've got just the thing: https://wiki.xubuntu.org/qa/new_tester_start

Thanks for being part of the #Xubuntu community!