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| Matrix | https://matrix.to/#/#xubuntu-space:ubuntu.com |
Exciting news: I’ve moved my blog from bluesabre.org to seand.xyz! It’s a fresh start focused on mentorship, healthy communities, and growing beyond code. 
Xubuntu needs more engagement and maintainers, and this reframing is my first step toward making that happen. Check out my first post to learn more:
https://seand.xyz/blog/2025/06/09/seand-xyz-a-fresh-start-for-my-work-and-ideas/
Xubuntu 25.04, "Plucky Puffin", has landed! Enjoy all the latest improvements, including 
Xfce 4.20 and 
GNOME 48 apps on the 
Ubuntu flavor you know and love.
#Xubuntu users! Do you still use "indicators"? In particular, the ones that are not compatible with the modern KStatusNotifier spec?
Xubuntu ships the Xfce Indicator and Systray plugins as well as "indicator-messages." Does indicator-messages (the mail icon indicator) still work? Should we consider dropping the Indicator plugin for 25.10 to fix issues like these? I'm leaning towards yes.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/2059045
Booted up the Live installer of today's build (20240325) and I see the double network panel icon in the top panel. First time I have seen this on a Live or clean installation. I have only seen it with LTS upgraded Xubuntu installations. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: xfce4-panel 4.18.4-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-11.11-generic 6.8.0-rc4 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-11-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5Ch...
@xubuntu 25.04 is looking pretty dreamy now that the wallpaper has landed.
Please help us test the next release, due one week from today: https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/467/builds
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
Xubuntu 25.04 Beta ISOs are now available for download and testing. Codenamed “Plucky Puffin”, the thirty-ninth release of Xubuntu prominently features the newly released Xfce 4.20 and benefits from many bug fixes, delivering a wonderful and stable desktop operating system for everyone. Despite its relative stability, this milestone is prerelease software. It should not be installed on production hardware (e.g. anything that you depend on) and provides no guarantee of support. Instead, we welco...
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)
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)!
Hello, Mastodon family! It's been a long time coming, but Xubuntu has officially left X behind!
https://x.com/Xubuntu/status/1886754277177123276
If you're still using X, consider sharing our update to spread awareness. We'll continue to bring you the best of #Xfce and #Linux... all in one place.
(edit: because everything is confusing and nothing makes sense... we're leaving X, formerly known as Twitter, not X11. Wayland is still very much in the future!)
To all of our fans, friends, and lovers of #Xfce, #Linux, and especially #Xubuntu... we've moved! Follow us at https://t.co/F3MJIl4L3f! This account will no longer be regularly maintained. Many thanks for the years of support and our 11.9K (wow!) followers! You're the best!
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/
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?
Sean Davis
