Ubuntu 21.10
The Xubuntu development update for September 2021 shows a strong pulse in our quiet project. Xubuntu’s development server was funded, our latest wallpaper was published, and several new packages were uploaded. We’ve also added Xfce 4.17 packages to a PPA for testing. Funding the Xubuntu Development Server
MenuLibre
With the release of MenuLibre 2.2.3, integration with various desktop environments and distributions is significantly improved. What’s New? New Features * Added diagnostics for failed menu loading * Added support for GNOME-specific categories ( #56) * Added support for PrefersNonDefaultGPU ( #50) * Added support for unprefixed applications.menu ( #67) * Added support for
Hibernation
Can’t suspend? Try hibernation. A disabled feature may give your laptop a longer life. A few weeks ago, my laptop forgot how to suspend. I closed the lid and waited for the light to power off as expected, and it should have safely been asleep. Later, I opened the
Website
Hello, hello. First time. I’m Sean! Nice to meet you! 👋 Greetings to the Medium family of writers. Today, I join your ranks as a long-time contributor to free and open-source software (FOSS). For years and years, I’ve only written on my publication at bluesabre.org. My writing so
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
In August, Xubuntu made several configuration and package updates for the in-development 20.10 Impish Indri and some bug fixes and application updates for the 20.04 Focal Fossa release. Xubuntu 20.04, Focal Fossa Xubuntu 20.04.3 was released on Thursday, August 26th. It’s a maintenance release
Ubuntu 21.10
I’m finally returning to regular FOSS development time, focusing again on Xubuntu. Resuming team votes and getting community feedback has kicked off development on Xubuntu 21.10 “Impish Indri.” Recent team votes have expanded Xubuntu’s collection of apps. It’s my Xubuntu development update for July 2021! Update
elementary
I’ve been quiet the last few months. With an increased (at-work) workload and the start of returning to a normal life, I haven’t had the time to sit down and focus on FOSS. Despite that, I still managed to contribute some worthwhile improvements to elementary. So, here’s
elementary
This month has been one of my busiest in quite some time. With Xubuntu 21.04 arriving earlier this week, we’ve been pushing to test and land fixes and translations. Since there weren’t any respins of the final image, we didn’t have to do repeat tests, saving
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
From the moment an Ubuntu release (and flavors) reaches Final Freeze until the release is end-of-life ( EOL), updates are released following the “stable release update” procedure, or SRU. This process is documented on the Ubuntu Wiki. However, it can be intimidating for new and long-time contributors and also confusing for
elementary
Nearly two weeks have passed since I announced that I would explore development on elementary OS. I received more positive feedback than I expected, so thanks, everybody, for your awesome support! Since the announcement, I’ve been getting my feet wet with a few different elementary-related projects, and I think
elementary
elementary. I’ve been a fan of the project since its early days when it was just an icon and GTK theme. I’ve borrowed from their design language while designing my own applications. With each successive update, I’m always blown away by every small detail they get right.
Ubuntu 21.04
Today, February 25, 2021, marks Feature Freeze for the Ubuntu 21.04 release schedule. At this point, we stopped introducing new features and packages and started to focus on testing and bug fixes. Feature Freeze also marks Debian Import Freeze, which means that packages we have in common with Debian