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sudo apt install fonts-noto-color-emoji

sudo apt install flatpak gnome-software-plugin-flatpak

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

# Get the desktopify repository
git clone https://github.com/bluesabre/desktopify.git
# Switch to the desktopify directory
cd desktopify
# Install Xubuntu, or
sudo ./desktopify --de xubuntu --oem
# Install Xubuntu Core
sudo ./desktopify --de xubuntu-core --oem

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cappelikan/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mainline

sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:touchegg/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install touchegg

# Install Flatpak
sudo apt install flatpak
# Install the GNOME Software Flatpak plugin (optional)
sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
# Add the Flathub repository
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install flathub com.github.joseexposito.touche

flatpak-builder build org.bluesabre.darkbar.yml --user --install --force-clean

ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Domain/Subdomain name: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Your Email Address: user@email.com
Username: bluesabre
Password: ********
Blog Title: bluesabre.org
Is the information correct? [Y/n] Y
Would you like to use LetsEncrypt (certbot) to configure SSL(https) for your new site? (y/n): n

cd /var/www/ghost/content
aws s3 cp images s3://mybucket-name/content/images --recursive

{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AddPerm",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": "*",
"Action": "s3:GetObject",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::mybucket-name/content/*"
}
]
}

https://<bucket name>.s3.<region name>.amazonaws.com/content/images/path/to/image.png

https://<bucket name>.s3.<region name>.amazonaws.com/content/

sudo apt update
sudo apt install plasma-browser-integration

$ md5sum xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin-0.4.3.tar.bz2 3d86032acb9364d47e0a144350c63e1a
$ sha1sum xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin-0.4.3.tar.bz2
5682fa1ed6976e94fa01c91fc5b7839bfe804241
$ sha256sum xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin-0.4.3.tar.bz2
5a518237e2137341d8ca6584938950525e20c28a0177e30ecaea3ba8e7a2615b

$ md5sum sgt-launcher-0.2.5.tar.gz2
8e77a28faeb9ed6105cab09c90f1ea0
$ sha1sum sgt-launcher-0.2.5.tar.gz
59595b926950e3b76230b35ee540e883407e8132
$ sha256sum sgt-launcher-0.2.5.tar.gz2
aa00b35b3cb19c041246bfa9e892862f3bcb133843a1f2f3767e9f5be278fc7

$ md5sum catfish-1.4.12.tar.bz2
9aad6a0bc695ec8793d4294880974cb2
$ sha1sum catfish-1.4.12.tar.bz2
4e78e291a2f17c85122a85049bdc837b49afdd66
$ sha256sum catfish-1.4.12.tar.bz2
c3fb30e02b217752aa493b49769be1a5fc2adde70b22aef381e6c67d5227134a

catfish --path=~/Desktop

$ md5sum catfish-1.4.11.tar.bz2
67e23d45fded026ef3445bc7fe1d1653
$ sha1sum catfish-1.4.11.tar.bz2
e7617948d59c69faa3f2569981b7371126d00737
$ sha256sum catfish-1.4.11.tar.bz2
617baf9309e3cdfb20c8357ac786eb26f30e6fd4280d4534d3cdd742c7ffcd85

/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --force-dark-mode

$ nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
...
Nmap scan report for ubuntu.attlocal.net (192.168.1.230)
Host is up (0.00036s latency).
...

$ ssh ubuntu@ubuntu.attlocal.net
ubuntu@ubuntu.attlocal.net's password:
You are required to change your password immediately (administrator enforced)
WARNING: Your password has expired.
You must change your password now and login again!
Changing password for ubuntu.
Current password:
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
Connection to ubuntu.attlocal.net closed.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install xubuntu-core^ slick-greeter

[SeatDefaults]
greeter-session=slick-greeter

sudo reboot

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/experimental
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfce4-screensaver

sudo apt update
sudo apt install parole

sudo apt update
sudo apt install lightdm-gtk-greeter

sudo apt update
sudo apt install catfish

# Papirus Icon Theme PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:papirus/papirus
# Fira Fonts PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bluesabre/fonts
# WebUpd8 MATE PPA (Contains AppMenu plugin)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/mate
# Update Your Repositories...
sudo apt update
# ... And Install!
sudo apt install breeze-cursor-theme greybird-gtk-theme papirus-icon-theme fonts-fira-sans xfce4-vala-appmenu-plugin unity-gtk3-module unity-gtk2-module appmenu-qt appmenu-qt5
# Enable the AppMenu plugin
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsMenubar -n -t bool -s true
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsAppmenu -n -t bool -s true
# Restart, configure your panel, and tweak your settings in the settings manager

# Debian and Ubuntu users
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:catfish-search/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install <catfish|catfish-unstable|catfish-daily>

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfpanel-switch

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:catfish-search/catfish-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mugshot-dev/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

python3 setup.py install --user

sudo python3 setup.py install

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lightdm-gtk-greeter-team/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lightdm-gtk-greeter

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lightdm-gtk-greeter-team/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lightdm-gtk-greeter

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

python3 setup.py install --user

sudo python3 setup.py install

# position = main window position: x y
# 20% horizontally, 40% vertically
position = 20% 40%
# 10 pixels from the left, 50% vertically
position = 10 50%
# 100 pixels from the right, 50% vertically
position = -100 50%

# default-user-image = Image used as default user icon, path or #icon-name
# Using a file path
default-user-image = /usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png
# Using an icon name, distro logo
default-user-image = #distributor-logo

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lightdm-gtk-greeter-team/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lightdm-gtk-greeter

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:smd-seandavis/xfce-4.12-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mugshot-dev/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mugshot-dev/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mugshot

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:menulibre-dev/devel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:menulibre-dev/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:catfish-search/catfish-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install catfish

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parole

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:menulibre-dev/devel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install menulibre

sudo -E wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list
sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring
sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get install app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/themes

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install acroread libreoffice libreoffice-gtk gvfs-backends w64codecs xubuntu-restricted-extras vlc p7zip-full python-xmpp faenza-icon-theme mint-z-theme qtcurve libgnomeui-0

sudo apt-get install adobe-flashplugin

sudo apt-get install build-essential gedit ipython quickly quickly-ubuntu-template

sudo apt-get autoremove leafpad abiword-common gnumeric-common

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/glade-3.desktop

apt-get update
apt-get install nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free

apt-get update
apt-get install module-assistant wireless-tools
m-a a-i broadcom-sta
modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb
modprobe wl

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rye/ubuntuone-extras
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntuone-indicator

Date	Milestones
February 06
February 13	24.04.2 Point Release (delayed to 2/20)
February 20	Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze
February 27	Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)

Package	24.04.1	24.04.2
firefox	134	135
libdrm	2.4.120	2.4.122
libreoffice	24.2.5	24.2.7
Linux kernel	6.8.0	6.11.0
Mesa	24.0.9	24.2.8
xfce4-panel	4.18.4-1build2	4.18.4-1ubuntu0.1

Package	January 1, 2025	February 22, 2025
blueman	2.4.3	2.4.4
gigolo	0.5.3	0.5.4
gimp	3.0.0 RC2	3.0.0 RC3
gnome-mines	40.1	48 Alpha
libgtk-3	3.24.43	3.24.48
libgtk-4	4.17.1	4.17.4
libreoffice	24.8.4	25.2.1
libxfce4windowing	4.20.0	4.20.2
lightdm	1.30.0	1.32.0
Linux kernel	6.11.0	6.12.0
Mesa	24.2.8	24.3.4
parole	4.18.1	4.18.2
python	3.12.8	3.13.1
rhythmbox	3.4.7	3.4.8
snapd	2.66.1	2.67.1
synaptic	0.91.3	0.91.5
thunar	4.20.0	4.20.2
xfce4-notifyd	0.9.6	0.9.7
xfce4-panel	4.20.0	4.20.3
xfce4-panel-profiles	1.0.14	1.0.15
xfce4-screensaver	4.18.3	4.18.4
xfce4-taskmanager	1.5.7	1.5.8
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin	2.8.3	2.9.1
xfce4-xkb-plugin	0.8.3	0.8.5
xfwm4	4.18.0	4.20.0
xubuntu-default-settings	25.04.0	25.04.1
xubuntu-meta	2.265	2.266

Date	Milestones
January 02
January 09
January 16
January 23
January 30

Package	Oracular (24.10)	Plucky (25.04)
exo	4.19.0	4.20.0
gimp	2.10.38	3.0.0 RC2
libgtk-4	4.16.2	4.17.1
libreoffice	24.8.2	24.8.4
libxfce4ui	4.19.5	4.20.0
libxfce4util	4.19.3	4.20.0
libxfce4windowing	4.19.4	4.20.0
pavucontrol	6.0	6.1
synaptic	0.91.3	0.91.4
thunar	4.19.3	4.20.0
tumbler	4.19.1	4.20.0
xfce4-panel	4.19.3	4.20.0
xfce4-power-manager	4.19.3	4.20.0
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin	0.4.8	0.4.9
xfce4-session	4.19.2	4.20.0
xfce4-terminal	1.1.3	1.1.4
xfconf	4.19.2	4.20.0
xfdesktop	4.19.3	4.20.0

Date	Milestones
December 05
December 12
December 19	Xfce 4.20 released, Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)
December 26

Package	Oracular (24.10)	Plucky (25.04)
elementary-xfce-icon-theme	0.19	0.20
gdebi	0.9.5.7	0.9.5.8
gnome-sudoku	47.0	47.1.1
pipewire	1.2.4	1.2.7
libadwaita	1.6.0	1.6.2
libgtk-4	4.16.2	4.16.7
libreoffice	24.8.2	24.8.3
libwireplumber	0.5.6	0.5.7
mousepad	0.6.2	0.6.3
xfce4-dict	0.7.6	0.8.8
xubuntu-artwork	24.10.1	25.04
xubuntu-desktop	2.263	2.265
xubuntu-default-settings	24.04.4	25.04.0

Date	Milestones
August 01
August 08
August 15	Feature Freeze, Debian Import Freeze
August 22	Ubuntu Testing Week (optional)
August 29

Package	Noble (24.04)	Oracular (24.10)
blueman	2.3.5	2.4.2
catfish	4.16.4	4.18.0
exo-utils	4.18.0	4.19.0
gimp	2.10.36	2.10.38
gnome-sudoku	46.0	46.3
gucharmap	15.1.3	15.1.5
libadwaita	1.5.0	1.5.2
libgarcon	4.18.1	4.19.1
libgtk-3	3.24.41	3.24.43
libreoffice	24.2.2	24.2.5
libtumbler	4.18.1	4.19.1
libwireplumber	0.4.17	0.5.5
libxfce4panel	4.18.4	4.19.3
libxfce4ui	4.18.4	4.19.5
libxfce4util	4.18.1	4.19.3
libxfce4windowing	N/A	4.19.3
libxfconf	4.18.1	4.19.2
mousepad	0.6.1	0.6.2
ristretto	0.13.1	0.13.2
thunar	4.18.8	4.19.3
transmission-gtk	4.0.5	4.0.6
tumbler	4.18.1	4.19.1
xfburn	0.7.0	0.7.1
xfce4-appfinder	4.18.0	4.19.2
xfce4-clipman	1.6.5	1.6.6
xfce4-panel	4.18.4	4.19.3
xfce4-power-manager	4.18.3	4.19.3
xfce4-screenshooter	1.10.5	1.10.6
xfce4-session	4.18.3	4.19.2
xfce4-settings	4.18.4	4.19.2
xfconf	4.18.1	4.19.2
xfdesktop4	4.18.1	4.19.2
xubuntu-desktop	2.262	2.263

Package	Xenial	Yakkety
inxi	2.2.35-0ubuntu1	2.3.1-1
lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings	1.2.1-0ubuntu1	1.2.1-1
mousepad	0.4.0-3ubuntu1	0.4.0-4ubuntu1
shimmer-themes(greybird-gtk-theme, numix-gtk-theme)	2.1.2-0ubuntu1	2.1.3
thunar	1.6.10-2ubuntu1	1.6.10-2ubuntu2
xfce4	4.12.2	4.12.3
xfce4-cpufreq-plugin	1.1.2-1	1.1.3-0ubuntu1
xfce4-dict	0.7.1-1	0.7.2-0ubuntu1
xfce4-eyes-plugin	4.4.4-0ubuntu1	4.5.0-0ubuntu1
xfce4-netload-plugin	1.2.4-1	1.2.4-2
xfce4-panel	4.12.0-3ubuntu2	4.12.0-4ubuntu1
xfce4-radio-plugin	0.5.1-3build1	0.5.1-4
xfce4-session	4.12.1-3ubuntu1	4.12.1-3ubuntu3
xfce4-settings	4.12.0-2ubuntu1	4.12.0-3ubuntu1
xfce4-weather-plugin	0.8.6-1	0.8.7-3
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin	1.5.1-1ubuntu1	1.6.0-0ubuntu1
xfconf	4.12.0-2	4.12.0-3
xubuntu-artwork	16.04.2	16.10.1
xubuntu-default-settings	16.04.6	16.10.3
xubuntu-docs	16.04.4	16.10

Application	Vivid (15.04)	Wily (15.10)
Blueman	1.99 alpha1	2.0
Catfish	1.2.2	1.3.3
Exo	0.10.4	0.10.7
Firefox	41.0.2	41.0.2
gmusicbrowser	1.1.13	1.1.14
GTK Theme Config	1.2	1.2.1
LightDM GTK+ Greeter	2.0.0	2.0.1
LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings	1.1.0	1.2.0
MenuLibre	2.0.6	2.1.2
Mugshot	0.2.5	0.3.0
Orage	4.10.0	4.12.1
Parole Media Player	0.8.0	0.8.1
pavucontrol	2.0	3.0
Thunar	1.6.6	1.6.10
Thunderbird	38.3.0	38.3.0
Xfburn	0.5.2	0.5.4
Xfce Dictionary	0.7.0	0.7.1
Xfce Notes	1.7.7	1.8.1
Xfce Power Manager	1.4.3	1.4.4
Xfce Whisker Menu	1.4.3	1.5.0
Xfdesktop	4.12.0	4.12.3
Xfce Panel Switch		1.0.3
Xfwm	4.12.1	4.12.3
Xubuntu Artwork	15.04.4	15.10.5
Xubuntu Default Settings	15.04.5	15.10.3
Xubuntu Documentation	15.04.2	15.10.1

Combination	What it does
Ctrl+O	Open Dialog
Ctrl+L	Open Location Dialog
Ctrl+Q	Quit Parole

Combination	What it does
F9	Show/Hide playlist
Up	Navigate Playlist Up
Down	Navigate Playlist Down

Combination	What it does
F11	Enter Fullscreen
Escape	Exit Fullscreen
Left/Right	Seek Media Backwards/Forwards 10 seconds
Ctrl+Left/Right	Seek Media Backwards/Forwards 1 minute
0 (zero)	Mute Volume
– (minus)	Decrease Volume
+ (plus), = (equals)	Increase Volume

Sean Davis - Engineering & Open Source

Xubuntu Development Update February 2026

GTK 2 support in 26.04 and beyond

Replacing Hexchat with a modern IRC client

Community wallpaper contest

SSH agent issues

Confirming the 26.04 software stack

Important dates

How you can help

Xubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka"

A Critical Juncture

Xubuntu 25.10: A Snapshot of the Future

Known Issues (and What to Expect)

libadwaita Apps and the Case of the Missing Close Button

Missing Icon for Document Scanner’s Scan Options

Flatpak Packages Cannot Be Installed

Graphical SSH Agent Unavailable

Double Network Icons (Sometimes)

Screensaver Wallpaper Discrepancy

Looking Ahead

seand.xyz: A Fresh Start for My Work and Ideas

Xubuntu Development Update February 2025

February Schedule

Major Package Updates in Xubuntu 24.04.2

Major Package Updates in Xubuntu 25.04

xubuntu-default-settings 25.04.1

xubuntu-meta 2.266

The 25.04 To-Do List

Xubuntu Development Update January 2025

January Schedule

Major Package Updates in Xubuntu 25.04

exo 4.20.0

thunar 4.20.0

xfce4-panel 4.20.0

xfdesktop 4.20.0

The 25.04 To-Do List

Xubuntu Development Update December 2024

December Schedule

Major Package Updates in Xubuntu 25.04

elementary-xfce-icon-theme 0.20

mousepad 0.6.3

xfce4-dict 0.8.8

xubuntu-default-settings 25.04.0

xubuntu-desktop 2.265

The 25.04 To-Do List

Xubuntu 24.10 Released

Xfce 4.19: A Development Snapshot

GNOME 47: Honing the Adwaita Style

Snap Packages: Better Each Release

Check Out Xubuntu 24.10

Xubuntu Development Update August 2024

August Schedule

Expanding the Community

Major Package Updates in Xubuntu 24.10

The 24.10 To-Do List

Looking for Volunteers

The Best Browser You’re Not Using

Medium, my “everything else” blog

Xubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" Released

Xubuntu Updates

Known issues fixed since 23.04 “Lunar Lobster”

Improved hardware support

Appearance updates

GNOME Apps

Disk Usage Analyzer (44.0 to 45.0)

Disks (44.0 to 45.0)

Fonts (44.0 to 45.0)

Software (44.0 to 45.0)

Rhythmbox (3.4.6 to 3.4.7)

Xfce Apps

Dictionary (0.8.4 to 0.8.5)

Mousepad (0.5.10 to 0.6.1)

Notifications (0.7.3 to 0.8.2)

Power Manager (4.18.1 to 4.18.2)

Ristretto (0.12.4 to 0.13.1)

Screensaver (4.16.0 to 4.18.2)

Screenshooter (1.10.3 to 1.10.4)

Thunar (4.18.4 to 4.18.7)

Thunar Media Tags Plugin (0.3.0 to 0.4.0)

Xfburn (0.6.2 to 0.7.0)