Exo
Xfce 4.14 development has been picking up steam in the past few months. With the release of Exo 0.11.3, things will only get steamier. What is Exo? Exo is an Xfce library for application development. It was introduced years ago to aid the development of Xfce applications.
Parole Media Player
With a huge code cleanup effort, complete plugin development documentation, and numerous bug fixes, Parole Media Player 0.9.2 paves the way for future development. What’s New? General * Homepage updated to docs.xfce.org * Xfce URLs were switched to HTTPS New Features * A new keyboard shortcut helper was
Ubuntu 17.04
Show Your Desktop Friday was popular in open-source groups, but its popularity has declined recently. Let’s fix that. Here’s how I customize Xubuntu to my liking. Configuration Desktop * Distribution: Xubuntu 17.04 * Desktop Environment: Xfce * Window Manager: Xfwm4 * Dock: Plank Themes * GTK: Adwaita (included with GTK+ 3) * Window
Ubuntu 17.04
Xubuntu 17.04 “Zesty Zapus” was released on April 13, 2017, with several fresh Xfce GTK+ 3 releases, bug fixes, and new features. What’s New? * Several Xfce panel plugins and applications have been ported to GTK+ 3 * Core Xfce libraries exo and libxfce4ui have been updated with full GTK+
Parole Media Player
Development for the Xfce media player is back on! Well over a year since the last release, Parole Media Player 0.9.0 brings a fresh set of features and fixes. What’s New? * New “mini mode”, activated from the right-click menu. * New play and replay icons in the player
Xfce
Many components have been ported to GTK 3 on the path to Xfce 4.14, while many others are in progress. Xfce Settings 4.13.0 represents the first milestone in its transition to GTK 3. What’s New? * This is a one-to-one port from GTK+ 2; no new features
SGT Puzzles Collection
New features are a bit of a rarity in Xubuntu, but we’ve wanted to expand our selection of games for a while. This is where the SGT Puzzles Collection comes in. What is it? SGT Puzzles Collection ( sgt-launcher) is a game launcher and wrapper for Simon Tatham’s Portable
Mugshot
Casually late to Yakkety Yak’s party, Mugshot 0.3.2 arrives with a single bug fix in tow. The camera integration has been fixed! What’s New? The camera is functional again! What Happened? At some point during the Ubuntu 16.04 release cycle, an update to Cheese, Clutter,
Ubuntu 16.10
Another six months have passed, and it’s been a relatively slow cycle for Xubuntu development. With increased activity in Xfce, as it heads towards 4.14 and full GTK+3 support, few changes have landed in Xubuntu this cycle. The gears are in motion… but let’s celebrate the
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Here we are again, folks. After six more months of development (two years since the last LTS), we’ve got another fantastic release — Xubuntu 16.04 LTS “Xenial Xerus”! What’s New? Xubuntu 16.04 is a 3-year long-term support ( LTS) release. This means it will receive security and stability
LightDM GTK Greeter
Some releases are notable only for their improved translations. LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings 1.2.1, MenuLibre 2.1.3, and Xfce Panel Switch 1.0.4 are such releases. Application Updates LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Lithuanian,
Mugshot
Making better use of AccountsService, Mugshot 0.3.1 has arrived, squashing many bugs! What’s New? Bug Fixes This release targets several bugs that were discovered in past releases. To better handle user properties, AccountsService is now better utilized when it is available. * Failure in extracting details from /etc/