MenuLibre
With improved support for Budgie, KDE, and MATE desktop environments, MenuLibre 2.1.5 continues to provide one of the best menu editing experiences for the Linux desktop. What’s New? New Features * Added support for the Budgie and KDE Plasma desktop environments * Improved support for the MATE desktop environment
Catfish File Search
I’ve got some great news for fans of Catfish, the fast and powerful graphical search utility for Linux. The latest version, 1.4.4, has arrived with performance improvements and tons of localization updates! What’s New This update covers both versions 1.4.3 and 1.4.4.
MenuLibre
The wait is over. MenuLibre 2.1.4 is now available for public testing and translations! With over 100 commits, numerous bug fixes, and a lot of polish, the best menu editing solution for Linux is ready for primetime. What’s New? New Features * New Test Launcher button to try
Xfce
Xfce PulseAudio Plugin 0.3.4 is now available. With each new release, the plugin becomes more refined and better suited for Xfce users. The latest release adds support for the MPRIS Playlists specification and improves support for Spotify and other media players. What’s New? New Feature: MPRIS Playlists
Xfce
Xfce PulseAudio Plugin 0.3.3 has been released with support for multimedia keyboards, a simplified device menu, improved volume scaling, and a handful of improvements. These updates make the PulseAudio plugin a complete replacement for the Sound Indicator applet. What’s New? New Feature: Multimedia Key Support Multimedia keyboard
Ubuntu 17.10
This has been a comparatively quiet development cycle for Xubuntu. With increased development on Xfce as we prepare for Xfce 4.14, fewer Xubuntu-specific changes took place this cycle. Thankfully, Xubuntu 17.10 still has plenty of goodies to get excited about. * Appearance Updates: Greybird‘s client-side decorations (CSD) have
Xfce
Xfce PulseAudio Plugin 0.3.1 has been released with some handy new features! But I’ve never posted about this plugin before, so we’ll start with a proper introduction. Xfce PulseAudio Panel Plugin This plugin for the Xfce panel allows the user to adjust the audio volume of
Exo
What’s New in Exo 0.11.4? The release of Exo 0.11.4 completes the GTK 3 port and can now be used for GTK 2 or 3 Xfce application development. New Features GTK Extensions * Added exo_gtk_dialog_get_action_area * Added exo_gtk_dialog_add_secondary_
Xfce
Xfce Settings 4.13.1, The second release of the GTK 3 porting effort, is now ready for testing (and possibly general use). Check it out! What’s New? This release now requires Xfconf 4.13+. New Features * Appearance Settings: New configuration option for default monospace font * Display Settings: Improved
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