Linux
When I installed Xubuntu 22.04, I was shocked to see that Bluetooth wasn’t working. I’ve got a pretty standard and well-supported Bluetooth chipset, Intel Wireless-AC 3168 Bluetooth, so this threw me for a loop. After blaming and apologizing to Blueman, I found a hint on the Arch
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
One feature I’ve grown to appreciate since using macOS, elementary OS, and GNOME 4x is multi-touch gestures for switching workspaces. When I returned to Xubuntu, I encountered roadblocks that prevented my favorite feature from being added to Xfce. By disabling the Synaptics driver and installing Touchégg, you can enable
elementary
Welcome to the second edition of my weekly FOSS roundup! Last week, we discussed a serious vulnerability in Polkit. This week’s digest is a lot easier. We’ve got releases, and I’ve got my coffee, so let’s get to it. Here’s what you might have missed
elementary
Welcome to the first edition of my weekly FOSS roundup! This is the first in what I hope to be a regular weekly newsletter covering the latest development-focused news from the free and open-source world. Join me every Sunday at 9 AM (ET) for coffee and Linux-flavored news. ☕ Polkit exploit
Ubuntu 21.10
Xubuntu 21.10 “Impish Indri” was released on October 14, 2021. Check out the release announcement and release notes. I’ve expanded on both below. New Features GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer (baobab) scans folders, devices, and remote locations to provide an in-depth report on disk usage.
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
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
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
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
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
With Xubuntu 20.04 “Focal Fossa” less than a week away (April 23, 2020), it’s time to look at what’s new. In this post, I walk through the post-installation desktop from the process of the 20200416 daily image. Below are screenshots from some of our core applications with