@xubuntu 25.04 is looking pretty dreamy now that the wallpaper has landed.

Please help us test the next release, due one week from today: https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/467/builds

#Ubuntu25.04 » #PluckyPuffin « #Beta erschienen.

#Canonical hat vor wenigen Tagen die einzige Beta-Version zu Ubuntu 25.04 »Plucky Puffin« freigegeben, die in stabiler Version am 17. April erscheinen soll. Die Beta-Version bietet nicht nur Images von #Ubuntu #Desktop,
#Server und #Cloud-Produkten, sondern auch von den Varianten #Kubuntu, #Lubuntu, #UbuntuBudgie, #UbuntuKylin, #UbuntuMATE, #UbuntuStudio, #Ubuntu #Unity und #Xubuntu.

https://linuxnews.de/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-beta-erschienen/

Xubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Beta ISOs are now available for testing. Learn more about the release before it launches on April 17!

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xubuntu-25-04-beta-released/58052

In naher Zukunft, wenn ich mal an einem Wochenende einen Tag Zeit habe, werde ich mal wieder zurück auf #Linux wechseln. Favoriten sind aktuell #UbuntuMate, #Xubuntu und #Mint mit #XFCE oder #Mate Desktop. Wobei #Cinnamon auch einen Versuch wert wäre.

So schöne #Nachhaltigkeit. Heute ein #X230 von #lenovo mit einem #Xubuntu 24.04.2 LTS bespielt. Upgrade von 22.04 LTS ging leider nicht.

Dafür ließ sich sogar #LDAC Blauzahn-Audio einrichten.

Soweit zufrieden.

Sure, February's almost over. But you still want a monthly @xubuntu update... right?

In this exciting update*:
- Xubuntu 24.04.2 was just released!
- Xubuntu 25.04 Feature Freeze is now in effect!
- RISC-V support for the xubuntu-desktop package!
- Print Preview works for the first time in years!
- Lots and lots of package updates!

https://www.bluesabre.org/2025/02/22/xubuntu-development-update-february-2025/

(*You know it's exciting because of all the exclamation marks)

I remember in the late 90s installing Red Hat #Linux for the first time, booting into X, and thinking "OMG I'm in love".

That feeling has never dissipated.

I hopped from Red Hat to Mandrake and then to Ubuntu and loved every minute. Then I discovered gaming and, to my regret, I had to use Windows.

Nowadays, my life is very different - I became more and more disabled over the years - and found myself having to survive on benefits.

I have 2 machines: a 2014 MacBook Air and an 8 year old PC. The laptop cannot run MacOS and support for Windows10 was being withdrawn. Being on benefits, buying a new machine is out of the question. Money is just too tight. So, once again, I was drawn to Linux.

I installed #Xubuntu on the laptop and #Kubuntu on the PC. It has breathed new life into both computers. They run flawlessly and am incredibly grateful for them.

If and when the time comes where I can afford a new PC, I won't be effing around. Linux will be installed on it.

M$/Apple are my past.

Do you have a few minutes to spare in the next few days? Mind testing a @xubuntu point release?

#Xubuntu 24.04.2 is ready for testing on https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/465/builds

It features #Linux kernel 6.11 (formerly 6.8) and numerous bug fixes, including the obscure xfce4-panel crash on close: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-panel/+bug/2064846

For an in-depth look at the package changes, you can take a peek at our manifest diff: https://github.com/Xubuntu/xubuntu-manifest/compare/24.04.1...noble-daily-live#diff-24e130eca188654ec3287ec9ba8d0473192ef822b12d48148254c7f357e5e4b1

Thanks for any testing you can provide (and record in the test tracker)!

My bad boy HP Stream 14 got a new battery. After 8 years of honorable service he's got a little exhausted. But after this refreshment he's as bright as ever.
It's been probably a dozen books that I have translated on this laptop since 2017.
He saw #Xubuntu , #Manjaro , #FreeBSD , #OpenBSD and now runs #Slackware (not sure for how long, though).

I'm happy I solved a #Linux problem myself, without the internet's help.

Couldn't successfully "sudo snap refresh firefox" on Xubuntu 24.10 without a couple head-scratching errors. I had a typo in /etc/fstab (fixed) and needed to install hunspell (why? It seems to be a dependency now that wasn't getting pulled in? ). But all's well now.

Top Ubuntu-Based Distros to Try in 2025
https://techrefreshing.com/top-ubuntu-based-distros-to-try-in-2025/
#LinuxMint #ZorinOS #PopOS #Kubuntu #UbuntuBudgie #ElementaryOS #Xubuntu #Lubuntu #Linux #Ubuntu #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistros2025 #Ubuntubaseddistros #technews #Linuxnews

Dopo Debian anche Xubuntu si è ufficialmente lasciato alle spalle X(Twitter)!

https://mastodon.uno/@xubuntu@floss.social/113945660341189821

Se utilizzate ancora X, condividete l'aggiornamento per diffondere la consapevolezza che anche Xubuntu ha abbandonato l'ex Twitter.

Continueranno a portarvi il meglio di Xfce e Linux tutto in un unico posto, su mastodon:

@xubuntu

daje, svuotiamo X!!

@linux@diggita.com

Das Wochenende steht wieder ganz im Zeichen der Heim-IT.

Habe meinem Papa eine 1TB SSD gegönnt und jetzt heißt es das alte System wiederherzustellen.

Hatte mich entschlossen #xubuntu 24.04 komplett neu zu installieren und dann die alten User-Daten auf die neue SSD zu kopieren. Hatte gedacht, so werde ich womöglich Update-Altlasten los.

Leider hat mir gestern @publicvoit ein paar meiner Wissenslücken aufgezeigt, weshalb ich beim Wiederherstellen der alten Programme etwas hänge. Hoffe trotzdem heute noch die Arbeiten abschließen zu können.

Welcome to 2025! The first @xubuntu development update of the year is now available! The latest updates to arrive in 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" include Xfce 4.20, GIMP 3.0, and many smaller updates that refresh the Ubuntu base.

https://www.bluesabre.org/2025/01/04/xubuntu-development-update-january-2025/

Xfce 4.20 出了

在「XFCE 4.20 Released (alexxcons.github.io)」這邊突然看到 Xfce 4.20 出了的消息：「Xfce 4.20 released」。

我很久前是用 Ubuntu Unity，但自從用了 Xbuntu (Ubuntu + Xfce) 後就沒回去了，但忘記當初跳的理由了...

過一陣子 PPA 上應該就會有了 (Xubuntu QA Staging)，到時候升級上去看看爛掉多少東西 XD

https://blog.gslin.org/archives/2024/12/15/12123/xfce-4-20-%e5%87%ba%e4%ba%86/

Beyond the release of Xfce 4.20, I've also been thinking about theming in Xubuntu.

We've long shipped the Greybird and Numix themes. Greybird was developed largely internally ( Shimmer Project), but hasn't had much love in recent years. The same can be said for Numix.

What themes do you recommend that are well-maintained and work well with Xfce, MATE, and GNOME? Would they be a good fit for Xubuntu?

GIMP 3.0 RC1 has landed in @xubuntu 25.04!

Check it out on today's daily build: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/