The Xubuntu team is proud to announce the Alpha2 release of Xubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin!

Updates for this release include:

• New greeter + theme
• xfdesktop4 has been updated to support single click to open items, thumbnail support for the desktop.
• xfce4-settings has been updated to include the new mouche/touchpad dialog (backported from 4.9.x)
• Some other syncs, updates and patches from Debian and upstream, including: xfce4-power-manager, Ristretto and gmusicbrowser
• Minor updates to default settings and packages, mostly appearance (including Terminal font size change)

Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker. Bugs can be reported in Launchpad. If you are looking for support please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net. Before testing this release, make sure to review the release notes.

Known issues:

• For the desktop images, installing from the CD menu is failing, however, allowing the CD to spin until it stops at "try Xubuntu", "Install Xubuntu" works
• Xubuntu upgrade testing is not done for Alpha2

There are a few times when, through hard work and diligence, we get things right. The developers and contributors of Xubuntu 11.10 ?Oneiric Ocelot? believe they have it right. They are proud to announce the release of Xubuntu 11.10, "Oneiric Ocelot". Through the outstanding efforts of all involved, this sleek and smooth release offered for your enjoyment and use.

Changes for this release include the following applications included by default: gThumb, pastebinit, and onboard. The team has also chosen to switch from GDM to LightDM as the default display manager and from mousepad to leafpad as the default text editor.

We invite you to give this newest member of the Xubuntu family a spin. The Xubuntu Desktop CD can be used on either USB drives or burned to a CD. Either will allow you to try this fantastic distribution before you install it.

Visit the download page to give it a try. Bugs can be reported in Launchpad. If you are looking for support, please see the #xubuntu IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. Before installing this release, make sure to review the release notes.

There are a few times when, through hard work and diligence, we get things right. The developers and contributors of Xubuntu 11.10 ?Oneiric Ocelot? believe they have it right. They are proud to announce the second beta release of Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot". This is still a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. Please do not install Oneiric Ocelot Beta2 on your production system.

Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com. Bugs can be reported in Launchpad. If you are looking for see support, please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net. Before testing this release, make sure to review the release notes.

The first beta release of Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" has arrived. The developers are working hard to make Xubuntu 11.10 one of the best Linux distributions yet. They are striving to ensure that everything will work for all users, and instead of many changes, are working to ensure the release is very stable and secure.

This is still a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system. Please do not install Oneiric Ocelot on your production system.

Changes (since Alpha 1 - Xubuntu specific):

• Xubuntu has replaced gdm with lightdm as the application that manages logins. Automatic logins will not work with lightdm at the present time. We are sure lightdm is going to provide a much better experience for the users than gdm.
• Pastebinit is now included in Xubuntu intallations by default. If you need to use http://paste.ubuntu.com/, you can use pastebinit to paste directly without copying and pasting the data.
• The developers have replaced mousepad with leafpad as the text editor. leafpad now includes the ability to print, and is better maintained than mousepad.
• The onscreen keyboard, Onboard, is now included in the default Xubuntu menus, under Accessories. For those who require an onscreen keyboard, this will be much easier to access using only a mouse or touchpad.
• Astute users will observe a new plymouth splash screen in use. Unfortunately, we have found that occasionally, when using the desktop cd to install, the message "hit any key to continue" will not appear. Should you get a black screen with text and the sliding throbber, when the throbber stops moving and the cd ejects, remove the cd and hit enter on the keyboard to continue.
• Bluetooth does not work at the present time in Xubuntu. Please see the bug below. A workaround is to install 'blueman' to manage bluetooth.
• The Xubuntu developers and contributors had a discussion about replacing the Gimp with an application to assist with digital photos. As a result, gThumb has been added to the default installation. This application is designed to help with image transformations and viewing.
• (Users must select a session when logging in the first time. If no session is selected, the user will see the Ubuntu wallpaper, and nothing else. In this case, go to a tty using Ctrl+Alt+F2, login, and type: sudo service lightdm restart Now the user can login again, and select the session.)

Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com. Bugs can be reported in Launchpad. If you are looking for see support, please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net. Before testing this release, make sure to review the release notes.

Another great milestone reached: Xubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 2 released

The second alpha release of Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" has arrived. The developers are working hard to make Xubuntu 11.10 one of the best Linux distributions yet. They are striving to ensure that everything will work for all users, and instead of many changes, are working to ensure the release is very stable and secure.

This is still a testing build designed for developers and is not suggested for anyone looking for a stable system.

Changelog (since Alpha 1 - Xubuntu specific):

• Kernel 3.0-rc5
• Xarchiver replaces FileRoller
• Leafpad replaces Mousepad
• LightDM replaces GDM

(Users must select a session when logging in the first time. If no session is selected, the user will see the Ubuntu wallpaper, and nothing else. In this case, go to a tty using Ctrl+Alt+F2, login, and type: sudo service lightdm restart Now the user can login again, and select the session.)

Visit the download page to give it a try. Be sure to report your testing results to help the Xubuntu developers - see the ISO testing tracker. Bugs can be reported in Launchpad. If you are looking for see support, please see the #ubuntu+1 or #xubuntu IRC channels on irc.freenode.net. Before testing this release, make sure to review the release notes.