Xubuntu 20.10 Release Notes
Welcome to the Xubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” release notes!
Xubuntu 20.10 was released on Thursday, October 22, 2020 and will be supported for nine months until Thursday, July 22, 2021. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 20.10, check out the release page on xubuntu.org.
Known Issues
Installer Issues
grub-installer chooses which drive to install to with no user input (
964331)
Graphical Issues
AMD Graphics: Block staircase display with side-by-side monitors of different pixel widths (
1873895,
Fixed upstream, SRU expected for 20.04.1)
General Issues
GNOME Font Viewer: Crashes in the live environment (
1845362)
Xfce Pulseaudio Plugin: Multiple notifications displayed if multiple Pulseaudio plugins added to panel (
1769775)
Xfce Screensaver: Password required twice when switching users (
1874178)
Xfce Settings Daemon: Sometimes does not run after logging in, resulting in appearance and configuration issues (
1870641)
Ubuntu Common Release Notes
The main Ubuntu Release Notes covers both many of the other packages we carry and more issues common to every Ubuntu flavor.
Major Updates
This was a less active development cycle for our team, though we did make some significant improvements for our contributors.
Code Contributions
We've moved all of our code hosting to GitHub to make it easier for new and existing contributors to join into the Xubuntu development process. Artwork, documentation, marketing, websites, and everything else can now be found on the Xubuntu GitHub!
Translations
The second piece of the code migration was managing our translations. Easier than ever, our translations can now be found in a single place, on Transifex!
Documentation
With a small team of new contributors, we worked on revamping our documentation this cycle. Every chapter received a number of updates and improvements, all of which can currently be found on Google Drive. We started migrating it to Docbook, but didn't finish due to technical complications and time constraints. If you're a Docbook expert, we'd love the help!
Removals
LibreOffice Tango Theme
Users of the LibreOffice Tango theme will find that it is no longer included in Xubuntu. However, it is still available to install from the repositories. Install in Xubuntu:
sudo apt install libreoffice-style-tango
Updates
Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.
Application Stack
GTK / GNOME 3.38
MATE 1.24
Xfce 4.14
Themes
Greybird 3.22.12
Numix: 2.6.7
elementary-xfce 0.15.1
Applications
Xfce
Catfish 1.4.13
Gigolo 0.5.1
Parole Media Player 1.0.5
Thunar File Manager 1.8.15
Xfburn 0.6.2
Xfce Desktop 4.14.2
Xfce Dictionary 0.8.3
Xfce Panel 4.14.4
Xfce Panel Profiles 1.0.10
Xfce Power Manager 1.6.6
Xfce PulseAudio Plugin 0.4.3
Xfce Screensaver 1.9.7
Xfce Settings 4.14.3
Xfce StatusNotifier Plugin 0.2.2
Xfce Task Manager 1.2.3
Xfce Terminal 0.8.9.2
Xfce Weather Plugin 0.10.1
Xfce Whisker Menu Plugin 2.4.6
Xfce Window Manager 4.14.5
MATE
Atril 1.24.0
Engrampa 1.24.1
MATE Calculator 1.24.1
GNOME
GNOME Mines 3.36.1
GNOME Software 3.38.0
GNOME Sudoku 3.38.0
Simple Scan 3.36.4
Everything Else
Changelogs
Xubuntu/Other Packages
Xfce Core
Xfce Applications
Xfce Panel Plugins
Thunar Plugins