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- | == Xubuntu 17.10 Release Notes == | + | ====== Xubuntu 17.10 Release Notes ====== |
- | ====== Xubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) ====== | + | ===== Notable Changes |
+ | ==== Incompatibility with BIOS in certain Lenovo, Acer systems ==== | ||
- | **//__DRAFT RELEASE NOTE__//** | + | A bug in the Linux 4.13 kernel shipped in Ubuntu 17.10 can leave users unable to update any of their BIOS settings, including their system’s boot order, after booting this version of Ubuntu. |
- | ** NOTE: ** | + | A kernel with a fix for this issue will be available in zesty-updates shortly, but, the Ubuntu 17.10 installer images still contain the kernel with this bug. |
- | This is '' | + | A full list of known affected models can be found in [[https:// |
- | * Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues | + | If you have already installed Ubuntu 17.10 on an affected system, you may not immediately notice this problem because Ubuntu will continue to boot from disk. To verify whether your system has been affected by this bug, create a USB stick with the Ubuntu 16.04 desktop image and try to boot it. If you are able to boot it, your system has most likely |
- | * Anyone who needs a stable system | + | |
- | * Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system | + | ==== Appearance Updates ==== |
- | * Anyone | + | |
+ | * Client side decorations (CSD) now consume much less space with the Greybird GTK+ theme. | ||
+ | * New device, mimetype, and monochrome panel icons have been included with the elementary-xfce icon theme. | ||
+ | * The new wallpaper adds a refreshing touch of green to the desktop. | ||
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+ | ==== Application Updates ==== | ||
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+ | * LibreOffice 5.3 -> 5.4 | ||
+ | * Firefox 52 -> 56 | ||
+ | * Thunderbird 45.8 -> 52.4 | ||
+ | * Numerous Xfce and other components have been updated. | ||
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+ | ==== Technical Updates ==== | ||
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+ | * The Xfce Dictionary, Genmon Plugin, and Mount Plugin have been ported to GTK+ 3. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * Tumbler has been ported to GDBus and the Clipman plugin has been ported to GtkApplication. | ||
+ | * Python 3.5 -> 3.6 | ||
+ | * GTK+ 3.24 -> 3.26. GTK+ 3.26 includes support for Unicode 10.0.0 and support for color Emoji. | ||
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+ | ===== Updates from the Ubuntu Desktop Team ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | We usually just link directly to the Ubuntu release [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Accelerated Video Playback (Intel) ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Ubuntu Desktop team has been hard at work to get accelerated video playback working out of the box [ | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ]. Intel users may also see some performance improvements | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ]. | ||
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+ | ==== Bluetooth and USB Audio ==== | ||
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+ | There’s been a number of changes | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | ]. | ||
- | Xubuntu pre-releases are recommended for: | + | ==== Driverless Printing ==== |
- | * Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs | + | Driverless printing has been added to Ubuntu. This provides support for most modern printers: IPP Everywhere, Apple AirPrint, Mopria, PCLm, and Wifi Direct as supported. Other printers can still be added from the Printers dialog [ |
- | * Xubuntu developers | + | [[https:// |
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | ]. | ||
===== Notable Issues ===== | ===== Notable Issues ===== | ||
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* Keyboard layout issues noted in Ubuntu or other flavours during installation: | * Keyboard layout issues noted in Ubuntu or other flavours during installation: | ||
- | * Keyboard layout not applied when layout is selected ([[https:// | ||
* Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region ([[https:// | * Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region ([[https:// | ||
+ | * "Force UEFI installation" | ||
+ | * No restart after installation ([[https:// | ||
==== General Issues ==== | ==== General Issues ==== | ||
- | weather plugin bug ... | + | |
+ | * Network indicators | ||
+ | * Currently at times the panel could show 2 network icons, this appears to be a race condition which we have not been able to rectify in time for release. While this is an appearance issue only as far as we know, you can if you wish restart networking, the affected plugin or the panel. This fixes the issue in your running session but does not prevent the issue from re-appearing. | ||
* Parole Media Player | * Parole Media Player | ||
* Parole progress bar lag ([[https:// | * Parole progress bar lag ([[https:// | ||
* Parole crashes while fast forwarding with the playback slider ([[https:// | * Parole crashes while fast forwarding with the playback slider ([[https:// | ||
* Parole Clear History (Open Location) crashes ([[https:// | * Parole Clear History (Open Location) crashes ([[https:// | ||
+ | * Play button inactive ([[https:// | ||
+ | * GNOME Software: GDBUS.Error: | ||
* SGT Puzzles Collection: Menu bar grayed out ([[https:// | * SGT Puzzles Collection: Menu bar grayed out ([[https:// | ||
- | * SGT Puzzles Collection: Clicking on the Preferences option on the main menu does nothing | + | * Thunar: Restoring non-empty folders spawns warning - leaves copy behind |
* Xfce Indicator Plugin: Label missing from "Clear Known Indicators" | * Xfce Indicator Plugin: Label missing from "Clear Known Indicators" | ||
- | * Checkboxes for hidden/ | + | * Xfce Indicator Plugin: |
- | * Terminal border doubles when more than 1 tab ([[https:// | + | |
- | * Software gives GDBUS.Error: | + | |
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- | ===== Changes and Bug Fixes ===== | + | |
- | === 17.10 Changes | + | ===== Changelogs ===== |
- | Packages seeing changes between 17.04 & 17.10: | + | ==== Xubuntu/ |
- | * apt-offline | + | |
- | * blueman | + | |
- | * catfish | + | |
- | * exo | + | |
- | * gnome-system-tools | + | |
- | * gtk-theme-config | + | |
- | * inxi | + | |
- | * libxfcegui4 | + | |
- | * lightdm-gtk-greeter | + | |
- | * parole | + | |
- | * pavucontrol | + | |
- | * pidgin-otr | + | |
- | * sgt-puzzles | + | |
- | * thunar | + | |
- | * thunar-dropbox-plugin | + | |
- | * tumbler | + | |
- | * xfce4-clipman-plugin | + | |
- | * xfce4-dict | + | |
- | * xfce4-eyes-plugin | + | |
- | * xfce4-genmon-plugin | + | |
- | * xfce4-mount-plugin | + | |
- | * xfce4-notifyd | + | |
- | * xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin | + | |
- | * xfce4-terminal | + | |
- | * xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin | + | |
- | * xfdesktop4 | + | |
- | * xubuntu-artwork | + | |
- | * xubuntu-meta | + | |
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- | ==== Changelogs ==== | + | |
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- | === Xubuntu/ | + | |
* blueman ([[https:// | * blueman ([[https:// | ||
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* xubuntu-wallpapers ([[https:// | * xubuntu-wallpapers ([[https:// | ||
- | === Xfce Core === | + | ==== Xfce Core ==== |
* exo ([[https:// | * exo ([[https:// | ||
* thunar ([[https:// | * thunar ([[https:// | ||
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* xfwm4 ([[https:// | * xfwm4 ([[https:// | ||
- | === Xfce Applications === | + | ==== Xfce Applications |
* catfish ([[https:// | * catfish ([[https:// | ||
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* xfce4-terminal ([[https:// | * xfce4-terminal ([[https:// | ||
- | === Xfce Panel Plugins === | + | ==== Xfce Panel Plugins |
* xfce4-cpugraph-plugin ([[https:// | * xfce4-cpugraph-plugin ([[https:// | ||
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* xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin ([[https:// | * xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin ([[https:// | ||
* xfce4-xkb-plugin ([[https:// | * xfce4-xkb-plugin ([[https:// | ||
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