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-== Xubuntu 17.10 Release Notes ==
+====== Xubuntu 17.10 Release Notes ======
-====== Xubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) ======
+===== Notable Changes =====
+==== Appearance Updates ====
+    * 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.
+==== Application Updates ====
+    * GNOME Font Viewer is now included by default. This application simplifies viewing and installing fonts.
+    * LibreOffice 5.3 -> 5.4
+    * Firefox 52 -> 56
+    * Thunderbird 45.8 -> 52.4
+    * Numerous Xfce and other components have been updated.
+==== Technical Updates ====
+    * The Xfce Dictionary, Genmon Plugin, and Mount Plugin have been ported to GTK+ 3.
+    * Exo's GTK+ 3 support has been further improved.
+    * 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.
+===== Updates from the Ubuntu Desktop Team =====
+We usually just link directly to the Ubuntu release [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes|notes]], but there are several significant improvements that affect all flavors and our users.
+==== Accelerated Video Playback (Intel) ====
+The Ubuntu Desktop team has been hard at work to get accelerated video playback working out of the box [
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/07/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-7-2017/|1]],
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/14/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-14-2017/|2]],
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/28/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-28-2017/|3]],
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/09/08/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-september-8-2017/|6]]
+]. Intel users may also see some performance improvements in Parole Media Player since it shares the GStreamer backend. Chromium users might also see some performance improvements [
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/28/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-28-2017/|3]],
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/11/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-11-2017/|4]]
+].
-**//__DRAFT RELEASE NOTE__//**
+[[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntelQuickSyncVideo|See this page for more information.]]
-** NOTE: **
-This is ''pre-Release'' version. Xubuntu pre-releases are **''NOT''** recommended for:
+==== Bluetooth and USB Audio ====
-  * Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
+There’s been a number of changes to BlueZ and PulseAudio this cycle which should make Bluetooth and USB audio devices work much better by default [
-  * Anyone who needs a stable system
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/14/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-14-2017/|2]],
-  * Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/11/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-11-2017/|4]],
-  * Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/25/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-25-2017/|5]]
+].
-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://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/25/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-25-2017/|5]],
+[[https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/09/08/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-september-8-2017/|6]]
+].
 ===== Notable Issues =====
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   * Keyboard layout issues noted in Ubuntu or other flavours during installation:
-    * Keyboard layout not applied when layout is selected ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1719908| 1719908]])
     * Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1706859 |1706859]])
+  * "Force UEFI installation" dialog has non-working Go Back/Continue buttons ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1724482 | 1724482]])
+  *  No restart after installation ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1723760 | 1723760]])
 ==== General Issues ====
-weather plugin bug ...
-network indicators
+  * 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 progress bar lag ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1667786|1667786]])
     * Parole crashes while fast forwarding with the playback slider ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1374887|1374887]])
     * Parole Clear History (Open Location) crashes ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1214514|1214541]])
+    * Play button inactive ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/parole/+bug/1705243|1705243]])
+  * GNOME Software: GDBUS.Error:org.freedesktop.Dbus.Error.ServiceUnkown Error message ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1713009|1713009]])
   * SGT Puzzles Collection: Menu bar grayed out ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1670610|1670610]])
-  * SGT Puzzles Collection: Clicking on the Preferences option on the main menu does nothing ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sgt-launcher/+bug/1686667|1686667]])
+  * Thunar: Restoring non-empty folders spawns warning - leaves copy behind ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunar/+bug/1687075|1687075]])
   * Xfce Indicator Plugin: Label missing from "Clear Known Indicators" dialog ([[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1644917|1644971]])
-  * Checkboxes for hidden/visible indicators not working properly ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-indicator-plugin/+bug/1311685|1311685]])
+  * Xfce Indicator Plugin: Checkboxes for hidden/visible indicators not working properly ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-indicator-plugin/+bug/1311685|1311685]])
-  * Terminal border doubles when more than 1 tab ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/greybird-gtk-theme/+bug/1683857|1683857]])
-  * Software gives GDBUS.Error:org.freedesktop.Dbus.Error.ServiceUnkown Error message ([[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1713009|1713009]])
-===== Changes and Bug Fixes =====
-=== 17.10 Changes ===
-Packages seeing changes between 17.04 & 17.10:
-  * 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
-==== Changelogs ====
+===== Changelogs =====
-=== Xubuntu/Other Packages ===
+==== Xubuntu/Other Packages ====
   * blueman ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/blueman/+changelog|changelog]])
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   * xubuntu-wallpapers ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xubuntu-wallpapers/+changelog|changelog]])
-=== Xfce Core ===
+==== Xfce Core ====
   * exo ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/exo/+changelog|changelog]])
   * thunar ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/thunar/+changelog|changelog]])
@@ Line 121: / Line 129: @@
   * xfwm4 ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xfwm4/+changelog|changelog]])
-=== Xfce Applications ===
+==== Xfce Applications ====
   * catfish ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/catfish/+changelog|changelog]])
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   * xfce4-terminal ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xfce4-terminal/+changelog|changelog]])
-=== Xfce Panel Plugins ===
+==== Xfce Panel Plugins ====
   * xfce4-cpugraph-plugin ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xfce4-cpugraph-plugin/+changelog|changelog]])
@@ Line 148: / Line 156: @@
   * xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/+changelog|changelog]])
   * xfce4-xkb-plugin ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/xfce4-xkb-plugin/+changelog|changelog]])
+[1] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/07/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-7-2017/ \\
+[2] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/14/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-14-2017/ \\
+[3] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/07/28/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-july-28-2017/ \\
+[4] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/11/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-11-2017/ \\
+[5] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/08/25/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-august-25-2017/ \\
+[6] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/09/08/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-september-8-2017/