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Xubuntu 18.04 Release Notes

DRAFT RELEASE NOTE

NOTE:

This is pre-Release version. Xubuntu pre-releases are NOT recommended for:

Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
Anyone who needs a stable system
Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Xubuntu pre-releases are recommended for:

Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
Xubuntu developers

Notable Issues

It must be noted that it is close to impossible for our small team of testers to be in a position to work through all the varying parameters available during installation. We do however aim to test all the possible methods of installation (including for OEM and using encryption) available either on a virtual machine or on hardware (where hardware has been used during testing then Xubuntu QA will where possible make that known on the iso testing tracker). Further installation testing information can be on the Ubuntu installation release note(s) listed below

System encryption password set before setting keyboard locale (1047384)
- Workround: Start the installation with the correct keymap. (Use F3) to set your keymap before booting to Try or Install Xubuntu from that menu.

Keyboard layout issues noted in Ubuntu or other flavours during installation:
- Auto-selected keyboard layout no longer matches chosen region (1706859)
“Force UEFI installation” dialog has non-working Go Back/Continue buttons ( 1724482)
No restart after installation ( 1723760)

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 (1667786)
- Parole crashes while fast forwarding with the playback slider (1374887)
- Parole Clear History (Open Location) crashes (1214541)
- Play button inactive (1705243)

GNOME Software: GDBUS.Error:org.freedesktop.Dbus.Error.ServiceUnkown Error message (1713009)
SGT Puzzles Collection: Menu bar grayed out (1670610)
Thunar: Restoring non-empty folders spawns warning - leaves copy behind (1687075)
Xfce Indicator Plugin: Label missing from “Clear Known Indicators” dialog (1644971)
Xfce Indicator Plugin: Checkboxes for hidden/visible indicators not working properly (1311685)