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Xubuntu 21.10 Release Notes
Welcome to the Xubuntu 21.10 “Impish Indri” BETA release notes!
Xubuntu 21.10 will be released on Thursday, October 14, 2021 and will be supported for nine months until Thursday, June 14, 2022. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 21.10, check out the release page on xubuntu.org.
Known Issues
Installer Issues
General Issues
- Boot: Decryption password prompt not visible (1917062)
- 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)
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
UX Updates
Keyboard Shortcuts
For a full list of keyboard shortcuts, click here.
Desktop
Menu
Panel
Thunar
Updates
Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.
Application Stack
- GNOME 40
- GTK 3.24.30
- MATE 1.26
- Xfce 4.16
Applications
Xfce
- Catfish 4.16.2
- Exo 4.16.2
- Gigolo 0.5.2
- Mousepad 0.5.4
- Ristretto 0.11.0
- Thunar File Manager 4.16.8
- Xfce Clipman Plugin 1.6.2
- Xfce Netload Plugin 1.4.0
- Xfce Panel 4.16.3
- Xfce Screenshooter 1.9.9
- Xfce Settings 4.16.2
- Xfce Systemload Plugin 1.3.1
- Xfce Task Manager 1.5.2
MATE
- Atril 1.26.0
- Engrampa 1.26.0
- MATE Calculator 1.26.0
GNOME
- GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer 40
- GNOME Disk Utility 41
- GNOME Mines 40.0
- GNOME Software 40.4
- GNOME Sudoku 40.2
- Rhythmbox 3.4.4
- Simple Scan 40.1
Everything Else
- Blueman 2.2.2
- Firefox 92.0
- GIMP 2.10.24
- LibreOffice 7.2.1
- Pipewire 0.3.32
- PulseAudio 15.0
- Snapd 2.51.1
- SGT Launcher 0.2.7
- Thunderbird 78.13.0
Changelogs
Xubuntu/Other Packages
- apturl (changelog)
- atril (changelog)
- baobab (changelog)
- blueman (changelog)
- elementary-xfce (changelog)
- engrampa (changelog)
- gimp (changelog)
- gnome-disk-utility (changelog)
- gtk2-engines-xfce (changelog)
- hexchat (changelog)
- lightdm-gtk-greeter (changelog)
- lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings (changelog)
- mate-calc (changelog)
- menulibre (changelog)
- mugshot (changelog)
- pavucontrol (changelog)
- rhythmbox (changelog)
- pipewire (changelog)
- sgt-launcher (changelog)
- shimmer-themes (changelog)
- syncaptic (changelog)
- xcape (changelog)
- xubuntu-artwork (changelog)
- xubuntu-core (changelog)
- xubuntu-default-settings (changelog)
- xubuntu-desktop (changelog)
- xubuntu-docs (changelog)
- xubuntu-meta (changelog)
- xubuntu-wallpapers (changelog)
Xfce Core
- exo (changelog)
- libxfce4ui (changelog)
- libxfce4util (changelog)
- thunar (changelog)
- thunar-volman (changelog)
- tumbler (changelog)
- xfce4-appfinder (changelog)
- xfce4-panel (changelog)
- xfce4-panel-profiles (changelog)
- xfce4-power-manager (changelog)
- xfce4-session (changelog)
- xfce4-settings (changelog)
- xfconf (changelog)
- xfdesktop4 (changelog)
- xfwm4 (changelog)
Xfce Applications
Xfce Panel Plugins
- xfce4-clipman-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-cpugraph-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-dict (changelog)
- xfce4-indicator-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-mailwatch-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-netload-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-notes-plugin (changelog
- xfce4-places-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-systemload-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-verve-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-weather-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-xkb-plugin (changelog)