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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

  • grub-installer chooses which drive to install to with no user input (964331)
  • OEM installation uses the wrong slideshow (1842047)

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

  • GNOME Disk Analyzer (baobab) and Disk Utility have been added to Xubuntu to make it easier to monitor and manage your partitions.
  • Rhythmbox with the Alternative Toolbar layout are now included in Xubuntu. Play your music with a dedicated media library.
  • Pipewire is now included in Xubuntu and other flavors. Pipewire is used in conjunction with PulseAudio to improve audio playback in Linux. Bluetooth audio is especially improved.
  • Pidgin has been removed due to decreasing functionality as various messaging platforms move to proprietary protocols and applications. Pidgin can be reinstalled from GNOME Software if you still rely on it.

UX Updates

Keyboard Shortcuts

For a full list of keyboard shortcuts, click here.

  • The long-obsoleted Super+{1,2,3,4} shortcuts have been removed.
  • The Super (Windows) key will now show the Whisker Menu.

Thunar

  • The Thunar titlebar will now display the full directory path

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

Xfce Core

Xfce Applications

Xfce Panel Plugins

Thunar Plugins