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Xubuntu 22.04 Release Notes

Welcome to the Xubuntu 22.04 “Jammy Jellyfish” BETA release notes!

Please note that these release notes are not indicative of the final release and are expected to change.

Xubuntu 22.04 will be released on Thursday, April 21, 2022 and will be supported for three years until April 2025. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 22.04, 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)
  • No shutdown prompt after installation (1942987, 1944519)
    • However, you should be able to press the Enter key to continue with the reboot.

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)
  • Help: The Firefox Snap does not currently open the locally-installed Xubuntu Docs (1967109)

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

  • Greybird 3.23.1 introduces initial support for GTK 4 and libhandy, making GNOME and modern GTK applications feel at home in Xubuntu. It also brings back the Accessibility and Compact window manager themes.
  • elementary-xfce 0.16 adds many new icons and refreshes several others for a cleaner and more consistent Xubuntu desktop experience.
  • Following Ubuntu, Firefox is now our first included Snap package. Most users won't notice a difference, save for potentially slow startup times the first time you open Firefox. Benefits Ubuntu lists include:
    • Directly maintained by Mozilla
    • More maintainable for the entire Ubuntu LTS lifecycle
    • Faster access to the newest Firefox versions
    • Easily switch to a different Firefox flavor with snap channels including `esr/stable`, `latest/candidate`, `latest/beta`, and `latest/edge`
    • Sandboxed for improved security hardening for this critical app
  • Mousepad 0.5.8, our text editor, broadens its feature set with the addition of session backup and restore, plugin support, and a new gspell plugin.
  • Ristretto 0.12.2, the versatile image viewer, improves thumbnail support and features numerous performance improvements.
  • Whisker Menu Plugin 2.7.1 expands customization options with several new preferences and CSS classes for theme developers.
  • 6 new wallpapers submitted by the community for the 22.04 Xubuntu Wallpaper Contest.
  • Refreshed user documentation, available on the ISO and online.

If you're coming from Xubuntu 20.04, you may also want to review the 20.10, 21.04, and 21.10 release notes to catch up on all of the latest updates.

Updates

Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.

Application Stack

  • GNOME 42
  • GTK 3.24.32
  • MATE 1.26
  • Xfce 4.16

Subsystems

  • BlueZ 5.63
  • CUPS 2.4
  • NetworkManager 1.36
  • Mesa 22
  • Poppler 22.04
  • PulseAudio 16
  • xdg-desktop-portal 1.14

Themes

  • Greybird 3.23.1

Applications

Xfce

  • Catfish 4.16.3
  • Exo 4.16.3
  • Gigolo 0.5.2
  • Mousepad 0.5.8
  • Ristretto 0.12.2
  • Thunar File Manager 4.16.10
  • 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
  • Xfce Whisker Menu Plugin 2.7.1

MATE

  • Atril 1.26.0
  • Engrampa 1.26.0
  • MATE Calculator 1.26.0

GNOME

  • GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer 41.0
  • GNOME Disk Utility 42.0
  • GNOME Mines 40.1
  • GNOME Software 41.5
  • GNOME Sudoku 42.0
  • Rhythmbox 3.4.4
  • Simple Scan 42.0

Everything Else

  • Blueman 2.2.4
  • Firefox 98.0.2 (snap)
  • GIMP 2.10.30
  • LibreOffice 7.3.2
  • Pipewire 0.3.48
  • PulseAudio 15.99.1
  • Snapd 2.55.2
  • SGT Launcher 0.2.7
  • Thunderbird 91.7.0

Changelogs

Xubuntu/Other Packages

Xfce Core

Xfce Applications

Xfce Panel Plugins

Thunar Plugins