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Xubuntu 22.10 Release Notes

Welcome to the Xubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” BETA release notes!

Xubuntu 22.10 will be released on Thursday, October 20, 2022, and will be supported for nine months until June 2023. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 22.10, 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)
  • 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)

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

  • Xfce 4.17, the development version of the next major release, is included in Xubuntu 22.10.

Appearance Updates

Theme Updates

*In Progress*

  • 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.

Updates

*In Progress*

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

Application Stack

  • GNOME 42
  • GTK 3.24.33
  • MATE 1.26
  • Xfce 4.16

Subsystems

  • BlueZ 5.64
  • CUPS 2.4
  • NetworkManager 1.36
  • Mesa 22
  • Poppler 22.02
  • PulseAudio 16
  • xdg-desktop-portal 1.14

Themes

  • elementary-xfce 0.16
  • 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 99.0.1 (snap)
  • GIMP 2.10.30
  • LibreOffice 7.3.2
  • Pipewire 0.3.48
  • Snapd 2.55.3
  • SGT Launcher 0.2.7
  • Thunderbird 91.8.0

Changelogs

Xubuntu/Other Packages

Xfce Core

Xfce Applications

Xfce Panel Plugins

Thunar Plugins