Xubuntu 17.04 “Zesty Zapus” was released on April 13, 2017 with several fresh Xfce GTK+ 3 releases, bug fixes, and new features in tow. What’s New? Several Xfce panel plugins and applications have been ported to GTK+ 3 Core Xfce libraries exo and libxfce4ui have been updated with full GTK+ 3 support Greybird and Numix were …
Continue reading Xubuntu 17.04 “Zesty Zapus” ReleasedDevelopment for the Xfce media player is back on! Well over a year since the last release, Parole 0.9.0 brings a fresh set of features and fixes. What’s New? New “mini mode”, activated from the right-click menu. New play and replay icons in the player content area. Clicking on these will play or replay your …
Continue reading Parole Media Player 0.9.0 ReleasedOn the path to Xfce 4.14, many components have been ported to GTK+ 3 while many others are in progress. This is the first milestone in the Xfce Settings port. What’s New? This is a one-to-one port from GTK+ 2, no new features or fixes have been implemented at this stage. Translation Updates: Basque, Bulgarian, Chinese …
Continue reading Xfce Settings 4.13.0 ReleasedHere we are again, folks. After six more months of development (two years since the last LTS), we’ve got another fantastic release — Xubuntu 16.04 LTS “Xenial Xerus”! I wanted to find a nice squirrel quote, but it seems most folks have a horrific dislike for the little critters. — Myself, after looking up squirrel …
Continue reading Xubuntu 16.04 LTS “Xenial Xerus” ReleasedSome releases are notable only for their improved translations. LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings 1.2.1, MenuLibre 2.1.3, and Xfce Panel Switch 1.0.4 are such releases. Translation Updates LightDM GTK+ Greeter Settings Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish MenuLibre Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Czech, …
Continue reading Translation Updates!With a slew of updates and a new build system, Catfish 1.3.4 is now available! This update fixes a number of bugs, adds initial support for PolicyKit, and introduces a new PPA for Ubuntu users. What’s New? New Features Initial PolicyKit integration for requesting administrative rights to update the search database. Bug Fixes Fixes for …
Continue reading Catfish 1.3.4 Released (New PPA)A new release of Xubuntu is just around the corner! The release candidate for Xubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” is now available, with the final release expected less than a week from now on October 22. What’s New? This list highlights several new features and applications, but is by no means exhaustive. This post will be …
Continue reading Xubuntu 15.10 AvailableIt’s been nearly 8 months since the first release in Parole’s 0.8 stable series. Yesterday, Parole Media Player 0.8.1 was released in time to be included in Xubuntu 15.10. This release includes several bug fixes and makes for another great release. What’s New? New Feature-ish New hidden setting to persistently hide the menubar been sessions. This …
Continue reading Parole Media Player 0.8.1 ReleasedThe latest version of Catfish (1.3.3) was released on October 8th. This release follows the current development cycle where I am improving usability and tackling bugs big and small. Changes Since 1.3.0 New Features The headerbar window decorations are now optional, and can be toggled with the use-headerbar setting Updated Translations: German, Greek, Finnish, French, …
Continue reading Catfish 1.3.3 ReleasedXubuntu 15.10 “Wily Werewolf” introduces a new application for managing panel layouts in Xfce, Xfce Panel Switch. This is a simple utility application that fills a void for appearance tweakers and distributors alike. Features Backup and restore panel configurations Share panel layouts with simple exporting and importing Choose from one of 5 included layouts, or …
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