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## page was renamed from SaucySalamander/Final/Xubuntu
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We’re preparing Xubuntu 13.10, the Saucy Salamander, for distribution in October 2013. With this Beta pre-release, you can see what we are trying out in preparation for our next version. We have some interesting things happening, so read on for highlights and information. Welcome to Xubuntu 13.10, codenamed Saucy Salamander.
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'''NOTE:''' This is an beta pre-release.
Xubuntu Pre-releases are NOT recommended for:
 * Regular users who are not aware of pre-release issues
 * Anyone who needs a stable system
 * Anyone uncomfortable running a possibly frequently broken system
 * Anyone in a production environment with data or workflows that need to be reliable

Xubuntu Pre-releases ARE recommended for:
 * Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
 * Xubuntu developers

= Getting Xubuntu 13.10 Beta 2 =		 = Getting Xubuntu 13.10 =
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 * [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-2/|Bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks]] '''[[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/release/|Bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks]]'''
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We recommend you learn how to [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToMD5SUM|check your image file]] so your pre-release is as it’s supposed to be. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/beta-2/MD5SUMS|alongside the images]]. We recommend you learn how to [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToMD5SUM|check your image file]] so your pre-release is as it’s supposed to be. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/saucy/release/MD5SUMS|alongside the images]].
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= Beta 2 Highlights = = Xubuntu 13.10 Highlights =
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 * New releases of our Gtk themes (with Gtk3.8 support) as well ast the LightDM greeter, fixing many visual bugs  * New releases of our Gtk themes (with Gtk3.10 support) as well as the LightDM greeter, fixing many visual bugs
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 * Session logout takes too long (Bug:1227212)
 * No restart-option in the greeter (Bug:1226509)
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 * Abiword's ruler is black on dark themes (Bug:1031137)
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 * Restart button fails to work in Update Manager (Bug:1232363)
 * User Administration - a new User is added correctly, but Administration app crashes on close (Bug:1185396)
 * Lock screen slow to appear on resume from suspend (Bug:1229486)
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<<Include(SaucySalamander/Beta2/CommonInfrastructure, , from="^##StartSaucyReleaseBugs", to="##EndSaucyReleaseBugs")>> More general known issues not specific to Xubuntu can be found at the [[SaucySalamander/ReleaseNotes#Known_issues|Ubuntu release notes]].
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Development of Xubuntu 13.10, the Saucy Salamander is ongoing and bugs are fixed every day. Before reporting bugs, please ensure your system is up to date. For verifying installation related bugs, updated disk images are available from [[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/|Daily bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks]].

Please feel free to [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Leaders|contact us]] with feedback.		 Please feel free to contact us [[Xubuntu/Leaders|directly]] or via our social networks with feedback.

Welcome to Xubuntu 13.10, codenamed Saucy Salamander.

Getting Xubuntu 13.10

Download a Disk Image

Bootable images for standard PCs/laptops/netbooks

Instructions for burning the image to a DVD or USB flash drive can be found on the Burning ISO Howto.

We recommend you learn how to check your image file so your pre-release is as it’s supposed to be. Compare your MD5 checksum with the correct ones found alongside the images.

Xubuntu 13.10 Highlights

New software versions

  • A new version of xfce4-settings has been uploaded bringing amongst other things a new dialog to set up your displays
  • A tool for changing your theme colors easily, gtk-theme-config, has been added to the default installation

Xubuntu Desktop

  • New wallpaper
  • New releases of our Gtk themes (with Gtk3.10 support) as well as the LightDM greeter, fixing many visual bugs
  • Updated documentation

Known Problems

  • indicator-sound no longer functions with xfce4-indicator-plugin (1208204)

  • Gmusicbrowser's albuminfo-plugin is deactivated by default and causes the app to hang if enabled (1223808)

  • Restart button fails to work in Update Manager (1232363)

  • User Administration - a new User is added correctly, but Administration app crashes on close (1185396)

  • Lock screen slow to appear on resume from suspend (1229486)

More general known issues not specific to Xubuntu can be found at the Ubuntu release notes.

Feedback

Please feel free to contact us directly or via our social networks with feedback.

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