===  New features, applications and packages  ===
Xubuntu now uses Xfce 4.12, which was released on February 28 2015. The new release has brought both some new features and many bug fixes over the old 4.10/4.11 components.

For a complete changelog for '''Xfce 4.12''', see the 4.12 changelog on [[http://xfce.org/download/changelogs/4.12 |Xfce.org. ]]

=== Highlights ===

 *New/Updated Xubuntu Light/Dark colorschemes in Mousepad, Terminal

 *Mousepad colorscheme set to Xubuntu Light by default

 *Better appearance  for QT applications out of the box (default to GTK theme)

 *Redundant File Manager (Settings) menu entry removed

=== Updated Packages ===

 *abiword 3.0.1

 *apt-offline 1.6

 *blueman 1.99

 *exo (Xfce support library) 0.10.4

 *firefox 37.0

 *garcon (Xfce menu library) 0.4.0

 *gnumeric 1.12.18

 *inxi 2.2.16

 *light-locker 1.6

 *lightdm-gtk-greeter 2.0

 *lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings 1.1.0 (NEW in vivid)

 *mousepad 0.4.0

 *parole 0.8.0

 *pavucontrol 2.0.3

 *ristretto 0.8.0

 *thunar 1.6.6

 *thunderbird 31.6

 *tumbler (Xfce thumbnailer) 0.1.31

 *xfce4-appfinder 4.12.0

 *xfce4-dev-tools 4.12.0

 *xfce4-indicator-plugin 2.3.3

 *xfce4-netload-plugin 1.2.4

 *xfce4-panel 4.12.0

 *xfce4-places-plugin 1.7.0

 *xfce4-power-manager 1.4.3

 *xfce4-screenshooter 1.8.2

 *xfce4-session 4.12.1

 *xfce4-settings 4.12.0

 *xfce4-systemload-plugin 1.1.2

 *xfce4-taskmanager 1.1.0

 *xfce4-weather-plugin 0.8.5

 *xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin 1.4.3

 *xfce4-xkb-plugin 0.7.1

 *xfconf 4.12.0

 *xfdesktop4 4.12.0

 *xfwm4 4.12.1


=== Possible Known issues ===

 * (Bug:1395720) authentication in livesession accepts any value as password
 * (Bug:1397095) dragging applications in the task bar causes repaint errors
 * (Bug:1446598) When upgrading, the notes plugin is removed from the panel
   * To work around this, simply add the notes plugin back to the panel. Your data is kept intact.
 * (Bug:1446605) Power indicator icons are incorrect after upgrade
 * (Bug:1447038) 15.04: Shutdown/Restart of live session guest does not work in Virtualbox or VMWare
   * This Virtual Machine bug doesn't stop the install proceeding, but you will need to power off, ensure the image is removed from the virtual machine and then start it. 

=== Common Known Issues ===

For common issues relating to the 15.04 release, please refer to the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes#Known_issues|Ubuntu Release Notes ]]