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##Relevant bug blueprint > VIVID https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-v-bugs ##Relevant bug blueprint > xx https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/xubuntu-x-bugs
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'''NOTE:'''
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This is ''milestone'' Release.
Xubuntu '''''milestone 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 ''milestone'' Releases are recommended for:
 * Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs
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Between the last milestone and this, there a major update of Xfce to Xfce 4.12 was [[http://xfce.org/download/changelogs/4.12| released]].
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=== Important bug fixes and enhancements ===

=== New Major application versions ===

=== Other changes ===
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(Bug:1307545) Power Manager settings are ignored when closing laptop lid ==== Installer Issues ====
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(Bug:1332931) "Display configure screen settings and layout" window opens automatically every view seconds (Bug:1447038) Shutdown/Restart of live session guest does not work in Virtualbox, and VMWare. This bug continues to affect virtual machines - once the guest has finished and appears to hang press Enter - this ''should'' remove the iso, shutdown and restart the guest.
==== General Issues ====
(Bug:1359689) cryptsetup password prompt not shown
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(Bug:1388922) xdg-open doesn't properly detect Xfce/Xubuntu (Bug:1549529) The keyboard is still installed as US-English even if another language is selected during the installation
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(Bug:1389400) wrapper-2.0 crashed with SIGSEGV in strrchr() (Bug:990744) Ubuntu installer says: The creation of swap space in partition failed
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(Bug:1390933) Find and Replace Search Direction defaults to down (Bug:1547302) "Check disc for defects" boot option displays no text some flavors
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(Bug:1395720) authentication in livesession accepts any value as password (Bug:966480) The prompt asking for media removal is not shown at the end of the installation -VirtualBox
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(Bug:1397095) dragging applications in the task bar causes repaint errors (Bug:1530323) The input box for editing a Wired connection static IP address doesn't appear correctly
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(Bug:1425401) Notification area crashed upon booting to the live DE (i386 only) ==== Xubuntu Specific Issues ====
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(Bug:1425690) New windows are created offscreen (Bug:1548647) LibreOffice uses breeze style

(Bug:1549732) Duplicate Imagemagick entries on menu, none work

(Bug:1516237) Mugshot crashes when trying to capture image

(Bug:1508192) Mousepad search highlights hard to see

(Bug:1513277) Parole does not show video when playing DVD - (workaround - set video output to X WIndows System (No XV))

(Bug:1402036) Mugshot authentication failed

(Bug:1510889) Doesn’t resume from suspend on Virtual Machine after locking

(Bug:1513590) Unable to delete items in menulibre

(Bug:1515184) Crash when selecting a category in a new entry - Menulibre

(Bug:1533206) Blueman-applet crash on login
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=== Changelogs ===
==== Major application versions ====
 * catfish ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/c/catfish/|changelog]])

 * menulibre ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/m/menulibre/|changelog]])

 * xfpanel-switch ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfpanel-switch/|changelog]])
 
 * mugshot ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/m/mugshot/|changelog]])

 * parole ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/p/parole/|changelog]])

 * thunar ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/t/thunar/|changelog]])

 * xfdesktop4 ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfdesktop4/|changelog]])

 * xfwm4 ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfwm4/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-power-manager ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-power-manager/|changelog]])

 * xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/|changelog]])

 * xubuntu-artwork ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xubuntu-artwork/|changelog]])

 * xubuntu-default-settings ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xubuntu-default-settings/|changelog]])

 * xubuntu-docs ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xubuntu-docs/|changelog]])

 * xubuntu-meta ([[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-meta/+changelog |changelog]])

==== Other application versions ====

  
 * blueman ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/b/blueman/ |changelog]])

 * exo ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/e/exo/ |changelog]])

 * firefox ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/f/firefox/ |changelog]])

 * gtk-theme-config ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/g/gtk-theme-config/ |changelog]])

 * gtk2-engines-xfce ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/g/gtk2-engines-xfce/ |changelog]])

 * lightdm-gtk-greeter ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/l/lightdm-gtk-greeter/ |changelog]])

 * lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/l/lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings/|changelog]])

 * orage ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/o/orage/ |changelog]])

 * pavucontrol ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/p/pavucontrol/|changelog]])

 * thunderbird ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/t/thunderbird/ |changelog]])

 * xfburn ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfburn/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-cpufreq-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-dict ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-dict/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-eyes-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-eyes-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-notes-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-notes-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-sensors-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-sensors-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-time-out-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-time-out-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-verve-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-verve-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-wavelan-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-wavelan-plugin/ |changelog]])

 * xfce4-weather-plugin ([[http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/x/xfce4-weather-plugin/ |changelog]])

DRAFT RELEASE NOTE

Edit Changelog entries for Major

Release Notes Base

NOTE:

This is milestone Release. Xubuntu milestone 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 milestone Releases are recommended for:

  • Regular users who want to help us test by finding, reporting, and/or fixing bugs

New features, applications and packages

Known issues

Installer Issues

(1447038) Shutdown/Restart of live session guest does not work in Virtualbox, and VMWare. This bug continues to affect virtual machines - once the guest has finished and appears to hang press Enter - this should remove the iso, shutdown and restart the guest.

General Issues

(1359689) cryptsetup password prompt not shown

(1549529) The keyboard is still installed as US-English even if another language is selected during the installation

(990744) Ubuntu installer says: The creation of swap space in partition failed

(1547302) "Check disc for defects" boot option displays no text some flavors

(966480) The prompt asking for media removal is not shown at the end of the installation -VirtualBox

(1530323) The input box for editing a Wired connection static IP address doesn't appear correctly

Xubuntu Specific Issues

(1548647) LibreOffice uses breeze style

(1549732) Duplicate Imagemagick entries on menu, none work

(1516237) Mugshot crashes when trying to capture image

(1508192) Mousepad search highlights hard to see

(1513277) Parole does not show video when playing DVD - (workaround - set video output to X WIndows System (No XV))

(1402036) Mugshot authentication failed

(1510889) Doesn’t resume from suspend on Virtual Machine after locking

(1513590) Unable to delete items in menulibre

(1515184) Crash when selecting a category in a new entry - Menulibre

(1533206) Blueman-applet crash on login

Changelogs

Major application versions

Other application versions

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