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Xubuntu is an free, open source operating system for your computer suitable for both your desktop and laptop. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Xubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools. Xubuntu is a free, open source operating system suitable for both your desktop and laptop. Whether you use it at home, at school, or at work, Xubuntu contains all the applications you will ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.
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Xfce4 is a lightweight desktop environment. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources. Xfce4 has been supported in Ubuntu's universe since Hoary. In 2006, Xubuntu was born as a sibling of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu. Xfce4 is a lightweight desktop environment. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications quickly, while conserving system resources. Xfce4 has been supported in Ubuntu's universe since Hoary. In 2006, Xubuntu was born as a sibling of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu.

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Xubuntu

Welcome to the Xubuntu Team Wiki, a place for the Xubuntu development community to discuss ideas and store team-related information. Documentation for end-users of Ubuntu can be found on the [http://help.ubuntu.com/community Help Wiki].

You can edit almost all of the pages on this site. For more information on what is included in the Xubuntu wiki, please see the [:Xubuntu/Documentation/Wiki Information] page, and for information on editing, see [:HelpOnEditing:Help on Editing]. Please observe the [http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct Ubuntu Code of Conduct] at all times.

What is Xubuntu?

Xubuntu is a free, open source operating system suitable for both your desktop and laptop. Whether you use it at home, at school, or at work, Xubuntu contains all the applications you will ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.

The Xubuntu development team defines the mission of Xubuntu in the following statement:

  • The goal of Xubuntu is to produce an easy to use distribution, based on Ubuntu, using Xfce as the graphical desktop, with a focus on integration, usability and performance, with a particular focus on low memory footprint. The integration in Xubuntu is at a configuration level, a toolkit level, and matching the underlying technology beneath the desktop in Ubuntu. Xubuntu will be built and developed as part of the wider Ubuntu community, based around the ideals and values of Ubuntu.

Xfce4 is a lightweight desktop environment. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications quickly, while conserving system resources. Xfce4 has been supported in Ubuntu's universe since Hoary. In 2006, Xubuntu was born as a sibling of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu.

Current Releases

  • Release

    Version

    Release Date

    Support Date

    [:GutsyGibbon:Gutsy Gibbon]

    Version 7.10

    Released October 18, 2007

    Supported until April 2009

    [:FeistyFawn:Feisty Fawn]

    Version 7.04

    Released April 19, 2007

    Supported until October 2008

    [:EdgyEft:Edgy Eft]

    Version 6.10

    Released October 26, 2006

    Supported until April 2008

    [:DapperDrake:Dapper Drake]

    Version 6.06

    Released June 1, 2006

    Supported until June 2009

    Unsupported (End-of-Life) Releases

    [:BreezyBadger:Breezy Badger]

    Version 5.10

    Released October 13, 2005

    Unsupported as of April 2007

    [:HoaryHedgehog:Hoary Hedgehog]

    Version 5.04

    Released April 8, 2005

    Unsupported as of October 2006

The latest release of Xubuntu is Xubuntu 7.10, codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon", which was released on October 18th, 2007. Xubuntu 7.10 includes Xfce 4.4.1, a faster theme thanks to the Murrine theme engine, Bulletproof X and Graphical X configuration and all the features of the Gutsy release. Read the [http://www.xubuntu.org/news/gutsy/release Release Announcement] and the [wiki:GutsyGibbon/Xubuntu Release Notes] for more information about this extraordinary release.

Xubuntu 6.06, Codename "Dapper Drake", was released on June 1st 2006, and shipped Xfce 4.4 beta1 code. Read the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/xubuntunews/2006-06-01 Release Announcement] and the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XubuntuDapperReleaseNotes Release Notes]. Xubuntu 6.06 is our current LTS (Long Term Support) release.

Get Involved!

Development discussion is taking place on the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel mailing list] and #xubuntu-devel on irc.freenode.net. You can create a launchpad account to file [https://launchpad.net/people/xubuntu-team/+assignedbugs bugs] you encounter or to help triage bugs reported by other users. You are also welcome to get involved in our development team if you want to help make Xubuntu a superb desktop!

Click on the [http://xubuntu.org/devel Get Involved] link at the top of this page for more details.

If you are a Xubuntu User, feel free to join the [https://launchpad.net/people/xubuntu-users/ xubuntu-user group] on launchpad.

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