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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 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 Wiki Information page, and for information on editing, see Help on Editing. Please observe the 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
Version 8.10
Released October 30, 2008
Supported until April 2010
Version 8.04
Released April 24, 2008
Supported until April 2011
Version 6.06
Released June 1, 2006
Supported until June 2009
Unsupported (End-of-Life) Releases
Version 7.10
Released October 18, 2007
Unsupported as of April 2009
Version 7.04
Released April 19, 2007
Unsupported as of October 2008
Version 6.10
Released October 26, 2006
Unsupported as of April 2008
Version 5.10
Released October 13, 2005
Unsupported as of April 2007
Version 5.04
Released April 8, 2005
Unsupported as of October 2006
The latest release of Xubuntu is 8.10, codenamed "Intrepid Ibex", which was released on October 30, 2008. To learn more about the features and applications included in the Intrepid Ibex, read the release announcement and the release notes.
Xubuntu 8.04 is our current Long Term Support release and uses the Xfce 4.4.2 desktop environment.
Get Involved!
Anyone who wants to get involved with Xubuntu should join #xubuntu on irc.freenode.net first. Giving support to other people vary from one-liner answers to solving problems including some known and unknown bugs. The channel is also a good place to get known before taking a bigger part of some problem - or joining the team.
Development discussion is taking place on the mailing list and #xubuntu-devel on irc.freenode.net. You can create a launchpad account to file 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 Get Involved link at the top of this page for more details.
If you are a Xubuntu User, feel free to join the xubuntu-user group on launchpad. Xubuntu users are also encouraged to join #xubuntu on irc.freenode.net and help others out per their time, interest and skill.