The Xubuntu project has unveiled Xubuntu 19.10, the latest stable release from the project. The main highlight of this release is Xfce 4.14, a stable release of projects flagship desktop environment.

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Xfce 4.14 is empowered with Gtk 3.x and other modern technologies and continues to provide a solid user experience. This release of Xfce is a result of 4.5 years of development effort.

As usual conventions of Ubuntu life span, Xubuntu Eoan Ermine will be having a lifetime of 9 months. This is a very short period for people who are looking for a long term stable system. For such users, it is better to use Xubuntu 18.04 LTS release.

What is different in Xubuntu 19.10?

The main highlights of Xubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine are summarized below.

  • Xfce 4.14 - It comes with Gtk 3.x compatibility, better HiDPI screen support and more. Read Xfce 4.14 release news to understand more on this
  • The long-standing Xfce screensaver has been replaced with Light Locker. Light Locker is a result of years of development effort by GNOME and MATE communities. It works well with Xfce Desktop also.
  • Included additional desktop shortcuts to make it familiar for people migrating from other desktops.
  • From the Ubuntu Eoan roots, Xubuntu brings support for installing on ZFS file system. This is still an experimental feature. So should be used with caution.

For further details, read the Xubuntu 19.10 release announcement.

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Xubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine screenshots

01.0 Xubuntu Eoan Desktop01.0 Xubuntu Eoan Desktop01.1 About Xfce 4.1401.1 About Xfce 4.1402 Whisker Menu02 Whisker Menu03 Thunar File Manager03 Thunar File Manager04 Terminal Emulator04 Terminal Emulator05 Firefox Browser05 Firefox Browser06 Busy Desktop06 Busy Desktop07 Alt and tab window switching07 Alt and tab window switching08 Parole Media Player08 Parole Media Player09 Ristretto Image Viewer09 Ristretto Image Viewer10 GIMP Splash Screen10 GIMP Splash Screen11 Working with GIMP11 Working with GIMP12 LibreOffice Impress 6.312 LibreOffice Impress 6.313 Sudoku Puzzle Game13 Sudoku Puzzle Game14 Task Manager on idle state14 Task Manager on idle state15 Resource usage with top15 Resource usage with top16 System Settings16 System Settings17 Appearance Settings17 Appearance Settings18 Background Selection18 Background Selection19 GNOME Software19 GNOME Software20 GNOME Software Installed applications20 GNOME Software Installed applications21 Calendar Widget21 Calendar Widget22 Battery and brightness widget22 Battery and brightness widget23 Shutdown confirmation23 Shutdown confirmation

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