<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Canonical	O
Ltd.	O
–	O
recognized	O
,	O
community-maintained	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
Xfce	B-Language
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
's	O
customized	O
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
seeks	O
to	O
provide	O
"	O
a	O
light	O
,	O
stable	O
and	O
configurable	O
desktop	O
environment	O
with	O
conservative	O
workflows	O
"	O
using	O
Xfce	B-Language
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
for	O
both	O
new	O
and	O
experienced	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
5.10	O
Breezy	O
Badger	O
,	O
13	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
work	O
was	O
not	O
complete	O
by	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
name	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
xubuntu-desktop	O
metapackage	B-Application
available	O
through	O
the	O
Synaptic	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
which	O
installed	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
release	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Jani	O
Monoses	O
,	O
appeared	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
6.06	O
Dapper	O
Drake	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
and	O
Edubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Somerville	O
developed	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
strategy	O
for	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
project	O
named	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
Strategy	O
Document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
document	O
was	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Community	O
Council	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
Mark	O
Shuttleworth	O
agreed	O
that	O
an	O
official	O
LXDE	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LXDE	B-Language
desktop	O
uses	O
the	O
Openbox	B-Language
window	I-Language
manager	I-Language
and	O
,	O
like	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
,	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
low-system-requirement	O
,	O
low-RAM	O
environment	O
for	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
older	O
PCs	O
and	O
will	O
compete	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
in	O
that	O
niche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionel	O
Le	O
Folgoc	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
community	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
leader	O
on	O
10	O
January	O
2010	O
and	O
requested	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
an	O
official	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
discussions	O
regarding	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
governance	O
and	O
the	O
role	O
a	O
council	O
might	O
play	O
in	O
it	O
were	O
still	O
ongoing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
Charlie	O
Kravetz	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
project	O
leader	O
,	O
formally	O
resigned	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
members	O
indicated	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.04	O
would	O
go	O
ahead	O
as	O
scheduled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
team	O
began	O
the	O
process	O
to	O
transition	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
become	O
council	O
run	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
a	O
single	O
project	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
site	O
's	O
blog	O
announced	O
the	O
official	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
fewer	O
system	O
resources	O
than	O
the	O
default	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
developers	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
minimum	O
RAM	B-Architecture
Xubuntu	B-Application
could	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
was	O
128	O
MB	O
,	O
with	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
strongly	O
recommended	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Testing	O
conducted	O
by	O
Martyn	O
Honeyford	O
at	O
IBM	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
on	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
6.10	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
uses	O
approximately	O
25MB	O
less	O
application	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
eats	O
significantly	O
less	O
into	O
buffers	O
and	O
cache	O
(	O
which	O
may	O
imply	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
less	O
file	O
activity	O
)	O
than	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
testing	O
showed	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
was	O
at	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
compared	O
to	O
Debian	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tests	O
were	O
conducted	O
by	O
DistroWatch	O
on	O
a	O
Dell	O
Dimension	O
4500	O
desktop	O
machine	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	O
2GHz	O
processor	O
and	O
384	O
MB	O
of	O
memory	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
that	O
compared	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
9.04	O
against	O
an	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
Debian	O
5.0.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
showed	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
used	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
as	O
Debian	O
in	O
simple	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
also	O
ran	O
out	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
doing	O
everyday	O
tasks	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
384	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
was	O
inadequate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
obvious	O
I	O
had	O
already	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
was	O
starting	O
to	O
use	O
swap	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
experimentation	O
by	O
Distrowatch	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
performance	O
advantages	O
observed	O
in	O
Debian	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
inclusion	O
of	O
memory-hungry	O
software	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Debian	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
Xfce	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
2009	O
assessment	O
in	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Christopher	O
Smart	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
is	O
very	O
lightweight	O
and	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
machines	O
with	O
small	O
amounts	O
of	O
memory	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
implementation	O
has	O
essentially	O
massacred	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
've	O
taken	O
the	O
beautifully	O
lightweight	O
desktop	O
and	O
strangled	O
it	O
with	O
various	O
heavyweight	O
components	O
from	O
GNOME	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
fairness	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
claim	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
for	O
older	O
machines	O
–	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
something	O
the	O
community	O
has	O
assumed	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
might	O
be	O
more	O
lightweight	O
than	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
itself	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
by	O
much	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
reviewers	O
emphasized	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
perceived	O
deficiencies	O
in	O
performance	O
to	O
highlight	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
,	O
a	O
project	O
with	O
similar	O
goals	O
but	O
using	O
the	O
LXDE	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
(	O
now	O
LXQt	B-Language
)	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Xfce	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Damien	O
Oh	O
of	O
Make	O
Tech	O
Easier	O
noted	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
"	O
So	O
what	O
about	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
n't	O
it	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
lightweight	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
?	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
using	O
the	O
lightweight	O
XFCE	B-Language
desktop	O
environment	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
down	O
by	O
several	O
heavyweight	O
applications	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
integration	O
with	O
GNOME	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
also	O
makes	O
it	O
lose	O
its	O
advantage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
as	O
survey	O
of	O
her	O
writing	O
team	O
's	O
computers	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
favourite	O
OS	O
of	O
one	O
member	O
of	O
her	O
team	O
for	O
her	O
older	O
desktop	O
computer	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
writer	O
reported	O
,	O
"	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
lightweight	O
and	O
works	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Make	O
Tech	O
Easier	O
recommended	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
as	O
one	O
option	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
stand-alone	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
was	O
version	O
6.06	O
long	O
term	O
support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
used	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
2.6.15.7	O
and	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.4	O
beta	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
included	O
the	O
Thunar	B-Language
file	O
manager	O
,	O
GDM	O
desktop	O
manager	O
,	O
Abiword	B-Language
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
spread	B-Application
sheet	I-Application
,	O
Evince	B-Language
PDF	B-Application
document	O
viewer	O
,	O
Xarchiver	B-Language
archive	O
manager	O
,	O
Xfburn	O
CD	O
burner	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
1.5.0.3	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
Thunderbird	B-Application
1.5.0.2	I-Application
email	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
GDebi	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caitlyn	O
Martin	O
reviewed	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
6.06	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
her	O
aging	O
laptop	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
6.06	O
proved	O
faster	O
than	O
Fedora	O
Core	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
apps	O
still	O
take	O
a	O
moment	O
to	O
get	O
started	O
on	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
they	O
are	O
crisp	O
and	O
responsive	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
slow	O
anything	O
else	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
never	O
expected	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
performance	O
and	O
that	O
alone	O
made	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
an	O
instant	O
favorite	O
of	O
mine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
had	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
Thunar	B-Language
file	O
manager	O
,	O
as	O
light	O
and	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Overall	O
I	O
am	O
impressed	O
and	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
anyway	O
,	O
is	O
my	O
favorite	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
despite	O
a	O
few	O
rough	O
edges	O
,	O
probably	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
beta	O
desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
6.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
used	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.4	O
beta	O
2	O
and	O
included	O
Upstart	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Language
2.0	I-Language
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
2.0.0	O
beta	O
3.1	O
instant	O
messaging	O
client	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
AbiWord	B-Language
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
media	O
player	O
was	O
gxine	B-Application
which	O
replaced	O
Xfmedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
xffm4	O
file	O
manager	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Thunar	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
claimed	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
could	O
run	O
on	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
128	O
MB	O
"	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Caitlyn	O
Martin	O
tested	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
on	O
a	O
four-year-old	O
Toshiba	O
Satellite	O
1805-S204	O
laptop	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
1GHz	O
Celeron	O
processor	O
and	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
December	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
noted	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
ran	O
faster	O
than	O
GNOME	B-Application
or	O
KDE	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
and	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
fastest	O
distributions	O
on	O
her	O
limited	O
test	O
hardware	O
,	O
placing	O
with	O
Vector	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
7.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
April	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Larabel	O
of	O
Phoronix	O
carried	O
out	O
detailed	O
benchmark	O
testing	O
of	O
betas	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
7.04	O
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
7.04	I-Application
and	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
7.04	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
on	O
two	O
different	O
computers	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
dual	O
Intel	O
Clovertown	O
processors	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
an	O
AMD	O
Sempron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
AMD	O
Sempron	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
7.04	O
Feisty	O
Fawn	O
Herd	O
4	O
had	O
outperformed	O
both	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
and	O
the	O
lighter-weight	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granted	O
on	O
a	O
slower	O
system	O
the	O
lightweight	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
should	O
have	O
a	O
greater	O
performance	O
advantage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
Review	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
look	O
at	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
7.04	O
it	O
was	O
faulted	O
for	O
not	O
including	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
light	O
weight	O
desktop	O
in	O
XFCE	B-Language
4.4	O
and	O
also	O
less	O
tasking	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
are	O
thinking	O
that	O
OpenOffice	B-Application
will	O
come	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
your	O
desktop	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
greatly	O
surprised	O
as	O
AbiWord	B-Language
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
are	O
your	O
default	O
processor	O
and	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
program	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
indicated	O
though	O
that	O
installing	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
repositories	B-Application
was	O
easy	O
and	O
made	O
for	O
simple	O
customization	O
of	O
an	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
7.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
Xfce	B-Language
,	O
4.4.1	O
and	O
added	O
updated	O
translations	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
,	O
MurrinaStormCloud	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Murrine	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
updates	O
included	O
Pidgin	B-Protocol
2.2.0	O
,	O
(	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
was	O
renamed	O
Pidgin	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
GIMP	B-Application
2.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
version	O
allowed	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
extensions	O
and	O
plug-ins	O
through	O
the	O
Add/Remove	O
Software	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
claimed	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
could	O
run	O
on	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
128	O
MB	O
"	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
candidate	O
for	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
7.10	O
that	O
was	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
300	O
Celeron	O
with	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
nVidia	O
GeForce	O
4	O
64	O
MB	O
video	O
card	O
,	O
Review	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
very	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
positioned	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
and	O
its	O
role	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
little	O
lighter	O
on	O
system	O
requirements	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
Xfce	B-Language
as	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
perfect	O
for	O
that	O
old	O
computer	O
just	O
lying	O
around	O
in	O
your	O
basement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
8.04	O
Long	O
Term	O
Support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
24	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
used	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.4.2	O
,	O
Xorg	B-Operating_System
7.3	O
and	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
2.6.24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
PolicyKit	B-Language
for	O
permissions	O
control	O
,	O
PulseAudio	B-Library
and	O
a	O
new	O
printing	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
Wubi	B-Language
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
Windows	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
as	O
a	O
program	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Christopher	O
Dawson	O
of	O
ZDNet	O
installed	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
8.04	O
on	O
a	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Latitude	I-Operating_System
C400	I-Operating_System
with	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
30GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
a	O
1GHz	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III-M	I-General_Concept
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
where	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
really	O
shines	O
…	O
What	O
it	O
will	O
do	O
is	O
take	O
some	O
very	O
moderate	O
hardware	O
and	O
provide	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
reliable	O
,	O
and	O
relatively	O
snappy	B-Application
machine	O
for	O
a	O
user	O
with	O
productivity	O
needs	O
or	O
who	O
accesses	O
terminal	O
services	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
8.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
brought	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Abiword	B-Language
,	O
version	O
2.6.4	O
,	O
the	O
Listen	O
Multimedia	O
Player	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
Catfish	O
desktop	B-Application
search	I-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
2.6.27	O
,	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
7.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Totem	B-Language
media	I-Language
player	I-Language
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darren	O
Yates	O
,	O
an	O
Australian	O
IT	O
journalist	O
,	O
was	O
very	O
positive	O
about	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
8.10	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
at	O
their	O
peak	O
of	O
popularity	O
then	O
,	O
dismissing	O
"	O
ubuntu	B-Operating_System
itself	O
is	O
nothing	O
flash	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
disappointing	O
things	O
about	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
Australia	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
an	O
enslaught	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
push	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Home	O
Edition	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
sad	O
because	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ideal	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distro	O
for	O
these	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
latest	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
8.10	O
distro	O
lacks	O
drivers	O
for	O
WiFi	O
wireless	O
networking	O
and	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
also	O
the	O
built-in	O
webcams	O
,	O
those	O
drivers	O
do	O
exist	O
and	O
incorporating	O
them	O
inside	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
would	O
neither	O
be	O
difficult	O
or	O
take	O
up	O
much	O
space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
advertised	O
this	O
release	O
as	O
giving	O
improved	O
boot-up	O
times	O
,	O
"	O
benefiting	O
from	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
core	O
developer	O
team	O
's	O
improvements	O
to	O
boot-time	O
code	O
,	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
9.04	O
desktop	O
boots	O
more	O
quickly	O
than	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
you	O
can	O
spend	O
less	O
time	O
waiting	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
time	O
being	O
productive	O
with	O
your	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
9.04	O
used	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.6	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
Xfce	B-Language
Settings	O
Manager	O
dialog	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Xconf	O
configuration	O
system	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
desktop	O
menu	O
and	O
clock	O
,	O
new	O
notifications	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
file	O
system	O
application	O
Gigolo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
also	O
brought	O
all	O
new	O
artwork	O
and	O
incorporated	O
the	O
Murrina	O
Storm	O
Cloud	O
GTK+	B-Application
theme	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
XFWM4	O
window	O
manager	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.04	O
also	O
introduced	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
many	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
AbiWord	B-Language
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
Brasero	B-Language
CD/DVD	O
burner	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
e-mail	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
1.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
file	O
system	O
was	O
ext3	B-Application
,	O
but	O
ext4	B-Application
was	O
an	O
option	O
at	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
testing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
9.04	O
,	O
Distrowatch	O
determined	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
used	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
the	O
system	O
memory	O
as	O
Debian	O
5.0.1	O
Xfce	B-Language
and	O
that	O
while	O
loading	O
the	O
desktop	O
the	O
memory	O
usage	O
was	O
ten	O
times	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DistoWatch	O
attributed	O
this	O
to	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
desktop	O
environment	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
graphical	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
and	O
updater	O
,	O
network	O
manager	O
,	O
power	O
manager	O
,	O
and	O
proprietary	O
driver	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DistroWatch	O
concluded	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
distribution	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
default	O
selection	O
of	O
packages	O
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
suit	O
itself	O
to	O
low-memory	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Linux.com	B-Application
writer	O
Rob	O
Reilly	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
latest	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
distribution	O
has	O
just	O
about	O
the	O
right	O
mix	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
power	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
user	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
an	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
version	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
that	O
is	O
fast	O
,	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
reliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
29	O
October	O
2009	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
9.10	O
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.6.1	O
,	O
Linux	O
kernel	O
2.6.31	O
and	O
by	O
default	O
the	O
ext4	B-Application
file	O
system	O
and	O
GRUB	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
the	O
Exaile	B-Language
0.3.0	O
music	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
Xfce4	B-Language
power	O
manager	O
replaced	O
the	O
Gnome	B-Application
Power	O
Manager	O
and	O
improved	O
desktop	O
notifications	O
using	O
notify-osd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upstart	B-Device
boot-up	O
speed	O
was	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
promised	O
"	O
faster	O
application	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
reduced	O
memory	O
footprint	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
your	O
favorite	O
Xfce4	B-Language
applications	O
thanks	O
to	O
improvements	O
in	O
library	O
linking	O
provided	O
by	O
ld	O
's	O
--as-needed	O
flag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dedoimedo	O
gave	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
When	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
usability	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
desire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
definitely	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
friendlier	O
,	O
simpler	O
and	O
more	O
intuitive	O
distros	O
around	O
,	O
a	O
core	O
elements	O
that	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
stardom	O
,	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
drastic	O
change	O
compared	O
to	O
stock	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
"	O
Sadly	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
no	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
more	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
injustice	O
to	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
family	O
,	O
which	O
usually	O
delivers	O
useful	O
solutions	O
,	O
mainly	O
to	O
new	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
horrendous	O
,	O
glaring	O
problems	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
that	O
kicked	O
me	O
back	O
to	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
not	O
so	O
usable	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.04	O
Long	O
Term	O
Support	O
(	O
LTS	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
moved	O
to	O
PulseAudio	B-Library
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
Xsane	O
scanner	B-Application
utilities	I-Application
with	O
Simple	O
Scan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
incorporated	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Center	I-Language
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
9.10	O
,	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
old	O
Add/Remove	O
Software	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
application	O
,	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
was	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
1.10.1	O
and	O
new	O
games	O
were	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
incompatibilities	O
in	O
the	O
gnome-screensaver	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
application	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
xscreensaver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
officially	O
required	O
a	O
700MHz	O
x86	B-Operating_System
processor	O
,	O
128	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
256	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
"	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
"	O
and	O
3	O
GB	O
of	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.04	O
beta	O
1	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
of	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
declared	O
it	O
"	O
borderline	O
irrelevant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
provided	O
few	O
performance	O
advantages	O
over	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
testing	O
it	O
against	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
on	O
a	O
1	O
GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
2GHz	O
Single	O
core	O
processor	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
128	O
MB	O
video	O
card	O
,	O
RAM	B-Architecture
usage	O
with	O
3	O
tabs	O
open	O
in	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
1	O
playing	O
an	O
HTML5	O
YouTube	O
video	O
was	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Sneddon	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
from	O
this	O
testing	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
barely	O
more	O
"	O
lean	O
"	O
than	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
concludes	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
,	O
whilst	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
prefer	O
the	O
XFCE	B-Language
environment	O
,	O
remains	O
an	O
unremarkable	O
spin	O
from	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
canon	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
most	O
users	O
,	O
is	O
largely	O
irrelevant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Lynch	O
of	O
Desktop	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Reviews	O
praised	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.04	O
'	O
s	O
fast	O
boot	O
time	O
and	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Center	I-Language
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
One	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Parole	O
,	O
the	O
Xfce4	B-Language
media	O
player	O
,	O
XFBurn	O
CD/DVD	O
writer	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Brasero	B-Language
and	O
Xfce4-taskmanager	O
replaced	O
Gnome-Task-Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AbiWord	B-Language
was	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
2.8.6	O
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
to	O
1.10.8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
required	O
192	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
run	O
the	O
standard	O
live	O
CD	O
or	O
to	O
install	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alternate	O
installation	O
CD	O
required	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
install	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
could	O
run	O
with	O
as	O
little	O
as	O
128	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
just	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Jim	O
Lynch	O
of	O
Eye	O
on	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
had	O
no	O
problems	O
using	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
is	O
also	O
very	O
fast	O
;	O
applications	O
opened	O
and	O
close	O
very	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
theme	O
Bluebird	O
is	O
attractive	O
without	O
being	O
garish	O
;	O
it	O
fits	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
minimalist	O
mission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Tozzi	O
,	O
writing	O
about	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
beta	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
distribution	O
was	O
shedding	O
its	O
Gnome	B-Application
dependencies	O
and	O
adopting	O
lighter	O
weight	O
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
encouraging	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
uniqueness	O
in	O
the	O
distribution	O
,	O
especially	O
given	O
the	O
uncertain	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
Gnome-Ubuntu	O
relationship	O
as	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Gnome	B-Application
3.0	O
approaches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.8	O
and	O
introduced	O
editable	O
menus	O
using	O
any	O
menu	O
editor	O
that	O
meets	O
the	O
freedesktop.org	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
Elementary	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
icon	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
Droid	O
font	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
installation	O
slide	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
11.04	O
introduced	O
the	O
new	O
default	O
Unity	B-Device
interface	I-Device
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
did	O
not	O
adopt	O
Unity	O
and	O
instead	O
retained	O
its	O
existing	O
Xfce	B-Language
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
retain	O
a	O
minimalist	O
interface	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
dock-like	O
application	O
launcher	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
could	O
be	O
installed	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
2	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
standard	O
CD	O
requires	O
4.4	O
GB	O
of	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
and	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
install	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
alternate	O
CD	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
text-based	O
installer	O
,	O
requires	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
disk	O
space	O
for	O
installation	O
and	O
provides	O
additional	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
can	O
run	O
with	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
512	O
MB	O
is	O
"	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
,	O
Jim	O
Lynch	O
of	O
Desktop	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Reviews	O
faulted	O
the	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
,	O
its	O
dull	O
default	O
wallpaper	O
and	O
the	O
default	O
automatic	O
hiding	O
of	O
the	O
bottom	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
praising	O
the	O
release	O
he	O
said	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
choice	O
for	O
minimalists	O
who	O
prefer	O
a	O
desktop	O
environment	O
not	O
bogged	O
down	O
with	O
pointless	O
eye-candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xfce	B-Language
is	O
simple	O
,	O
fast	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
get	O
in	O
your	O
way	O
when	O
you	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
quickly	O
launch	O
an	O
application	O
or	O
otherwise	O
find	O
something	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
those	O
who	O
decide	O
to	O
use	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
still	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
family	O
without	O
the	O
headache	O
of	O
dealing	O
with	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
Unity	O
resister	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
definitely	O
check	O
out	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Brockmeier	O
of	O
Linux.com	B-Application
in	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
AbiWord	B-Language
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
over	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Catfish	O
file	B-Application
search	I-Application
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
Though	O
I	O
've	O
usually	O
used	O
the	O
mainline	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
release	O
when	O
I	O
use	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
I	O
really	O
like	O
the	O
latest	O
iteration	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
showcasing	O
Xfce	B-Language
while	O
providing	O
a	O
unique	O
desktop	O
that	O
gives	O
all	O
the	O
pluses	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
while	O
still	O
being	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.04	O
release	O
the	O
developers	O
now	O
"	O
strongly	O
recommend	O
"	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
use	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
11.10	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
release	O
gThumb	B-Application
became	O
the	O
new	O
image	O
viewer/organizer	O
,	O
Leafpad	B-Language
replaced	O
Mousepad	B-Language
as	O
the	O
default	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
and	O
LightDM	B-Device
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
log-in	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.10	O
on	O
the	O
Acer	O
eM350	O
netbook	B-Device
,	O
Michael	O
Reed	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Journal	O
noted	O
the	O
extensive	O
hardware	O
support	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
attractive	O
theme	O
and	O
good	O
performance	O
on	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
remark	O
on	O
the	O
inferior	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
performance	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Flash	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
full	O
screen	O
mode	O
,	O
something	O
common	O
to	O
all	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Flash	O
installations	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
Samba	B-Language
networking	I-Language
,	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
quickly	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reed	O
concluded	O
"	O
my	O
overall	O
assessment	O
was	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.10	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
fit	O
than	O
Windows	O
XP	O
on	O
this	O
netbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xfce	B-Language
is	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
better	O
and	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
already	O
very	O
comprehensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
growing	O
contingent	O
of	O
users	O
for	O
whom	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
KDE4	O
and	O
Gnome	B-Application
3	O
have	O
taken	O
does	O
n't	O
ring	O
true	O
,	O
and	O
increasingly	O
,	O
Xfce	B-Language
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
choice	O
for	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
11.10	O
,	O
Brian	O
Masinick	O
of	O
IT	O
Toolbox	O
praised	O
its	O
low	O
RAM	B-Architecture
usage	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.10	O
release	O
is	O
a	O
fresh	O
relief	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
simply	O
want	O
a	O
nice	O
,	O
functional	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
11.10	O
delivers	O
,	O
and	O
excels	O
in	O
providing	O
a	O
functional	O
,	O
no	O
frills	O
or	O
surprises	O
,	O
responsive	O
,	O
and	O
usable	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrasts	O
with	O
Edubuntu	B-Application
,	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
12.04	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
LTS	O
releases	O
,	O
were	O
all	O
supported	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.04	O
incorporated	O
many	O
changes	O
including	O
some	O
default	O
shortcuts	O
which	O
were	O
altered	O
and	O
new	O
ones	O
added	O
,	O
plus	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
appearance	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
and	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fixes	O
were	O
included	O
for	O
Greybird	O
,	O
Ubiquity	O
,	O
Plymouth	O
,	O
LightDM	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Terminal	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
shipped	O
with	O
version	O
3.2.14	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pavucontrol	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
replace	O
xfce4-mixer	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
PulseAudio	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
were	O
512	O
MiB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
5	O
GB	O
of	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
graphics	O
card	O
and	O
monitor	O
capable	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
800×600	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whisker	O
Menu	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
application	O
launcher	O
for	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
via	O
a	O
Personal	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Archive	I-Application
for	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
proved	O
a	O
popular	O
option	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
default	O
launcher	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.10	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
Catfish	O
,	O
Parole	O
,	O
LightDM	B-Device
,	O
Greybird	O
and	O
the	O
Ubiquity	O
slideshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
32-bit	O
systems	O
,	O
hardware	O
supporting	O
PAE	B-General_Concept
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
UEFI	O
Secure	O
Boot	O
,	O
unlike	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
12.10	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
on	O
hardware	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
expected	O
that	O
this	O
feature	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.10	O
includes	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
3.5.5	O
,	O
Python	O
3.2	O
and	O
OpenJDK7	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
Java	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
are	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
system	O
memory	O
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
5	O
GB	O
of	O
disk	O
space	O
and	O
a	O
graphics	O
card	O
and	O
monitor	O
capable	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
800×600	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
13.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporated	O
updated	O
documentation	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Catfish	O
(	O
0.6.1	O
)	O
,	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
Greybird	O
theme	O
,	O
GIMP	B-Application
and	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
were	O
reintroduced	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Parole	O
(	O
0.5.0	O
)	O
and	O
that	O
duplicate	O
partitions	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
shown	O
on	O
desktop	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
Thunar	B-Language
file	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
with	O
a	O
support	O
period	O
of	O
9	O
months	O
for	O
the	O
interim	O
(	O
non-LTS	O
)	O
releases	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
18	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
this	O
release	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
will	O
not	O
fit	O
on	O
a	O
CD	O
as	O
they	O
now	O
average	O
800	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
size	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
developer	O
time	O
spent	O
trying	O
to	O
shrink	O
the	O
files	O
to	O
fit	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
size	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
size	O
change	O
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
two	O
applications	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
dropped	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
constraints	O
,	O
Gnumeric	B-Language
and	O
GIMP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
13.10	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
some	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
xfce4-settings	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
dialog	O
box	O
for	O
display	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
theme	O
tool	O
and	O
gtk-theme-config	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
also	O
included	O
new	O
wallpaper	O
,	O
new	O
GTK+	B-Application
themes	O
,	O
with	O
Gtk3.10	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
LightDM	B-Device
greeter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
documentation	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
13.10	I-Application
,	O
Jim	O
Lynch	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
13.10	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
cousin	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
13.10	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
choice	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
minimalist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
fast	O
,	O
stable	O
and	O
offers	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
13.10	O
without	O
the	O
Unity	O
experience	O
(	O
or	O
torture	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
your	O
perspective	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.04	O
LTS	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
April	O
2014	O
and	O
,	O
being	O
an	O
LTS	O
,	O
featured	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Whisker	O
Menu	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
application	O
launching	O
menu	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
formerly	O
a	O
Personal	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Archive	I-Application
option	O
introduced	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
12.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Lynch	O
reviewed	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.04	O
LTS	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
always	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
as	O
I	O
tend	O
to	O
go	O
for	O
lightweight	O
desktops	O
versus	O
ones	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
glitz	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
I	O
was	O
quite	O
pleased	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.04	O
LTS	O
is	O
a	O
definite	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
14.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changed	O
were	O
a	O
new	O
Xfce	B-Language
Power	O
Manager	O
plugin	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
panel	O
and	O
that	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
alt-tab	O
dialog	O
could	O
be	O
clicked	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
illustrate	O
the	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
14.10	O
featured	O
pink	O
highlight	O
colours	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
changed	O
by	O
users	O
,	O
if	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silviu	O
Stahie	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Softpedia	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
releases	O
are	O
usually	O
very	O
quiet	O
and	O
we	O
rarely	O
see	O
them	O
overshadowing	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
base	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
exactly	O
what	O
happened	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
15.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
featured	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.12	O
and	O
included	O
new	O
colour	O
schemes	O
,	O
with	O
redundant	O
File	O
Manager	O
(	O
Settings	O
)	O
menu	O
entries	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	O
Nestor	O
of	O
Softpedia	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
biggest	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
announced	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
15.04	O
distro	O
is	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.12	O
desktop	O
environment	O
…	O
Among	O
other	O
highlights	O
…	O
we	O
can	O
mention	O
new	O
and	O
updated	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
Light	O
and	O
Dark	O
color	O
schemes	O
in	O
the	O
Mousepad	B-Language
and	O
Terminal	O
applications	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
now	O
using	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
Light	O
theme	O
by	O
default	O
…	O
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
distribution	O
now	O
offers	O
better	O
appearance	O
for	O
Qt	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
work	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
using	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
's	O
GTK+	B-Application
theme	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
removes	O
the	O
redundant	O
File	O
Manager	O
(	O
Settings	O
)	O
menu	O
entry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
15.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporated	O
the	O
Xfce4	B-Language
Panel	O
Switch	O
for	O
the	O
backup	O
and	O
restoration	O
of	O
panels	O
and	O
included	O
five	O
preset	O
panel	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gnumeric	B-Language
and	O
Abiword	B-Language
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
LibreOffice	B-Operating_System
Calc	I-Operating_System
and	O
LibreOffice	B-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
new	O
default	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
theme	O
,	O
libreoffice-style-elementary	O
,	O
was	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
of	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
described	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
15.10	O
as	O
incorporating	O
only	O
"	O
a	O
modest	O
set	O
of	O
changes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04	O
is	O
an	O
LTS	O
version	O
,	O
supported	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
until	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
package	O
of	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Center	I-Language
with	O
Gnome	B-Language
Software	I-Language
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
16.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Jack	O
Wallen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
truth	O
of	O
the	O
matter	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Center	I-Language
has	O
been	O
a	O
horrible	O
tool	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
this	O
move	O
will	O
greatly	O
improve	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
experience	O
for	O
every	O
user	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
selection	O
of	O
wallpapers	O
available	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04	O
LTS	O
was	O
singled	O
out	O
by	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
all	O
breathtakingly	O
beautiful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04.2	O
was	O
delayed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04.3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04.4	O
was	O
delayed	O
from	O
15	O
February	O
2018	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.04.5	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
2	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
introduced	O
very	O
few	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
release	O
notice	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
release	O
has	O
seen	O
little	O
visible	O
change	O
since	O
April	O
's	O
16.04	O
,	O
however	O
much	O
has	O
been	O
done	O
towards	O
supplying	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
with	O
Xfce	B-Language
packages	O
built	O
with	O
GTK3	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
porting	O
of	O
many	O
plugins	O
and	O
Xfce	B-Language
Terminal	O
to	O
GTK3	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
of	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
!	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.10	O
has	O
only	O
a	O
modest	O
change	O
log	O
version	O
 [ over ] 	O
its	O
April	O
LTS	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
16.10	O
,	O
Gary	O
Newell	O
of	O
Everyday	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
said	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
has	O
always	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
favourite	O
distributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
as	O
glamourous	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
offerings	O
out	O
there	O
and	O
it	O
certainly	O
does	O
n't	O
come	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
software	O
you	O
need	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thing	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
gives	O
you	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
base	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
…	O
The	O
truth	O
is	O
that	O
nothing	O
much	O
really	O
changes	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
solid	O
,	O
steady	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
change	O
…	O
"	O
He	O
did	O
fault	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
some	O
software	B-Application
packages	I-Application
,	O
which	O
do	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
graphical	O
software	O
tools	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
17.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
of	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
indicated	O
that	O
this	O
release	O
is	O
mostly	O
just	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
has	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
17.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
only	O
minor	O
changes	O
including	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
Font	O
Viewer	O
included	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
client	O
side	O
decorations	O
consume	O
less	O
space	O
within	O
the	O
Greybird	O
GTK+	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distrowatch	O
noted	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
17.10	O
,	O
"	O
includes	O
significant	O
improvements	O
to	O
accelerated	O
video	O
playback	O
on	O
Intel	O
video	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
driverless	O
printing	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
Font	O
Viewer	O
by	O
default	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Joey	O
Sneddon	O
of	O
OMG	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
said	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
17.10	O
is	O
another	O
iterative	O
release	O
,	O
featuring	O
only	O
modest	O
changes	O
(	O
if	O
it	O
ai	O
n't	O
broke	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
fix	O
it	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
18.04	O
is	O
a	O
long-term	O
support	O
version	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
removed	O
the	O
GTK	B-Application
Theme	O
Configuration	O
,	O
the	O
Greybird	O
GTK+	B-Application
theme	O
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
3.22.8	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
HiDPI	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
GTK+	B-Application
3	I-Application
styles	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
dark	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
Indicator	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
PulseAudio	B-Library
Plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
plugin	O
for	O
the	O
panel	O
,	O
xfce4-notifyd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
Evince	B-Language
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Atril	O
,	O
GNOME	B-Application
File	O
Roller	O
by	O
Engrampa	O
,	O
and	O
GNOME	B-Language
Calculator	I-Language
by	O
MATE	O
Calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recommended	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
at	O
least	O
20	O
GB	O
of	O
free	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Ljubuncic	O
from	O
Dedoimedo	O
wrote	O
review	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
18.04	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
18.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
includes	O
Xfce	B-Language
components	O
at	O
version	O
4.13	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
moves	O
towards	O
a	O
Gtk+	O
3-only	O
desktop	O
,	O
Xfce	B-Language
Icon	O
Theme	O
0.13	O
,	O
Greybird	O
3.22.9	O
,	O
which	O
improves	O
the	O
window	O
manager	O
appearance	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
purple	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recommended	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
remained	O
as	O
at	O
least	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
at	O
least	O
20	O
GB	O
of	O
free	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Ljubuncic	O
from	O
Dedoimedo	O
wrote	O
a	O
review	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
18.10	O
Cosmic	O
Cuttlefish	O
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
standard	O
,	O
run-of-the-mill	O
distro	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
superb	O
features	O
or	O
amazing	O
wow	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
19.04	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
32-bit	O
ISOs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
new	O
default	O
applications	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
GIMP	B-Application
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
Impress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LibreOffice	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
and	O
AptURL	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Orage	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
predominantly	O
a	O
bug	O
fix	O
release	O
with	O
few	O
changes	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
included	O
new	O
screenshot	O
tools	O
and	O
updated	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.13	O
components	O
,	O
using	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
branch	O
for	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Full	O
Circle	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
19.04	O
is	O
a	O
strong	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
pretty	O
much	O
flawless	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
OS	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
really	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
expected	O
for	O
a	O
27th	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Ljubuncic	O
wrote	O
a	O
review	O
in	O
Dedoimedo	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
19.04	O
Disco	O
Dingo	O
is	O
a	O
fairly	O
decent	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
bi-annual	O
non-LTS	O
testbed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
look	O
more	O
like	O
nuggets	O
of	O
apathy	O
than	O
deliberate	O
omissions	O
–	O
networking	O
woes	O
with	O
Samba	B-Language
and	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
customization	O
struggle	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
adequate	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
some	O
odd	O
niggles	O
here	O
and	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
somewhat	O
better	O
than	O
Cosmic	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
exciting	O
as	O
Xfce	B-Language
(	O
or	O
rather	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
)	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
three	O
years	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.14	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
after	O
nearly	O
four	O
and	O
half	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
included	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
Screensaver	B-General_Concept
replacing	O
Light	O
Locker	O
for	O
screen	O
locking	O
,	O
new	O
desktop	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
the	O
ZFS	B-Application
file	O
system	O
and	O
logical	O
volume	O
manager	O
included	O
on	O
an	O
experimental	O
basis	O
for	O
root	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
new	O
,	O
experimental	O
filesystem	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
complete	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
libraries	O
used	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
beautifully	O
stable	O
,	O
fast	O
,	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
navigate	O
…	O
Perhaps	O
what	O
I	O
appreciated	O
most	O
about	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
was	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
distract	O
me	O
or	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
just	O
installed	O
and	O
got	O
out	O
of	O
my	O
way	O
so	O
I	O
could	O
start	O
working	O
…	O
On	O
the	O
whole	O
I	O
am	O
impressed	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
19.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
found	O
myself	O
wishing	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
LTS	O
release	O
as	O
I	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
put	O
this	O
version	O
on	O
several	O
computers	O
,	O
particular	O
those	O
of	O
family	O
members	O
who	O
run	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
on	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
providing	O
a	O
great	O
balance	O
between	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
options	O
and	O
I	O
highly	O
recommend	O
it	O
for	O
almost	O
any	O
desktop	O
scenario	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
also	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
28	O
releases	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
mature	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
19.10	O
is	O
a	O
release	O
that	O
brings	O
small	O
,	O
incremental	O
changes	O
,	O
with	O
updates	O
and	O
polish	O
that	O
all	O
bode	O
very	O
well	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
solid	O
spring	O
2020	O
LTS	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04.1	O
LTS	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
applications	O
apt-offline	O
and	O
pidgin-libnotify	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
and	O
Python	O
2	O
support	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
in	O
Debug	O
Point	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
release	O
is	O
another	O
significant	O
milestone	O
for	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
LTS	O
among	O
other	O
popular	O
Ubuntu-based	O
distributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
managed	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
latest	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
who	O
are	O
still	O
using	O
older	O
hardware	O
and	O
devices	O
with	O
its	O
offerings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DistroWatch	O
reviewer	O
Jeff	O
Siegel	O
gave	O
this	O
release	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
often	O
undervalued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
has	O
always	O
been	O
the	O
quiet	O
middle	O
child	O
in	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
family	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
was	O
always	O
overlooked	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
its	O
older	O
siblings	O
,	O
the	O
glitzy	O
Kubuntu	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rock	O
star	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
–	O
and	O
even	O
for	O
the	O
younger	O
ones	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
oh	O
so	O
retro	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
MATE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
has	O
ever	O
done	O
is	O
offer	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
dependable	O
,	O
mostly	O
error-free	O
,	O
long-term	O
release	O
every	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distro	O
hoppers	O
,	O
Plasma	O
desktop	O
,	O
and	O
extras	O
like	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Application
and	O
MX	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
tweak	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Zorin	O
browser	B-Application
chooser	O
,	O
who	O
needs	O
something	O
like	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
,	O
Focal	O
Fossa	O
,	O
continues	O
the	O
distro	O
's	O
tradition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Ljubuncic	O
from	O
Dedoimedo	O
reviewed	O
the	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
Focal	O
Fossa	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
release	O
worth	O
its	O
long-term	O
support	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
've	O
not	O
seen	O
anything	O
really	O
cool	O
or	O
fresh	O
in	O
the	O
Xfce	B-Language
desktop	O
per	O
se	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
could	O
work	O
for	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
spartan	O
XP-like	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Full	O
Circle	O
review	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
LTS	O
is	O
the	O
Long	O
Term	O
Support	O
release	O
that	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
fans	O
have	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
29th	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
release	O
is	O
graceful	O
in	O
design	O
,	O
stable	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experienced	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
users	O
will	O
find	O
this	O
LTS	O
release	O
very	O
familiar	O
,	O
just	O
an	O
update	O
without	O
any	O
unwelcome	O
surprises	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
three	O
year	O
's	O
worth	O
of	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
developers	O
transitioned	O
their	O
code	O
base	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
for	O
this	O
release	O
and	O
otherwise	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
changes	O
over	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Sarvottam	O
Kumar	O
of	O
FOSS	O
Bytes	O
noted	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
flavors	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.10	O
seems	O
the	O
least	O
updated	O
variant	O
containing	O
the	O
same	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.14	O
desktop	O
environment	O
as	O
long-term	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
next	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.16	O
is	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
preview	O
released	O
last	O
month	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Full	O
Circle	O
Magazine	O
review	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.10	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
release	O
and	O
works	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
it	O
to	O
users	O
already	O
running	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
LTS	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
the	O
user	O
needs	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
hardware	O
from	O
the	O
new	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
or	O
has	O
a	O
hot	O
,	O
burning	O
desire	O
to	O
use	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
7	O
instead	O
of	O
6	O
,	O
there	O
really	O
is	O
no	O
compelling	O
reason	O
to	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Ljubuncic	O
of	O
Dedoimedo	O
panned	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.10	O
simply	O
does	O
not	O
radiate	O
pride	O
,	O
quality	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
would	O
warrant	O
investment	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
…	O
this	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
system	O
trapped	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
lethargy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
21.04	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
made	O
on	O
22	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
introduced	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.16	O
which	O
exclusively	O
uses	O
GTK3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
two	O
new	O
applications	O
:	O
the	O
HexChat	B-Protocol
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
and	O
the	O
Synaptic	B-Language
package	I-Language
manager	I-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
general	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Full	O
Circle	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
after	O
making	O
no	O
changes	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
20.10	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
developers	O
are	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
sit	O
out	O
this	O
entire	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
users	O
I	O
know	O
love	O
the	O
OS	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
big	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
here	O
,	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
21.04	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
solid	O
release	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
users	O
happy	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
LTS	O
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
21.10	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
GNOME	B-Application
Disk	O
Analyzer	O
,	O
GNOME	B-Application
Disk	O
Utility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
media	O
playback	O
software	O
Rhythmbox	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
in	O
Softpedia	O
,	O
Vladimir	O
Ciobica	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
selection	O
of	O
applications	O
in	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
21.10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Full	O
Circle	O
magazine	O
review	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
21.10	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
,	O
solid	O
release	O
with	O
no	O
major	O
notable	O
issues	O
to	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
development	O
cycle	O
has	O
introduced	O
only	O
some	O
minor	O
changes	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
unexpected	O
in	O
a	O
distribution	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
around	O
for	O
15	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
developers	O
and	O
its	O
users	O
all	O
seem	O
to	O
agree	O
that	O
they	O
like	O
how	O
it	O
works	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
see	O
any	O
big	O
changes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
uses	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.16	O
and	O
the	O
GTK	B-Application
3.24.33	O
toolkit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
were	O
very	O
minor	O
and	O
included	O
switching	O
Firefox	B-Application
to	O
a	O
snap	B-Application
package	I-Application
from	O
the	O
previous	O
.deb	O
package	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
22.04	O
LTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
applications	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
spellchecking	O
to	O
the	O
Mousepad	B-Language
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
along	O
with	O
session	O
backup	O
and	O
restore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Ankush	O
Das	O
in	O
It	O
's	O
FOSS	O
News	O
,	O
noted	O
"	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
loved	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
flavours	O
…	O
Just	O
like	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
22.04	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
22.04	O
includes	O
Firefox	B-Application
as	O
a	O
snap	B-Application
package	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
snap	B-Application
package	I-Application
can	O
be	O
a	O
secure	O
experience	O
with	O
sandboxing	O
and	O
will	O
get	O
quicker	O
updates	O
by	O
Mozilla	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
22.10	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
interim	O
release	O
supported	O
for	O
nine	O
months	O
,	O
until	O
July	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
used	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.16	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
4.17	O
included	O
for	O
testing	O
and	O
preview	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
toolkit	O
was	O
GTK	B-Application
4.8.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
22.10	O
which	O
switched	O
to	O
PipeWire	B-Application
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
retained	O
PulseAudio	B-Library
as	O
its	O
sound	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
applications	O
included	O
the	O
Mousepad	B-Language
0.5.10	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
search	O
history	O
and	O
automatic	O
file	O
reloading	O
when	O
a	O
file	O
is	O
externally	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thunar	B-Language
4.17.9	O
file	O
manager	O
added	O
native	O
file	B-Application
search	I-Application
functions	O
,	O
including	O
recursive	O
folder	O
searching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Catfish	O
4.16.4	O
desktop	B-Application
search	I-Application
application	O
was	O
redesigned	O
and	O
changes	O
include	O
allowing	O
files	O
located	O
to	O
be	O
opened	O
in	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
applications	O
from	O
Catfish	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Ankush	O
Das	O
of	O
It	O
's	O
FOSS	O
News	O
termed	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
lightweight	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distributions	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
23.04	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
April	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
used	O
Xfce	B-Language
4.18	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
latest	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
22.04	O
LTS	O
release	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
following	O
applications	O
by	O
default	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
GNOME	B-Language
Software	I-Language
storefront	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
additional	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
repositories	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
versions	O
are	O
released	O
twice	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
numbers	O
and	O
code	O
names	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
as	O
the	O
version	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
release	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
was	O
6.06	O
,	O
indicating	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
releases	O
are	O
also	O
given	O
code	O
names	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
adjective	O
and	O
an	O
animal	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
first	O
letter	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
"	O
Dapper	O
Drake	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Intrepid	O
Ibex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
respective	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
code	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
code	O
names	O
are	O
in	O
alphabetical	O
order	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
quick	O
determination	O
of	O
which	O
release	O
is	O
newer	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
releases	O
with	O
the	O
letters	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
,	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
releases	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
developers	O
and	O
users	O
by	O
only	O
the	O
adjective	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Intrepid	O
Ibex	O
is	O
often	O
called	O
just	O
Intrepid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VersionCode	O
NameRelease	O
dateSupported	O
UntilKernelXFCERemarks5.10Breezy	O
Badger2005-10-132007-04-132.6.124.2xubuntu-desktop	O
package	O
only	O
available6.06	O
LTSDapper	O
Drake2006-06-012011-06-012.6.154.4	O
Beta1First	O
official	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
release	O
—	O
LTS6.10Edgy	O
Eft2006-10-262008-04-262.6.174.4	O
Beta27.04Feisty	O
Fawn2007-04-192008-10-192.6.204.4.07.10Gutsy	O
Gibbon2007-10-182009-04-182.6.224.4.18.04	O
LTSHardy	O
Heron2008-04-242011-05-122.6.244.4.2LTS	O
release8.10Intrepid	O
Ibex2008-10-302010-04-302.6.274.6.09.04Jaunty	O
Jackalope2009-04-232010-10-232.6.284.6.0PowerPC	O
images	O
made	O
available9.10Karmic	O
Koala2009-10-292011-04-302.6.314.6.110.04	O
LTSLucid	O
Lynx2010-04-292013-05-092.6.324.6.1LTS	O
release10.10Maverick	O
Meerkat2010-10-102012-10-282.6.354.6.211.04Natty	O
Narwhal2011-04-282012-10-282.6.384.811.10Oneiric	O
Ocelot2011-10-132013-05-093.0.04.812.04	O
LTSPrecise	O
Pangolin2012-04-262015-04-293.2.04.8LTS	O
release12.10Quantal	O
Quetzal2012-10-182014-05-163.5.04.1013.04Raring	O
Ringtail2013-04-252014-01-273.8.04.1013.10Saucy	O
Salamander2013-10-172014-07-173.11.04.1014.04	O
LTSTrusty	O
Tahr2014-04-172017-04-173.13.04.10LTS	O
release14.10Utopic	O
Unicorn2014-10-232015-07-233.16.04.1015.04Vivid	O
Vervet2015-04-232016-01-233.19.04.1215.10Wily	O
Werewolf2015-10-222016-07-224.24.1216.04	O
LTSXenial	O
Xerus2016-04-212019-04-214.44.12LTS	O
release16.10Yakkety	O
Yak2016-10-132017-07-204.4	O
+	O
4.12	O
+	O
17.04Zesty	O
Zapus2017-04-132018-01-114.84.12	O
+	O
17.10Artful	O
Aardvark2017-10-192018-07-194.134.12.318.04	O
LTSBionic	O
Beaver2018-04-262021-04-294.154.12.2LTS	O
release18.10Cosmic	O
Cuttlefish2018-10-182019-07-184.18	O
~	O
4.13Last	O
release	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
32-bit	O
version19.04Disco	O
Dingo2019-04-182020-01-185.04.13.319.10Eoan	O
Ermine2019-10-172020-07-175.34.1420.04	O
LTSFocal	O
Fossa2020-04-232023-04-295.44.14LTS	O
release20.10Groovy	O
Gorilla2020-10-222021-07-225.84.1421.04Hirsute	O
Hippo2021-04-222022-01-225.114.1621.10Impish	O
Indri2021-10-142022-06-145.134.1622.04	O
LTSJammy	O
Jellyfish2022-04-212025-04-245.154.16Current	O
LTS	O
release22.10Kinetic	O
Kudu2022-10-202023-075.19	O
~	O
4.1723.04Lunar	O
Lobster2023-04-202024-016.24.18Legend	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xubuntu	B-Application
has	O
been	O
developed	O
into	O
several	O
new	O
versions	O
by	O
third-party	O
developers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
for	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
now-defunct	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
severely	O
stripped	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focused	O
on	O
Enlightenment	B-Application
,	O
e17	O
,	O
compiled	O
directly	O
from	O
SVN	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
derivative	O
of	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
the	O
interface	O
for	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
BeOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
64-bit	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
PC/OS	O
moved	O
to	O
more	O
unified	O
look	O
to	O
its	O
parent	O
distribution	O
and	O
a	O
GNOME	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renamed	O
Black	O
Lab	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
on	O
19	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minimal	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
variant	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
Australia	O
's	O
PC	O
User	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
French	O
distribution	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Avant	B-Language
Window	I-Language
Navigator	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
distribution	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
