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Xubuntu Core: Lightweight Ubuntu Distro Goes on a Diet

Xubuntu has introduced a new slimmed down version of the main distro called Xubuntu Core.

6 May 2015
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Xubuntu’s New Mugshot App — Just What Is It For?

Among the tweaks and improvements in Xubuntu 14.04 LTS is a new app called Mugshot. But what is it?

23 April 2014
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Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu 14.04 Available to Download — Here’s What’s New

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS has been released and so has its family of flavours. In this post we'll give you a quick overview of what's new and improved in each, along with all the info and links you need to get them.

17 April 2014

Beautiful: Xubuntu 14.04 Updates Default Wallpaper

You're looking at the newly updated default wallpaper for Xubuntu 14.04 LTS — and it's a thing of beauty, no?

4 April 2014

Xubuntu Reveals 14.04 Wallpaper Contest Winners

Xubuntu has revealed the winning community wallpapers that will be included in its upcoming 14.04 release.

29 January 2014

What to Expect in Xubuntu 14.04 LTS and Lubuntu 14.04 LTS

Xubuntu and Lubuntu both release their Long-Term Support releases next year, but what changes will they bring? Click through for a rundown.

28 November 2013

Xubuntu Looks To Community for 14.04 Wallpaper Set

Xubuntu are looking to the community to help source a set of wallpapers for the upcoming release of 14.04 LTS.

15 November 2013

Power Up Your App Launching on Xubuntu With ‘Whisker Menu’

Xubuntu offers a great desktop experience, but its stock application launcher is basic. The good news is that more featured alternatives are available, such as ‘Whisker Menu‘ – a third-party app that powers up app launching with a […]

30 October 2013

Xubuntu Stickers, Including PC & Laptop Badges, Go on Sale

A set of official Xubuntu-branded stickers, including an Xubuntu Case Badges and 'mouse logo', have gone on sale

22 July 2013

Kubuntu, Xubuntu 12.04 Become Long Term Support Releases

Three of Ubuntu's siblings have jumped aboard the Long Term Support (LTS) train.

10 January 2012

[How To] Enable Ubuntu’s Global Menu in Xubuntu 11.10

Xubuntu 11.10 users can now add Ubuntu's "App Menu" plugin to their desktop set-ups thanks to a package by XFCE user AaronLewis89.

18 October 2011
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GMusicbrowser Made Default Music Player in Xubuntu 11.04

Lightweight music player ‘GMusicbrowser’ is to replace ‘Exaile’ as the default music app in Xubuntu 11.04. Why GMusicbrowser? One criticism of currently default, Exaile, centred around its ‘slow and buggy’ performance when handling larger collections […]

4 February 2011