Xfce News Archive
Xfce 4.6 Beta 2 (Hopper) released
[15 November 2008 by Stephan Arts]
The second Beta was delayed for 2 weeks, but it was worth it.
every feature we made a freeze-exception for has made it into this release.
This means a lot of bugs have been fixed this time aswell:
- The keyboard-shortcuts for xfwm4 can be configured again. (now with conflict handling)
- Session-management has been improved, apps will now be automatically restarted if they die unexpected
- It is now possible to set the desktop wallpaper from the thunar right-click menu
This are just a few changes everybody is likely to notice.
A complete list of changes can be found at this location.
Once again, the translators have done a great job on translating Xfce in their native language.
We will probably see Xfce 4.6 be translated in more languages then ever before thanks to their hard work.
Getting excited? You can download Xfce 4.6 BETA-2 from here.We hope you have a lot of fun trying out this new Xfce.If you find any issues, don't hesitate to check out our bug tracking system and look for the bug, or submit a new report if your issues are not already mentioned.
Kind regards,
The Xfce development team
Xfce 4.4.3 released
[30 October 2008 by Brian Tarricone]
Just because we're gearing up to release 4.6.0, it doesn't mean we've forgotten the 4.4 branch. A bunch of bug fixes had accumulated since 4.4.2, so we have a new release for you.
As usual, the stable branch only contains bug fixes, and no new features. The list of changes from 4.4.2 is available here.
Check out the downloads page for your closest mirror.
Xfce 4.6 BETA-1 ('Fuzzy') released
[15 October 2008 by Stephan Arts]
Hello everybody,
We are one month since the release of Xfce 4.6 ALPHA. And now it's time to release the first BETA, codename 'Fuzzy'.
A lot of bugs have been fixed in this release; a few highlights:
- Xfwm4 can now detect if a program is unresponsive. It will show a dialog to let the user kill it.
- Xfce4-session will start up significantly faster by starting apps in parallel where possible.
- It is possible to configure the keyboard layout.
- Toggling event-sounds with libcanberra + gtk 2.14 is now possible (meaning: you can turn them off).
And lets not forget the translations, thanks to them Xfce 4.6.0 will be available to a lot of people in their native language.
Of course, this is still a beta. This means that not everything is working perfectly yet.
A list of known issues can be found here.
A complete list of changes can be found at this location.
Getting excited? You can download Xfce 4.6 BETA-1 from here.
We hope you have a lot of fun trying out this new Xfce.If you find any issues, don't hesitate to check out our bug tracking system and look for the bug, or submit a new report if your issues are not already mentioned.
Kind regards,
The Xfce development team
Xfce 4.6 ALPHA ('Pinkie') released
[14 September 2008 by Stephan Arts, Jannis Pohlmann and Brian Tarricone]
Hello everybody,
After about 18 months of development, we are pleased to announce the release of Xfce 4.6 ALPHA, codename 'Pinkie'.
Xfce 4.6 is going to be the next major release of the Xfce desktop environment. The previous release was 4.4 with the last bugfix release being 4.4.2 released in December 2007.
The release schedule for Xfce 4.6 is available to the public on the wiki.
Xfce 4.6 comes with a lot of new components, some of them replacing old code and some of them being completely new. A preliminary ChangeLog for the alpha release can be found at this location
There is also a page which contains general information about the components of Xfce 4.6 and changes that are supposed to go into 4.6:
http://wiki.xfce.org/general_info_46
As this is a development-release, we do not claim it is perfect. Here is a list of issues we have already identified.
Getting excited? You can download xfce 4.6 alpha from here.
We hope you have a lot of fun trying out this new Xfce.If you find any issues, don't hesitate to check out bug tracking system and look for the bug, or submit a new report if your issues are not already mentioned.
Kind regards,
The Xfce development team
Google Summer of Code 2008
[ 4 March 2008 by Brian Tarricone]
While we haven't been accepted into the program yet, we're applying to participate in the 2008 Google Summer of Code as a mentoring organization. Please see our wiki page for more information, and add your name to the students list if you'd like to work on one of the projects. Feel free to add to the project ideas list as well.
Xfce 4.4.2 released
[ 2 December 2007 by Brian Tarricone]
Hi all,
Sorry for the delay, but Xfce 4.4.2 is now available. It's the second maintenance release in the 4.4 stable series, focusing on fixing bugs and updating translations.
Downloads are available from the Xfce website.
An overview of changes is available in the changelog.
Enjoy,
The Xfce development team
Xfce 4.4.1 released
[10 April 2007 by Olivier Fourdan]
Hi all,
Xfce 4.4.1 has been released. It's the first maintenance release of Xfce 4.4 (the current stable branch of Xfce) aimed at fixing important bugs and update translations.
Download Xfce 4.4.1 from the Xfce website.
An overview of the changes is available in the changelog.
Enjoy!
The Xfce development team.
Xfce 4.4.0 released
[21 January 2007 by Olivier Fourdan]
After more than two years of development, Xfce 4.4.0 has just been released.
Xfce 4.4 features new tools such as the much awaited Thunar file manager as well as several huge improvements of its core components.
A visual overview of Xfce 4.4 is available here:
http://www.xfce.org/about/tour
Download Xfce 4.4 from the new Xfce website:
http://www.xfce.org/download
Xfce 4.2.4 released
[15 January 2007 by Olivier Fourdan]
A new bug fix release of Xfce 4.2 is available. This release is supposed to be the last release for the 4.2 branch. It includes several fixes ported from the current developpment branch.
This release should not be confused with the upcoming Xfce 4.4 release, it's a bug fix release of the previous stable branch. Get it from this page.
Xfce 4.4 Release Candidate 2 (4.3.99.2) released
[ 5 November 2006 by Olivier Fourdan]
The second and hopefully last release candidate of the Xfce 4.4 desktop is now available for download.
This release focuses primarily on bug fixes and optimizations. Please refer to the changelog for a list of fixes and changes. Please help us making Xfce 4.4 the best Xfce release ever, download it, try it, help us fixing it! Get it from this page.
Xfce 4.4 Release Candidate 1 (4.3.99.1) released
[ 3 September 2006 by Olivier Fourdan]
The first release candidate of the upcoming Xfce 4.4 desktop is now available for download. This release fixes a lot of bugs that were present in the second beta release, but also introduces new features, like the trash support in Thunar and xfdesktop. Besides that, this release also includes Xarchiver 0.4.0. See the release notes for a detailed list of changes between 4.4 beta2 and 4.4 rc1. Please help us making Xfce 4.4 the best Xfce release ever, download it, try it, help us fixing it! Get it from this page.
Xfce 4.4 beta 2 (4.3.90.2) released
[10 August 2006 by Olivier Fourdan]
Xfce 4.4 beta2 (4.3.90.2) is now available for download. Besides Mousepad and Thunar, this release also includes the new Xfce archive manager Xarchiver. Other than that a large number of bugs were fixed, and several core components were improved. A detailed overview of the changes between 4.4 beta1 and 4.4 beta2 is available here. Please help us making Xfce 4.4 the best Xfce release ever, download it, try it, help us fixing it! Get it from this page.
Xfce 4.4 beta 1 (4.3.90.1) released
[17 April 2006 by Olivier Fourdan]
Xfce 4.4 beta1 (4.3.90.1) is now available for download. Xfce 4.4 features new tools such as the much anticipated "Thunar" file manager as well as several huge improvements of its core components. Please help us making Xfce 4.4 the best Xfce release ever, download it, try it, help us fixing it! Get it from this page.
Xfce 4.2.3.2 released
[15 November 2005 by Olivier Fourdan]
A "micro" release to fix a regression in the window manager settings, get it from one of the download locations from this page, the change log for 4.2.3 remains here.
Xfce 4.2.3.1 released
[ 8 November 2005 by Olivier Fourdan]
A new bug fix release of Xfce is finally available, after almost 6 months! Xfce 4.2.3.1 is available for download from the usual locations listed on this page, and a changelog is available here.
Xfce 4.2.2 released
[17 May 2005 by Olivier Fourdan]
Xfce 4.2.2 is available. Download locations can be found on this page, and a changelog is available here.
Xfce 4.2.1.1 released
[17 March 2005 by Olivier Fourdan]
Xfce 4.2.1.1 has been released quickly after 4.2.1. It includes a fix for a bad bug where panel loses its configuration when saving the session in 4.2.1. The Sourceforge server has been updated, and other mirrors will follow soon.
Xfce 4.2.1 released
[16 March 2005 by Olivier Fourdan]
Xfce 4.2.1 is available. This is a maintenance release. Download locations can be found on this page, and a changelog is available here.
