Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" Released
- Sean Davis
- Release Announcement
- April 15, 2014
Table of Contents
With only two days before the final release, let’s look at what’s new in the next LTS release of Xubuntu. Here are 14 things that make the biggest splash this time around.
New Look
- Brand new LightDM GTK+ Greeter login/lock screen theme.
- A new “Suru”-styled default wallpaper.
- Six wallpapers were selected from a pool of community-submitted wallpapers and included. See each of the winning submissions here.
- A new panel layout. As featured below: [Whisker Menu] [Window Buttons] [Notification Area] [Indicator Plugin] [Clock]
“Whisker Menu,” a modern menu applet, is included by default.
The indicator stack has been updated. Network, Power, and Sound are included and fully functional.
The themes included come from the popular Shimmer Project and Numix Project.
Application Updates
- Xscreensaver has been removed in favor of Light Locker. Light Locker uses LightDM to lock the screen, merging the functionality of the login screen and lock screens. Light Locker Settings are included to make configuration simple.
- Mugshot, the simple user configuration utility, is now included by default.
- The Alacarte menu editor has been removed in favor of MenuLibre.
- Parole Media Player’s plugins are once again fully functional.
New Xfce Features
- The Xfce Display Settings now supports monitor hotplugging.
- The Xfce Compositor now supports zooming. Just hold Alt and scroll the mouse wheel up or down.
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Xubuntu 14.04 features more keyboard shortcuts and better compatibility with multimedia keyboards.
- Web Browser: WWW or Home Page or Super+W
- Mail Reader: Mail or Super+M
- File Manager: My Computer or Super+F
- Terminal: Super+T or Ctrl+Alt+T
- Display Settings: Display or Super+P
- gmusicbrowser: Music
- Calculator: Calculator
- Pidgin: Messenger
- xkill: Ctrl+Alt+Escape
