mastodon 4.7.3👨💻 Engineering leader and open source contributor. 
Ubuntu Member since 2013.
Xubuntu Technical Lead since 2014.
I’ve shipped a few apps you might have used, including Catfish, MenuLibre, and Mugshot to name a few. Less active in maintenance than I used to be, more focused on what comes next. I think good software runs quietly and outlasts its creators.
Currently testing @xubuntu@floss.social 24.04.4. No surprises; things are working just fine. Users running 24.04 already have the latest updates.
Xubuntu shares the same foundational updates found in Ubuntu 24.04.4, including the 6.17 kernel. @omgubuntu@floss.social does a fantastic job (as always) reporting on the updated kernel versions: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-update-kernel-mesa
Look forward to a slew of 24.04.4 updates tomorrow.
So far, @xubuntu@floss.social has a single wallpaper submission for the 26.04 community wallpaper contest.
Calling all digital artists! Would you like to have your work featured on a popular Linux distribution? Xubuntu is holding a contest to select six winning images to be featured in our 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" release.
Submissions are due by March 4th. We'd love to see your work!
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xubuntu-26-04-community-wallpaper-contest/77213
Finally, the weekend. A time to relax and catch up. ☺️
Have you voted on your favorite past Xubuntu wallpapers yet? We'll be remaking two winners for 26.04.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xubuntu-26-04-wallpaper-remix-vote/77214
Have any creative works you'd like to submit for the Xubuntu wallpaper contest? Win, and you'll get some stickers.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/xubuntu-26-04-community-wallpaper-contest/77213
March 4th will be here before you know it. Help shape the next release of Xubuntu!
Lightweight @xubuntu@floss.social update...
Yesterday's elementary-xfce 0.22 [1] resolves some of the more visible (less visible?) bugs found in Xubuntu 25.10: The missing window close icons and scanner options have been restored.
Elsewhere, the main Flatpak issues reported at release have been resolved, but issues with AppArmor persist in 26.04 [2].
Slowly but surely, Xubuntu is heading toward a stable LTS release in April.
[1] https://github.com/shimmerproject/elementary-xfce/releases/tag/v0.22
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/2130388
