Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Released with Experimental Wayland Support
Xfce 4.20 is packed with lots of new features and improvements like experimental support for Wayland with support for the Labwc and Wayfire compositors, improved support for HiDPI displays, and libxfce4windowing as a new abstraction library to present windowing concepts in a windowing-system-independent manner.
Thunar, Xfce’s file manager, received support for IPv6 remote URLs, the ability to create symbolic links on remote locations, new toolbar buttons, search improvements, support for specific type descriptions and emblems for mount points, and an option to use client-side decorations (CSD).
Linuxiac:
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Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Released, Here's What's New
Yes, it’s finally happened! In an exciting development for the entire open-source desktop community, and exactly two years after its previous 4.18 version, the Xfce project has announced the release of its lightweight brand-new desktop environment, Xfce 4.20.
Xfce News:
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News – Xfce 4.20 released – Xfce
After almost two years of work, we are happy to announce the release of Xfce 4.20 !
Since Xfce 4.18 a lot of major development happened. Our team added many nice new features, did a gazillion of bug fixes and did various minor improvements. Finally, all that was released for your pleasure.
BetaNews:
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Xfce 4.20 Linux desktop environment gets lit with experimental Wayland support and new features
The Xfce team has officially dropped version 4.20 after nearly two years of development, bringing a host of updates and experimental Wayland support to the popular lightweight desktop environment. It’s clear a lot of work went into this release, but the version number might also make you wonder -- did the developers celebrate a little too hard when naming it?
One of the headline features is experimental support for Wayland. Thanks to the new “libxfce4windowing” library, many Xfce components can now run natively on Wayland without relying on XWayland. However, this feature is far from perfect. Critical elements like workspace support and components such as Xfwm4 and Xfce4-screensaver still lack full Wayland functionality. If you’re feeling adventurous -- or maybe a bit “chill” -- you can give Wayland a try, but the team advises caution. Bugs and missing features are part of the deal for now.
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XFCE 4.20 Released! Hybrid Sleep, Power Profiles, Initial Wayland Support
XFCE, the popular GTK based GNU/Linux Desktop environment, announced new 4.20 release yesterday on Sunday! It’s a new major release with the effort of almost 2 years of development, features include initial Wayland support, revamped Thunar file manager, power profiles daemon, and more!
LWN:
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Xfce 4.20 released
Version 4.20 of the Xfce desktop environment has been released. "
The major focus during this development cycle was the preparation of the codebase to be ready for Wayland
". See the Xfce 4.20 tour for an overview of the changes in this release.
GoL:
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Xfce 4.20 desktop released with experimental Wayland support
After two years of work the Xfce team have release Xfce 4.20 which amongst many other things, now has very experimental Wayland support.
OMG Ubuntu:
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Xfce 4.20 Released, This is What's New - OMG! Ubuntu
Two years in development, Xfce 4.20 serves as the latest stable release of the revered lightweight desktop environment. New features, visual changes, and a sizeable set of foundational prep work furthering support for Wayland are included.
Add in a slate of bug fixes, code cleanups, and performance tweaks, and Xfce 4.20 is a solid upgrade over the Xfce 4.18 release from 2022 – not revolutionary, but that’s not really Xfce’s USP: familiarity, reliability, and sticking with what works is.
WebProNews:
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Xfce 4.20 Officially Released
The team behind Xfce, the venerable Linux desktop environment, announced the release of version 4.20, bringing a number of improvements and experimental Wayland support.
Xfce is one of the oldest Linux desktop environments (DE), and is remains one one of the most popular, usually coming in just behind Gnome and KDE Plasma. Xfce is particularly known for being incredibly stable and efficient, providing a fast, reliable experience on everything from the newest computers to older machines getting a new lease on life.
Version 4.20 has been in development for nearly two years and brings a slew of improvements.
The Register:
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Xfce 4.20 is out with Wayland work in progress
The new version of the longest-established Linux desktop is here, and at last, it's possible to use Wayland – although not everything works yet.
Xfce 4.20 was released over the weekend, bang on the schedule we mentioned in October. Along with a wide range of improvements, small features, and refinements, you can now run Xfce using either the Wayfire or Labwc Wayland compositors to manage its windows … but there are still some drawbacks, and a list of things that don't work yet using Wayland.
Depending on the level of density of information you prefer, the project offers a high-level tour of the new features, or a slightly denser blog post from the project lead. The differences from the final development version are modest, but the full changelog is nearly 400 lines long. This is a substantial update. The team, and we quote here, "did a gazillion of bug fixes."
Another One From Bobby Borisov:
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Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Landed in Void Linux
I’ll admit it upfront—Void Linux really surprised me this time. Just four days after the release of the brand-new Xfce 4.20 desktop environment, it’s already available in the distribution’s repositories. Needless to say, Void users are thrilled.
Why the surprise? Well, Void, despite being a rolling release distro, usually takes its time delivering new packages. It’s not the fastest in its class, but that’s not a bad thing—in fact, I mean it as a compliment.
This careful approach ensures that new packages are thoroughly tested before reaching users, minimizing the risk of unexpected bugs or issues. It’s a strategy that prioritizes stability over speed, which many rolling users appreciate.
Late by Arindam:
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Xfce 4.20: Best New Features
A quick glance into the new features of Xfce 4.20 desktop environment. Xfce 4.20 desktop environment has arrived a few weeks back, and it’s packed with features and updates. This major release comes after two years since Xfce 4.18. Hence, it’s now more evolved, bringing experimental Wayland support, UI refinements and performance updates. Let’s dive...