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* A fresh install should have fully functional Xfce DE | * A fresh install should have fully functional Xfce DE | ||
* Upgrade from Fedora | * Upgrade from Fedora 37 or older should be mostly seamless | ||
No special configuration or hardware needed. | No special configuration or hardware needed. |
Revision as of 10:43, 17 December 2022
Xfce-4.18
Summary
Xfce 4.18 is a stable release with proven components, provide features to both new and power users alike. This change proposal is submitted to sync fedora packages with the latest upstream release.
Owners
- Name: Mukundan Ragavan
- Email: nonamedotc@fedoraproject.org
- Name: Kevin Fenzi
- Email: kevin@scrye.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 38
- Last updated: 2022-12-17
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
This change migrates Xfce desktop environment (DE) to the latest version provided by upstream developers. This release brings, amongst others, the following features
- client-side decorations
- fractional scaling
- new status tray plugins
- Streamlined application chooser (i.e. merged "mime type editor" and "default applications")
Full feature list can be viewed at [1] and [2]
Benefit to Fedora
Updating Xfce to 4.18 will provide Fedora Xfce users stable but latest versions of upstream software. We will also be able to provide timely bug fixes.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Update core xfce packages to 4.18
- Rebuild plugins once core packages are build
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: [3] (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed) -->
- List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
Upgrade/compatibility impact
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
How To Test
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
User Experience
- A fresh install should have fully functional Xfce DE
- Upgrade from Fedora 37 or older should be mostly seamless
No special configuration or hardware needed.
Dependencies
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks product? N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Release Notes
Fedora 38 ships with Xfce 4.18.