Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Release and Wallpaper Contest for Xfce 4.20

Nov 01,2024

Xfce 4.20 Pre1 Released

Dear Xfce community, I am happy to announce the release of Xfce4.20 pre1.

Xfce 4.20 Pre1 is a platform pre-release, which gives early adopters the possibility to test the new release and to check for compatibility.

Further implications for the pre1 release:

• In order to increase stability, no new features will be added to Xfce core components until the final release.
• We will not add new strings either, in order to give translators the possibility to reach a complete translation for the final release.

A detailed overview on the major changes introduced in Xfce4.20 will be given for the final release, planned for December 15th.

Xfce4.20 pre1 includes all Xfce core components. The tarballs for building it can be found here:

• Download individual tarballs
• Download one tarball which includes all releases

Though, you might prefer to wait for distribution specific development packages.

Wallpaper Contest for Xfce 4.20

Like for Xfce 4.18 I would like to ask the Xfce community to contribute a few wallpapers. Everyone will have the opportunity to vote on them to elect the new default wallpaper for Xfce 4.20.

If you possess the required skills, your contribution would be greatly appreciated!

Like the old Xfce wallpapers, the new wallpaper should be a vector graphic with an unmodified Xfce mouse on it and some fancy shapes.

Note that the image must be all yours and needs to be licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you do not specify a license in your post, then we will assume that you are licensing the image under the CC BY-SA 4.0.

The image should not mention the software (FOSS or proprietary) used to create the wallpaper in the metainfo.

The deadline for submissions is the 15th of November. Like that, we will have two weeks left for voting and integration of the new wallpaper into the Xfce pre2 release.

In order to participate, take a look at the Xfce wallpaper contest GitLab issue.

Please note that this year only the ❤️ emoji will be considered as an upvote, in order to simplify vote counting. You can upvote as many wallpapers as you like.