Download Xfce 4.10

Version 4.10 of Xfce has been released, as a successor to version 4.8. This lightweight desktop environment for Linux, Solaris and BSD focuses on speed without compromising on visual aspects or usability. Most distributions have a variant available with Xfce, but download separately is also possible. In version 4.8, ThunarVFS and HAL have been replaced by GIO, udev, ConsoleKit, and PolicyKit, added capabilities to view network shares, and progress dialogs are displayed in a single window. Furthermore, the panel application has been rewritten, which has improved the positioning, transparency and launching of applications, among other things, and there is a new menu plug-in with which folders can be viewed.

Xfce 4.10 released

Today, after 1 year and 4 months of work, we are pleased to announce the release of the Xfce desktop 4.10, a new stable version that supersedes Xfce 4.8.

In the 4.10 cycle we mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. Highlights of this release are:

• A new application finder that has been completely rewritten and combines the functionality of the old xfce4-appfinder and xfrun4.
• The panel now has an alternative vertical display mode (a deskbar). What is more, panel plugins can be arranged in multiple rows, which is particularly useful in the deskbar mode.
• A new MIME type editor that allows you to easily change applications used for opening different file types. The mouse and touchpad settings dialog and the settings editor were extended in terms of functionality. The former now supports tablets in a much better way.
• It is now possible to launch applications and open files on the desktop with a single click of the mouse. In addition, the 4.10 desktop can display thumbnails and automatically advance through the wallpaper list.
• The window manager can be configured to tile windows when dragging them to the screen edges. The tab window (Alt+Tab) supports more flexible theming and cursor key navigation.

An online tour of the changes in Xfce 4.10 can be viewed here.

Xfce 4.10 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.