Xubuntu 12.04 alpha 2 i386 CD is out now. The desktop CD allows you to try Xubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 192 MiB of RAM to install from this CD. Its main features are as follows: New greeter + theme xfdesktop4 has been updated to support single click to open items, thumbnail support for the desktop. xfce4-settings has been updated to include the new mouche/touchpad dialog (backported from 4.9.x) Some other syncs, updates and patches from Debian and upstream, including: xfce4-power-manager, Ristretto and gmusicbrowser, Minor updates to default settings and packages, mostly appearance (including Terminal font size change) etc....

About Xubuntu

Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Unlike its parent, however, Xubuntu uses the light-weight Xfce desktop environment and is optimised for lower-end machines. The distribution includes only GTK+ applications where possible.