Xfce 4.4.1: The latest version of Xfce, 4.4.1, is included in this release, featuring many bug fixes and updated translations. More information can be found here.
New theme: Xubuntu 7.10 features a new theme, MurrinaStormCloud, using the Murrine Engine so it is faster than the themes in previous releases.
Software updates: The most important software updates in Gutsy are the new Pidgin 2.2.0, which is the new name for Gaim, and the new Gimp 2.4, but also includes minor updates to other software.
Easy Firefox extension installation Firefox extensions and plug-ins can now be installed through Add/Remove...
Screens and Graphics configuration: The new Screens and Graphics applications allows you to easily change your graphics settings and configure the use of multiple screens. Furthermore, if your Xserver happens to crash, you will be brought into a "safe graphics mode" which will allow you to reconfigure it using this application.
ntfs-3g: With ntfs-3g, it is now possible to not only read, but also write to your Windows NTFS-partitions using Xubuntu.
AppArmor: AppArmor adds another layer of security to Xubuntu.
Archive Manager: Instead of Xarchiver, Xubuntu Gutsy ships a new Archive Manager.
Totem Media Player: To replace Gxine as media player, Xubuntu now includes Totem using xine as backend.
Brasero disk burner: To replace the under-featured Xfburn which was no longer in development, Xubuntu now ships Brasero to burn disks.
System Monitor: To replace and complement xfce4-taskmanager, Xubuntu brings you System Monitor.
Notification of updates: When there are updates available for Xubuntu Gutsy, you will now get a notification that makes it easy to install updates.
Network Management: NetworkManager makes it easy to switch networks on the fly and is now installed by default on Xubuntu.
Character Map: Easy selection of special characters with the Character Map application.
Games: Xubuntu includes 17 games from Gnome to fill your dull moments.
Recent Documents and Search: When saving or opening files, the file chooser dialogs now allow you to search for documents or view a list of recently used documents.