This sounds like a bug in the installer, ubiquity, and it not being updated for the new release number.
** Package changed: ubuntu => ubiquity (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - Xubuntu 14.10 displays 14.04 on startup + Xubuntu 14.10 displays 14.04 during install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1324739 Title: Xubuntu 14.10 displays 14.04 during install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1324739/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs