Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system developed by a community of Free and Open Source enthusiasts. The core of the system is based on Linux and Ubuntu . Lubuntu uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection of light applications. We focus on speed and energy-efficiency. Because of this, Lubuntu has very low hardware requirements. Please join us and contribute to an exciting International Free and Open Source Software project. Install Lubuntu on your computer and start getting involved. Quick links for direct Downloads of the latest version:

[Download lubuntu (Intel x86) desktop CD]   [Download Torrent]

[Download lubuntu 64-bit (AMD64) desktop CD]   [Download Torrent]

[Download 64-bit Mac (AMD64) desktop image]   [Download Torrent]

PCs with the Windows 8 logo or UEFI firmware, choose the 64-bit download. Visit the help pages for more info about which download is best for you. The section discusses both the standard installs and those required for computers with low memory (RAM), old chipsets (i586) and low disk-space (netbooks). 

Lubuntu - lightweight UbuntuLubuntu is a fast-performing and energy-saving system using LXDE as its desktop environment. It is shipped with Chromium, Transmission Torrent Client. With Pidgin, you can chat with your friends. Lubuntu comes with Abiword and Gnumeric, lightweight office alternativesListen to music, watch movies and save your data to CDUseful graphic applications and PDF tools are includedLots of accessories complete the light distribution

Lubuntu is a fast-performing and energy-saving system using LXDE as its desktop environment. 

It is shipped with Chromium and the Transmission Torrent Client. With Pidgin, you can chat with friends. 

Lubuntu comes with Abiword and Gnumeric, lightweight office alternatives

Listen to music, watch movies and save your data to CD

Useful graphic applications and PDF tools are included

Lots of accessories complete the light distribution

Lubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) released

Julien Lavergne has released lubuntu 13.04. Please check out the announcement on the wiki for more info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Announcement/13.04

Lubuntu 13.04 is available here:

What is Lubuntu ?

Lubuntu is a flavor of Ubuntu based on the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE), as its default GUI. The goal is to provide a very lightweight distribution, with all the advantages of the Ubuntu world (repositories, support, etc.). Lubuntu is targeted at "normal" PC and laptop users running on low-spec hardware. Such users may not know how to use command line tools, and in most cases they just don't have enough resources for all the bells and whistles of the "full-featured" mainstream distributions.

With many LXDE components, Lubuntu also uses well-known applications, such as Chromium, Openbox, Pidgin, to name a few. The Lubuntu project wikicontains more information on the project and the applications used available.

Features

  • Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment.

  • Pcmanfm, a fast and lightweight files manager using gio/gvfs.

  • Openbox, the fast and extensible, default windows-manager of LXDE.

  • Lightdm, using the simple GTK greeter

  • Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome.

  • ... and, of course, based on Ubuntu 13.04.

See the complete list of applications on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Setup#Application

Improvements

  • New version of pcmanfm / libfm (1.1.0) including a built-in search utility.
  • Artwork improvements, including new wallpapers, community wallpapers, new icons ...
  • Removing catfish, since pcmanfm has its own search utility
  • Fix a very old bug causing gnome-mplayer to crash with some CPU (P4)
  • Several fixes for the image viewer gpicview.

Releases notes and known issues

The release notes, with a list of known problems are available on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RaringRingtail/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu

Reporting bugs

You can find information on how to report a bug on this wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs

Thanks

A big thank to everyone involving in the development of this new great release : LXDE developers, Ubuntu developers, ISO testers, artwork and design people, social-network & blog writers, support & IRC keepers ... It's another success of a great team work 

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