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Lubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail Beta 1 released

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The Beta 1 of Lubuntu 13.04 is released. Please test and enjoy!Desktop ImageThe desktop image allows you to try Lubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of image is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 384MiB of RAM to install from this image.Alternate install imageThe alternate install image allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Lubuntu. It provides for the following situations:setting up automated deployments;upgrading from older installations without network access;LVM and/or RAID partitioning;installs on systems with less than about 384MiB of RAM (although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably).In the event that you encounter a bug using the alternate installer, please file…
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lubuntu maverick beta 1 release

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Julian Lavergne announced on the mailing list the release of "lubuntu beta 1" Here are his notes for the beta release:Please note that Lubuntu Maverick is based on Ubuntu Maverick, same warning apply: "Pre-releases of Maverick are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs." == What's new ? == Since Alpha 3 : - New lxappareance from LXDE git (without Openbox integration) - And the usual updates from Ubuntu. Since the beginning of Maverick : - Updates on programs installed by default :  * Update-notifier was added  * Xpad was added  * Parcellite was removed  * Pyneighborhood was…
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