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lubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat released

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Julien Lavergne and the team have released lubuntu 10.10. It is now available here: Torrent: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-10.10.iso.torrent Direct download: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-10.10.iso Md5: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txt What is Lubuntu Lubuntu is an Ubuntu derivated using the LXDE desktop. It's designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop environment. Lubuntu is actually not part of the Ubuntu family, and not build with the current Ubuntu infrastructure. This release is considered as a « stable beta », a result that could be a final and stable release if we was included in the Ubuntu family. Features Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. Pcmanfm 0.9.7, a fast and lightweight files manager using gio/gvfs. Lxdm, a lightweight GTK display manager. Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome. ... and, of course, based on Ubuntu 10.10 See the complete list…
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Lubuntu Maverick Beta 2 iso available

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Julian Lavergne has released the Lubuntu Maverick Beta 2 iso is now available for testing. This is the last testing iso before the final release of Lubuntu 10.10. As the iso is still not build with Ubuntu architecture, this release and the final one will be named "Beta".== What's new ? ==Since Beta 1 :- Bug fixes.- 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 removed * LXtask was added, to replace Xfce4-taskmanager * Evince is now used for reading PDF. * Some small games, powered by ace-of-penguins.- New theme, made by Rafael Laguna- New slideshow available during the installation- LXDE is now HAL-free. Lubuntu still depends on HAL for CD-burner, but…
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Lubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx released

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Julien Lavergne released the final "stable beta" version of lubuntu 10.04. Torrent: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-10.10.iso.torrent Direct download: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-10.10.iso MD5Sum: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txt What is Lubuntu Lubuntu is a Ubuntu variant using the LXDE desktop. It's designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop environment. Lubuntu is currently not part of the Ubuntu family, and not build with the current Ubuntu infrastructure. This release is considered as a « stable beta », a result that could be a final and stable release if it was included in the Ubuntu family. Please note also that Lubuntu 10.04 is not a LTS version. For the future we aim to include all packages of lubuntu in the Ubuntu repository. Features - Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. - Pcmanfm 0.9.5, the rewrite of pcmanfm using gio/gvfs. -…
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lubuntu lucid Beta 3 release

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The Lubuntu Lucid Beta 3 is now available released by Julien Lavergne. We are now close to the final release, this beta should be the last one before final release. The status of this final release is not determined yet ("beta stable", "rc final" ...), that's why its a beta and not a rc like other *buntu. However, final release is still planned for the end of this month, or in very early May.== New stuff since Beta 2 ==* Many translations directly included. * Lubuntu-desktop PPA added by default on installation. * Up-to-date libfm and pcmanfm2.== Specific Lubuntu changes ==Lubuntu still contains modifications not available in the official repository, you can see them in the Lubuntu PPA [1]:- New pcmanfm2 and libfm (LP: #523433) - lubuntu-default-settings with pcmanfm2 support…
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