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Full Circle Podcast about lubuntu

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The full circle magazine contacted for an interview to learn more about the lubuntu project. They had a chat with me. Listen to it in the podcast:Full Circle Podcast #8: More Opinion Than You Can Handle In this episode, Dave and Ed argue about evolution… of  Ubuntu One and Lubuntu.Opinion: Why we need LubuntuInterview: Part I of the Lubuntu ProjectThanks to Dave and Ed for making people aware about lubuntu!Creative Commons license of the podcast: (cc) BY-SA 3.0 Unported
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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 final test release

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Julien Lavergne generated a final iso lubuntu testing release before announcing the public release.The download is available here:  http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-20100430.iso(md5sum: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txt)The release fixed a problem with installed languages, and includes some bug fixes for pcmanfm/libfm. Please test it and report any blocker you are encountering that would stop this release to become the lubuntu 10.04 release. This iso should be the last one if no other problems are found.
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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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