Lubuntu Doesn't Want to be the “distribution for old computers” Anymore

1. Is lubuntu good for old PC?
2. Is lubuntu discontinued?
3. What happened to lubuntu?
4. Is lubuntu still lightweight?
5. Which is faster lubuntu or Xubuntu?
6. What can a 15 year old computer do?
7. Which version of Lubuntu is best?
8. Is lubuntu faster than Ubuntu?
9. Does lubuntu have a firewall?
10. Is LXQt dead?
11. How long will Lubuntu 18.04 be supported?
12. Is LXQt a buggy?

Is lubuntu good for old PC?

Lubuntu breathes new life into older computers. When it comes to Linux distributions you generally don't hear a lot about Lubuntu. However, this Ubuntu spin can be a great help to users with older computers who need a light-weight distribution that requires minimal hardware resources.

Is lubuntu discontinued?

Support lifespan

Lubuntu 20.04 LTS will be supported until April 2023. ... Lubuntu 19.10 will be supported for three months, until July 2020, and Lubuntu 18.04 LTS, the last supported release with LXDE, will be supported until April 2021.

What happened to lubuntu?

Lubuntu originally used the LXDE desktop, but moved to the LXQt desktop with the release of Lubuntu 18.10 in October 2018, due to the slow development of LXDE, losing support for GTK 2 as well as the more active and stable LXQt development without Gnome dependencies.

Is lubuntu still lightweight?

Conclusion. Lubuntu team has successfully made the transition to a modern, still lightweight and minimal desktop environment.

Which is faster lubuntu or Xubuntu?

Lubuntu is the faster, lighter operating system. Xubuntu requires a minimum RAM of 512 MB while Lubuntu can extend down to 224 MB of RAM to function. Installation requires 256 MB of RAM on Xubuntu while Lubuntu only requires 160 MB.

What can a 15 year old computer do?

For the wannabe computer geek, use your old computer as a learning tool to try new things on. You can practice doing things to your old computer that you'd be too scared to try on your new computer — like reformatting a hard drive, reinstalling an operating system, installing memory or a new hard drive.

Which version of Lubuntu is best?

lubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver released

Lubuntu is a lightweight Linux flavor using Debian, Ubuntu and LXDE as its base. The project's goal is to provide a lightweight and easy to use distribution. Lubuntu is targeted at machines with lower resources, but also runs great on newer hardware.

Is lubuntu faster than Ubuntu?

Booting and installation time was almost same, but when it comes to opening multiple applications such as opening multiple tabs on browser Lubuntu really surpases Ubuntu in speed due to its light weight desktop environment. Also opening terminal was much quicker in Lubuntu as compared to Ubuntu.

Does lubuntu have a firewall?

Firewall. Lubuntu isn't running any network services by default (very secure, no?) but Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw) is a firewall you can install onto Lubuntu if you need it.

Is LXQt dead?

LXQt isn't dead, but it doesn't have a huge development team, either. I've been using it for a couple of years and I'm very happy with it. It is still being actively developed, even though there hasn't been a release in quite a while.

How long will Lubuntu 18.04 be supported?

It's fully supported for three years, until 2021. After that, since it's based on Ubuntu, which is supported until 2023, it benefits from shared community support for Ubuntu.

Is LXQt a buggy?

I've tested it on Manjaro, the community version using LXQt is less buggy than the Ubuntu version, even though it's a rolling-release kinda distro. ... For a distro that cares about being lightweight, fast, well… it's fully bloated, IMO.