Not too long ago my friend Allen Andersen wrote about his experience with Xubuntu, a lightweight derivative of the Ubuntu operating system. Now an even lighter-weight Ubuntu alternative is on the horizon: Lubuntu.
Utilizing the LXDE desktop environment, Lubuntu strives to be fast and energy-efficient. It is to be an operating system for older computers and low-powered netbooks.
For now there's just a live cd with no install option available that is intended only for testing purposes. It's pretty rough. I couldn't get it to go online and no office applications come standard with it.
Although I prefer Gnome, if Lubuntu progresses as well as the rest of the Ubuntu family, I may well switch my laptop over to it, eventually. I could use the enhanced speed.
Check Out Lubuntu:
Download test ISO.
Lubuntu in Launchpad
Lubuntu wiki page on Ubuntu.com
Lubuntu entry in Wikipedia.
See Also:
Ex-Xubuntu (Igneous Quill)
Exclusive Interview with Mario Behling of LXDE (TUXJournal.net)
Lubuntu? LXDE Meet up with Mark Shuttleworth in Berlin (LXDE Blog)
What is going on? (U-lite Linux update discussing Lubuntu)
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