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Resala Linux
Resala Linux Project was a single-CD distribution based on Fedora Core. The main objective was to: (a) create an Arabic-ready distribution to make it easy for computer users to use Linux in the Arabic-speaking countries, and (b) to open the door for all developers to contribute to a regional distribution. Resala Project was supported by Linux-Egypt.org where it will be maintained as a standalone project to allow contributions from everywhere and by everyone who can contribute.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2016-04-25 |
Distribution Release: Lubuntu 16.04 |
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The Lubuntu team has announced the release of Lubuntu 16.04, a lightweight community edition of Ubuntu that features the LXDE desktop. The new version is a long term support release and features mostly bug fixes and new artwork. "Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 16.04 LTS has been released! With the codename Xenial Xerus, Lubuntu 16.04 LTS is the 10th release of Lubuntu, and the second long term support release. Lubuntu 16.04 LTS will be supported until April 2019, with three years of support." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. The current version is available in 32-bit, 64-bit, PowerPC and Raspberry Pi editions. Future editions, according to the release announcement, will switch to using the LXQt desktop environment. Download: lubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso (724MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). Also available from OSDisc. |
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| Lubuntu is a fast, lightweight and energy-saving variant of Ubuntu using the LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) desktop. It is intended to have low-resource system requirements and is designed primarily for netbooks, mobile devices and older PCs.
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| 2017-10-20 |
Distribution Release: Lubuntu 17.10 |
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Simon Quigley has announced the release of Lubuntu 17.10, a desktop distribution built from Ubuntu packages, but featuring the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) which is suitable for older computers: "Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 17.10 has been released. With the code name 'Artful Aardvark', Lubuntu 17.10 is the 13th release of Lubuntu, with support until July of 2018. What has improved since 17.04? We now ship with Linux kernel 4.13; general bug-fix release as we prepare to switch to LXQt; LXDE components have been updated with bug fixes; the artwork has received an update; the latest release of Audacious, version 3.9, is included by default; Hardinfo has been updated to the latest upstream snapshot." Also available is the Lubuntu "Next" variant, an experimental build of Lubuntu with the LXQt desktop: "Alongside Lubuntu 17.10 featuring LXDE, the Lubuntu team is proud to announce an early adopter's release of Lubuntu Next, featuring the LXQt 0.11.1 desktop environment which is the Qt 5 port of LXDE." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): lubuntu-17.10-desktop-amd64.iso (921MB, torrent), lubuntu-17.10-desktop-i386.iso (929MB, torrent). |
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| 2017-06-30 |
Development Release: Lubuntu 17.10 Alpha 1 |
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Simon Quigley has announced the availability of the initial alpha builds of "Artful Aardvark", the upcoming release of Ubuntu and its big family of Linux distributions scheduled for October 2017. Only three of Ubuntu's sub-projects are taking part in this early alpha testing; they are Kubuntu, Lubuntu and Ubuntu Kylin: "The first alpha of the Artful Aardvark (to become 17.10) has now been released." The Lubuntu project which has been trying to switch from its standard LXDE desktop to the LXQt environment, has finally released the first experimental testing images featuring the Qt-based desktop. Called "Lubuntu Next", these images are available for testing alongside the traditional Lubuntu (with LXDE): "Also in this milestone is Lubuntu Next, an experimental flavor of Ubuntu based on LXQt and focused on providing a modern, lightweight, Qt-based distribution." Here is the brief release announcement as published on one of Ubuntu's announcement mailing lists. Interested testers can download the alpha images from here: kubuntu/artful-desktop-amd64.iso (1,787MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu/artful-desktop-amd64.iso (Lubuntu LXDE, 1,051MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-next/artful-desktop-amd64.iso (Lubuntu LXQt, 1,384MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-kylin/artful-desktop-amd64.iso (1,384MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2017-04-14 |
Distribution Release: Lubuntu 17.04 |
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Simon Quigley has announced the release of Lubuntu 17.04, a new version of the project's official Ubuntu variant featuring the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) and designed specifically for older machines and low-resource computers: "Thanks to all the hard work by our contributors, Lubuntu 17.04 has been released. Code-named 'Zesty Zapus', Lubuntu 17.04 is the 12th release of Lubuntu, with support until January of 2018. What’s improved since 16.10? We now ship with Linux kernel 4.10; general bug-fix release as we prepare to switch to LXQt; LXDE components have been updated with bug fixes; the artwork has received an update. Lubuntu is a good operating system for many old computers, but not for all of them. A rule of thumb is that the computer should not be more than 10 years old. For advanced internet services like Google+ and YouTube, your computer needs at least 1 GB of RAM. For local programs and simple browsing habits, your computer needs at least 512 MB of RAM." Here is the full release announcement, with additional details provided in the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): lubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso (912MB, torrent), lubuntu-17.04-desktop-i386.iso (916MB, torrent). |
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| 2017-01-28 |
Development Release: Lubuntu 17.04 Alpha 2 |
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Simon Quigley has announced the second alpha release of Ubuntu's community editions. The new alpha, 17.04 Alpha 2, is an early development snapshot of the community editions and Quigley warns it should not be installed on systems where stability is required: "The second alpha of the Zesty Zapus (to become 17.04) has now been released. This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu GNOME and Ubuntu Budgie. Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is still an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: kubuntu-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (1,651MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (676MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (1,545MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (1,604MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-gnome-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (1,422MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-zesty-desktop-amd64.iso (1,609MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-14 |
Distribution Release: Lubuntu 16.10 |
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Lubuntu 16.10 has been released. Lubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu with the lightweight LXDE as the preferred desktop. From the release announcement: "Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 16.10 has been released. With the code name Yakkety Yak, Lubuntu 16.10 is the 11th release of Lubuntu, with support until July 2017. We even have Lenny, the Lubuntu mascot, dressed up for the occasion. Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor based on the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) specifically targeting older machines with lower resources, but it also runs great on newer hardware. What's improved since 16.04? We now ship with Linux kernel 4.8; general bug fix release as we prepare to switch to LXQt; LXDE components have been updated with bug fixes; the artwork has received an update. Unfortunately, we could not get LXQt ready in time for 16.10, so Lubuntu 16.10 ships with LXDE." See also the release notes for further details. Download: lubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso (898MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-07-28 |
Development Release: Lubuntu 16.10 Alpha 2 |
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Simon Quigley has announced the availability of a new alpha snapshot for participating Ubuntu community editions. The new alpha, 16.10 Alpha 2, is intended for testing purposes only and is not recommended for general use. "The second alpha of the Yakkety Yak (to become 16.10) has now been released! This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Kylin. Pre-releases of the Yakkety Yak 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 flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready. Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is still an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs." The release announcement has further details. Download: lubuntu/yakkety-desktop-amd64.iso (890MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate/yakkety-desktop-amd64.iso (1,617MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist, ubuntukylin/yakkety-desktop-amd64.iso (1,504MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-01-29 |
Development Release: Lubuntu 16.04 Alpha 2 |
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Walter Lapchynski has announced the release of new testing images for three members of the Ubuntu community. Lubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin and Ubuntu MATE have published development snapshots of the upcoming long term support release. The new test images carry the version number 16.04 alpha 2 (code name "Xenial Xerus"). "Pre-releases of the Xenial Xerus 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 flavor developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready. Alpha 2 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs." Additional notes and links can be found in the release announcement. Download: lubuntu/xenial-desktop-amd64.iso (851MB, SHA256, torrent, release notes, pkglist), ubuntukylin/xenial-desktop-amd64.iso (1,432MB, SHA256, torrent, release notes, pkglist), ubuntumate/xenial-desktop-amd64.iso (1,414MB, SHA256, torrent, release notes, pkglist). |
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| 2015-10-23 |
Distribution Release: Lubuntu 15.10 |
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Rafael Laguna has announced the release of Lubuntu 15.10, a Linux distribution built from Ubuntu packages, but providing the lightweight LXDE desktop environment: "We are pleased to announce the arrival of the Werewolf. Lubuntu 15.10 is now available. New features: general bug-fix release as we prepare for LXQt; many LXDE components have been updated with bug-fix releases; an update of the artwork (more icons, theme update, more compatibilities); the problematical iBus has now been replaced with Fcitx, with that change the fonts for Chinese, Japanese and Korean have been added back into the build; lubuntu-extra-sessions - in the past, selecting different sessions (netbook, gaming) was installed by default, but this is now an optional extra that can be installed by those who want this added functionality." Here is the very brief release announcement, so check out the much more detailed release notes for further information, system requirements and known issues. Download from here: lubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso (744MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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