Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-09
Votes: 11
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Lubuntu really is about as good as it gets for light weight distros that don't get in your way.
My philosophy of an operating system is that it just lets me do what I need to do and doesn't make a big show of it. If I need functionality, I download it separately. Lubuntu is pretty much that OS.
Occasionally I will run into a snag, but because it is reasonably popular, I always seem to find the solution using a search engine. I am using this on a geriatric ThinkPad i3 (at least 8 years old) and it runs snappily. The only apps that make me feel the laptop's age are graphic processing intense apps like Blender or doing OCR with gscan2pdf. Yes, I found a driver for my Fujitsu ScanSnap 1500 autofeeding scanner and it works better than on Windows.
I recently bought a new laptop that had Win 10 on it, but as soon as I have time I'm going to wipe it and put Lubuntu on it. Not because I'm a fanatic about Linux (I'm agnostic actually) but Lubuntu just seems to have more present and future potential for the kind of things I want to do, with simple backup using rsync utility, or pdfunite (went paperless a couple of years ago and haven't looked back).
I like Libreoffice for text document and spreadsheets, atom for development, Brave for web browsing. It used to be that Linux lacked in multimedia, but with Gimp 2.10, KdenLive (video editor) and Blender, it's hard to rationalize staying with proprietary lease-ware except for bleeding edge capabilities.
I perhaps unfairly docked Lubuntu 1 point simply for not being Windows or Apple. In other words, it's not used by the majority of people, but that's not really Linux's fault at this point is it?
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-05
Votes: 1
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perfect for my eeepc with a ssd, give it a new life.
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Version: 19.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 1
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Gnome was getting a bit sluggish on my old work laptop (8gb ram, AMD A10 processor), so I thought I'd take a look at what Lubuntu was like these days. I have to say I am pleasantly surprised! It runs as snappily and smoothly as I recollect, and in my opinion it finally looks professional enough to use in a business setting. I work with PDF's a lot and Lubuntu (qpdfview) seems to render them faster than other distros I've used. So far, all printers, bluetooth devices, projectors, etc. work with no adjustment needed. No issues at install. Overall I'd recommend it if your use case is like mine, and you need something fast, dependable, and reasonably good looking.
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Version: 19.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-26
Votes: 0
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I very much like this. Above all, for persistence on a USB, and its speed and solidity. And beauty. Not my primary OS, I sometimes power it up just for fun. Occasionally Firefox suffers overload (freezes) on my Acer Aspire 3.
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Version: 19.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-10-19
Votes: 1
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This used to be my go to operating system for older hardware and testing. Since the move to LXQt desktop though, I just cannot recommend it at all. It has become very buggy, my first install crashed, VBox guest additions just won't install. I don't need all the bells and whistles that Mint or Ubuntu give you, but reliability is what I am after. I started with Ubuntu back in the 8.04 days and Lubuntu with 10.04. After 18.04 it has gone down hill for me personally.
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Version: 19.10
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-10-19
Votes: 0
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This distro install was a complete disaster. I installed it, and it would not allow me to set my screen settings to the defaults of what it normally would do. Then I installed my standard studio products, it said it completed them, but when I tried to launch them, it did nothing. Then I tried launching native applications, vlc, etc. It did nothing, none of the software I told it to launch would launch, even when I ran it from command line to launch it would say it was doing it, but nothing happened.
I tried to burn a CD with it, and it did not see that there was a blank disk in the dvd recorder, however, it did see a music disk when I put one in. (Skinny puppy if you are curious).
it has a nice interface, but clearly does not live up to any of my expectations, if it won't launch the basic apps that it installs with, this is a complete waste of time.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-10-07
Votes: 0
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Was on Mint for a year and was having issues with a docked laptop and multiple monitors. Lubuntu was easy to setup, accepted my monitor setup permanently, and runs great on my old system. The interface is easy on the eyes and simple to tweak to my personal preferences. It does, however, run a little higher on RAM than others, but it has not caused any problems for me (again, old laptop, so YMMV).
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-03
Votes: 3
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Great distro with the software availability of Ubuntu, but a fast, small, good-looking, traditional, lean and customisable desktop environment. LXQt is getting really good and it is now ready for daily use.
With the LXQt runner (Alt-F2), you can launch things fast. Personally, I autohide the panel so it doesn't take screen space and use the LXQt runner to launch everything. The Meta/Windows key now brings up the menu, so if you need it, you can navigate and search it through the keyboard. Small things like these make Lubuntu with LXQt much nicer than Lubuntu with LXDE ever was and make it a really good fit if you just want your desktop to get out of the way and let you do what you want. And all of it in half the RAM Xubuntu uses and with a nicer look.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-26
Votes: 4
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I ran into a problem with the new 5.0 kernel does not want to play nice with audio have to roll back to 4.18
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-06
Votes: 12
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Much more lightweight than GNOME based distros, especially on lower-end hardware. Interface is highly customisable and is a traditional desktop environment (think Windows, with everything on a bottom bar). Very lightweight, with less than 250mb ram usage. Only gripe is some of the UI elements not being as polished as GNOME, such as the lockscreen. Still excellent nonetheless.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-07-11
Votes: 1
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If you use encryption and intend to use version 19.04, be aware it does not enable TRIM through dm-crypt by default. You must edit /etc/crypttab and rebuild the initramfs yourself, just like we do on Debian.
Also, it doesn't come with Swap enabled by default.
And finally, Plymouth decryption password prompt doesn't work, so you are presented with a console prompt instead, which then switches to Plymouth loading screen. This makes the boot up process a few seconds slower.
Besides that, it seems good.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-06-28
Votes: 1
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I am going to stick with this long term support as long as possible for both my home and work computers going to miss LXDE....Version: 18.04-LTS
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-27
Votes: 0
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Works very well on my Acer Aspire one and seems to include all the software I need.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-06-25
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu was always perfect distro for low end hardware. Unfortunately in Lubuntu 18.10 with Network Manager
(nm_tray ver. 0.4.1-0ubuntu1) does not support Mobile broadband. I liked older Lubuntu distros better.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-24
Votes: 0
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Well, I have come a full circle again it seems... So, I'm using live versions and booting from USB, on some old modified mini laptops, so far very good. Easy, snappy and stable. I like to modify and tweak also and Lubuntu is flexible enough for me... I love it, and after using cinnamon for a long time on my main work laptop with mint, now I will go for Lubuntu because I started loving it so much, so definitely one of my all time favorite distros, top3... It took me a while to get used to all the wonders of the linux world, and now I try to stay away from the heavy and too commercial distros... Anyway, thanks to all! Much love!
ps. I always have a copy of my favorite color settings on the "desktop.conf" file on some USB sticks just in case I need to install lubuntu on some other device or USB stick, and same goes with bookmarks.html, quick and easy :)
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-19
Votes: 2
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I have been using Lubuntu for over a month and have to give it a 10. You can download many different desktops LXDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Unity, KDE Plasma. Many different icon themes. Under Preferences/Alternatives Configuator you can change the login screen--look for sddm-ubuntu-theme. for the log in theme. Download additional SDDM themes using Muon. Dell Optiplex 980 4GB ram.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-09
Votes: 1
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Excellent for lightness, 9 for the features. Full ubuntu has somewhat more, but on an old PC, like with 512 MB/1GB of ram this is just perfect.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-05
Votes: 24
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At first, I was very skeptical about the new Lubuntu with LXQT, but after a couple of days, I really liked it so far.
It's not perfect yet, but the artwork, design, etc. is quite nice and lovely. It's still quite fast and stable and I have not seen any big bugs yet. When Lubuntu continues with this work, then the LTS version next year surely might be superb. ;-)
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-04-28
Votes: 7
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I just installed the long term version 18.04 on my Dell and HP desktop computers with no issues so far it seems to work great on both computers with no issues and it is fast and slim of course...
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-25
Votes: 1
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Pros: Simple, fast, looks good and is highly configurable.
Medium weight distro low on resources compared to others.
Integrates well with KDE and QT apps.
Cons: As the second release with LXQt there are known bugs, check out the Lubuntu blog before installing.
Some people might find it to simple and sparse, no window tiling or hot corners.
Might require editing configuration scripts to get it to look and work the way you want it to.
Point release, only 9 months support.
Overview: I wouldn't call Lubuntu a beginner's distro, a person should have a basic understanding of Linux and be comfortable at the command line to get the most from this distro.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-24
Votes: 0
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I use Lubuntu 18.10 in a cpu: Pentium 4HT,
3.2 GHz, and 2Gb RAM
My native screen resolution is 16:10 widescreen, and I could not yet fix Lubuntu to boot at that native screen resolution. I use nomodeset and its default resolution is 1024x728 fixed, not native for that screen, and cannot be changed. However, if I login from live DVD, then resolution seems to be ok, but I cannot keep this setting permanently, and without live DVD boot.
If I boot without nomodeset I see only a white screen, and a moving cursor.
In another pc, I have cpu: Intel Atom, and 2GB RAM, and I use lubuntu 18.10 without any problems. My screen resolution is ok.
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Version: 19.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-04-21
Votes: 11
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LXQT > Very heavy, too much software, too much bloated things around. Full Libre Office Suite which is heavy and annoying. It isn't a lite linux anymore and my laptop can't handle it. LXDE is gone and I miss it already. Going to try other distributions with LXDE on DistroWatch website.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-04-12
Votes: 0
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Long term support is the only way to go must have long term support for my home computers!
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-06
Votes: 0
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One of the best ! Stable and fast.. This has to be my favorite distro because it works so well and is nice to use.
Laptops with less power seem suddenly very fast... Highly recommended. With a little bit of tweaking and installations it can be perfect.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-05
Votes: 0
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Very responsive OS. Nice desktop. No major problem. Nice job for going from LXDE to LXQt so flawlessly.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-03-27
Votes: 1
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3G USB modem for Mobile Broadband Internet is not recognized by Lubuntu 18.10. Needs tweaking. Lubuntu 18.4 did not have this problem and worked out of the box.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-15
Votes: 0
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Installation was flawless, the desktop pleasant and the choice of programs phantastic. The distro found printer and scanner by itself - I didn't have to worry about that at all. From the repository I loaded tons of software on the hd, games and educational software for kids, maps, graphics software etc. and the distro took it all without even blinking an eye-lid. And - without a hint of slowing down. So now I have an excellent, fast, attractive and very functional system. Skype is on it and even Thunderbird Mail including the calendar extension. I found the repositories very comprehensive and well stocked - with 1 exception : My beloved "gnome-commander" was nowhere to be found. Second choice : "Double Commander" was present and does the job well.
All up the LXQt is a wonderful, fast and stable distribution. Credit must be given to the team for a job well done and I expect to use it for a looong time !
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-09
Votes: 0
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My goto distro because it is fast, stable, has long term support, good software selection, looks good and is customisable.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-03-08
Votes: 0
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LXQT is horrible! I had a wonderful experience with LXDE. LXQT is heavy and has tons of software that I don't want nor use. I will have to find another Linux distro.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-08
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu LTS + LXDE + Lubuntu artwort + Lubuntu tweaks = stable, fast, customisable and well supported.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-02-27
Votes: 0
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Pretty bad. It was kinda slow, I HATED LXQT, and I could only sign into Dropbox with Firefox, not Chrome, even though I made Chrome the default. Why should I have to use Firefox when I prefer Chrome?
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-26
Votes: 0
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Congratulations, Team Lubuntu. The decision to give Lubuntu a new face is right. LXQt is a modern, superfast and efficient desktop and Lubuntu is suitable for all production environments. The whole project is lively and innovative. Yes, the whole OS is bigger than before, but very comfortable and even low powered or older systems should handle Lubuntu 18.10 and all upcoming releases well. To be honest, I am running 19.04 on a testing laptop as a daily driver, because I like it with all the latest apps. Very impressive. I guess I am moving all my machines (home and office) to Lubuntu.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-15
Votes: 0
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Best fixed release distro with LXQt. Nice artwork, good selection of default apps, Ubuntu base for max application support... A really promising start with LXQt for Lubuntu! Works great and looks great.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-15
Votes: 0
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In my opinion the most suitable
operating system
for older netbooks
with 2GB RAM and lower.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-12
Votes: 0
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Best LXDE out of box experience thanks to the artwork and polish of the Lubuntu team. With the LTS base, this lean, lightweight and easy to use distro transforms any Windows computer to a productive machine with long term stability and support. Lubuntu 18.04 LTS is my go to distro for a workstation.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-01-28
Votes: 12
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Wish they had an option to select packages during initial install. It installed a lot of stuff I didnt need and had to be removed;.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-27
Votes: 0
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Fast and reliable desktop with the Ubuntu LTS base. Best workstation distro in my opinion.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-21
Votes: 0
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I love Lubuntu!!!
I was using one of the top rated distros for a long time on my work laptop... I bought a lightweight cheap smaller laptop with only 4gb of ram and decided to try a more lightweight distro, and I chose Lubuntu because I had good experiences in the past and it was basically the only one I managed to install from the selection that I had on my USB drives... I think Lubuntu has improved and is amazing, solid fast and reliable, just simply a very pleasant experience. Simple, fast smooth and nice, no problems... I just love this distro, especially for computers that has less RAM and/or older hardware...
THANKS to the team!
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-29
Votes: 1
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I find this to be an excellent desktop environment/OS to work on as a daily driver. The fact that its background is Ubuntu makes it even more robust with assured support for current and future releases.
I really dig the simplicity of the desktop environment and hope they maintain this long into the future. This is certainly a less resource intense environment and appreciate such.
Installing it on an old iMac 5,1(white bezel) has revived this old piece of hardware and has been a staple in my home.
The basics are provided and no sluggishness throughout use of the OS on a daily basis (actually typing this review on it now).
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-12-28
Votes: 5
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What do you like best?
Simple minimum GUI and all of the Ubuntu features make is easy to use...
What do you dislike?
GUI is not very pretty like Windows, MAC or Linux Mint are...
What business problems are you solving with the product?
I use it as my Linux distribution for my research work and small business operations needs...
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-28
Votes: 1
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I have used Lubuntu 18.04 on four different laptops (including a very slow 32-bit legacy machine). There are a few minor flaws. The LXDE desktop is not shiny and sexy and covered in glitter, but it runs fast and does exactly what it should.
Being new to Linux there was a learning curve for me. But there is lots of documentation about how to solve common problems on Ubuntu bases systems on line.
I may stay with Lubuntu 18.04 for a long time.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-18
Votes: 0
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LXDE + Ubuntu + polish = a fast and pleasant user experience on any hardware. Lubuntu is the best LXDE experience you can get since the Lubuntu team polish it up and add nice icon, widget and window border themes. And you get all the advantages of Ubuntu minus the slow and bloated Gnome desktop.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-14
Votes: 0
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Fast, light weight, beuatiful and stable with long support and lots of software. Best Ubuntu flavour.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu 18.04 with LXDE on top of Ubuntu LTS is the best fast and easy to use distro for a machine that you want to just work and not change for a few years. LXDE is fast and stable and the long term support gives you a lot of time if you do not want anything to change. For those complaining about the new LXQt, Lubntu 18.04 with LXDE is still supported and will be for a long time.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-11
Votes: 2
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Lubuntu 18.4.1 is good distribution. Work fast, very secure. Best for Lenovo ideapad 310 :)
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-08
Votes: 25
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Terrible!
If i could i would give it a 0!
LXDE was the best now LXQT sucks...its heavy as hell!
Users suggestions rarely gets implemented, they dont really care about it;
ITs not a light system anymore and even xubuntu with xfce is lighter.
As far as its not light anymore there is no reason to use it!
Also Hi DPI is a huge problem for LXQT.
There is no reason to use it instead of Debian or ubuntu with other DE's.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-12-07
Votes: 5
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LXQT is not a lightweight operating system and i see no reason to use it in place of LXDE all my tests show LXDE is much faster and uses much less resources!
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-05
Votes: 0
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Really really stable and fast distro with long term support and all the other Ubuntu goodness under a pleasant user experience. I love how Lubuntu makes the ugly default LXDE experience into an elegant desktop.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-05
Votes: 3
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Lubuntu is an excellent choice not just for older computers but new ones too - even if you use a UEFI system (I believe 16.x or higher). Lubuntu's low demand for systems with simpler (older) hardware is what make it so fast. Single-core processors with barely capable GUI graphics and limited RAM to the latest bleeding edge technology will almost certainly experience a first time no-fuss boot (though you probably will want to do some configuring later on). Translation: This is meant for beginners to even hard core geeks who want something that just works right out of the box.
I can only suggest Ubuntu or maybe even Linux Mint which may be better choices for more current/capable hardware. But it's hard - very hard to ignore this distro especially if you have a low capacity thumb drive with room to only hold one OS. In fact, that may be Lubuntu's biggest "feature" is that it's still distributed in a relatively small ISO & not crammed with tons of needless bloat. Just "burn" it to a thumb drive and you're done. Use a burner that supports "persistence" and you can even save files, bookmarks & configuration settings without installing! What's best is that it's basically a "fork" of the industry leading Ubuntu meaning you will (always) have support for it and still be able to install a plethora of software that you choose later on.
TLDR; If you're looking for the "Swiss Knife" of Linux distro's, this is it!
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-12-03
Votes: 4
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MAde intensive tests with both, lxqt and lxde versions!
The difference is huge, lxqt is not lightweight and i dont see reason to use it!
Tested on more than 4 machines with 1gb ram and dual core processors, the results are disgusting!
Bodhi linux with enlightenment and spark linux with LXDE and antix with icewm gave better results!
At this point there is no reason to use lubuntu on an old computer, its not light anymore, the same goes to all those ubuntu base distros with xfce and lxqt.
Its time for them to move to icewm and enlightenment if they want to keep it usable for older computers!
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-24
Votes: 0
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My choice has always been Ubuntu itself, but my computer is now getting older. To keep my workflow consistent, I moved to Lubuntu. Since then, I am happier than ever before. Cheers, Devs!
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-23
Votes: 3
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18.04 is perfect for a workstation that you want to be fast and stable. !8.10 is good if you are curious about LXQt, but 18.04 is wonderful if you want long term stability and the more mature LXDE desktop which is still maintained (even if many people think it is not).
When the next LTS is ready, the LXQt experience in Lubuntu will be well polished after three interim releases with improvements. Until then, 18.04 is the best experience.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-16
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu 18.10 with LXQT Desktop;I idle, more ram usage than Peppermint 9.
319/320 MB for Peppermint OS 9;
362/367 MB for Lubuntu 18.10. (It can vary, of course, from one machine to another, but this example tell us the point.)
Conclusion: Lubuntu is not lightweight anymore.
Furthermore, Whiskermenu on Peppermint 9 (an Hybrid desktop, LXDE with XFCE panel and elements) is faster, when you enter windows key, than LXQT menu on Lubuntu.
Besides Peppermint 9 being nicer than Lubuntu 18.10 (in my opinion, of course. This is too subjective). And Peppermint uses Nemo as a file explorer, that has more functionality than Pcmanfm and Thunar
On the other hand XFCE desktop is more efficient and has more tools and is easy to easier to configure than LXQT.
In spite of this, Lubuntu 18.10 is still a good choice. For instance, Lubuntu is faster than majority distros opening applications.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-14
Votes: 4
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18.04 has a bug issue with its file manager and with the desktop icons hopefully bug fix on the way for version 18.04 sooner then later please...
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-13
Votes: 1
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I have been using Lubuntu since 10.10, using 18.04 LTS for six months now and it is almost flawless. It is very solid and everything works well. Customization is good and it runs fats on my modest hardware. I have evaluated Lubuntu 18.10 with the new LXQt desktop and it shows good promise as it will lead to LXQt being used for 20.04 LTS, although I am sticking with 18.04 LTS and its LXDE desktop for now.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-11-09
Votes: 4
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I have been using Lubuntu for several years, and in my experience PCManFM is persistently unstable and subject to regular random crashes. Typically, after using PCManFM for a while it freezes when a folder is selected (mouse left-click) and crashes. Since upgrading to Lubuntu 18.04, these PCManFM crashes have become more frequent (5+ crash per day). Similar problems have been reported by others, but apparently the fundamental issue remains unresolved by Lubuntu Team
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-11-07
Votes: 7
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They should of stayed with most of the default software in 18.04 LTS in 18.10...
1.6 GB size in version 18.10 makes it no longer the lightweight distro choice...
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-05
Votes: 4
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Impressive!
very very fast, looks very good with LXQT desktop which is very configurable (I had not used LXQT before)
maybe I am ignorant but to me it looks (almost) as good as Plasma - but less fiddly and also appears more stable.
impressive so far, very stable, no crashes etc , don't think I can give it 10 as I've only tried it for a short while on live USB.
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Version: 17.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-03
Votes: 0
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I've been playing around with Linux and various distros for a while now because I was sick of the lagging with windows and I wanted the lightest most stable distro I could find. Lubuntu 17.10 seems to fit the bill for speed. I do basic computing so not much need for the programming end of Linux. 18.04 and above seems to be slower on my system so I'm sticking with 17.10. I think i'll be getting used to Linux thanks to Lubuntu :-)
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 3
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Lubuntu 18.10 shows off the LXQt desktop really well. Coupled with some nice Qt applications and some FOSS staples like Firefox and LibreOffice, Lubuntu 18.10 is one of those distros that come with everything you need out of the box and just works. The Ubuntu base means there is plenty of software available. The Lubuntu team has polished the LXQt experience with custom icons and background that makes the distro realy cohesive and beautiful. Even if LXQt needs a bit more RAM than LXDE, it is still both light and full featured and makes your hardware fly.
These six month releases are good if you want the newest software and want to try out LXQt on Lubuntu, but for a rock solid workstation, I would still go with Lubuntu 18.04, since these interim releases only get nine months of support and the LTS gets five years.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 6
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1.6 GB Is Bloated Its No Longer Lightweight This Is My Biggest Problem With 18.10!
Personally I Will Stick With Lubuntu 18.04 LTS with LXDE for as long as possible!
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 0
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Lubuntu with LXDE was my favorite OS for years and years. Rock solid, fast, easy to configure and no bloat. A solid 10, no matter if it was used with an old computer, or a brand new one.
Lubuntu with LXQT on the other hand is a big disappointment. In my eyes, there is no reason for it to exist.
Xubuntu now does everything better and faster, and if I want anything from the QT-side, I go straight to Kubuntu or KDE-Neon.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 1
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A good first with LXQt for Lubuntu. I think the 18.04 LTS still has a bit of an edge with the mature LXDE desktop on top of the Ubuntu LTS core, but the 18.10 version is only slightly more demanding of RAM and comes with a saner choice of programs. I have subtracted one for the lack of translation to my language, but this will probably be fixed before the next LTS is out. Unless your machines is more than fifteen years old, the slightly increased demands Lubuntu 18.10 puts on it will make little or no difference. For the really low end machines, there are other distros like Antix, Puppy, Quirky and DamnSmallLinux.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 3
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I really don't like too much 'always growing' software, even the light distro's.
A lot of distributions don't need to grow in mho.
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Version: 18.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-26
Votes: 4
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Lubuntu 18.10 is the easiest way to get to a well put together LXQt desktop with a nice selection of porgrams added. Everything works well, except that LXQt hasn't yet been translated to all languages. Lubuntu still gives you the fastest and leanest of all the official Ubuntu flavours and LXQt has become mature and ready fro prime time by now, so using the six month releases to polish up the LXQt experience in Lubuntu before the next LTS seems like a really good idea.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-22
Votes: 4
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LXDE is rock solid and the Ubuntu base with five years of support has all the software I need. Lubuntu lets me use my machine as fast as possible and save my RAM and processor cycles for the programs and games I run. It's the best Ubuntu flavour in my opinion. It works really well on new hardware and also runs on older machines without a problem.
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 11
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I own a small business and we use six desktop computers so we put Lubuntu 18.10 beta on all of them we like the speed and look of this operating system the only thing is we wish they used AbiWord as the default word processor as it is used in 18.04 LTS and we are using the 32 Bit option instead of the 64 Bit option we have found that 32 Bit uses even less resources on all computers...
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-12
Votes: 8
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I needed something lightweight that could help a person who was stuck with a Windows XP netbook (Gateway KAV60) that only had 1GB of RAM. I wanted to setup an easy to use system that would be secure. I had expected running the latest software on such an ancient machine to be barely passable, but L'ubuntu 18.04 (32-bit) more than met expectations. It runs much faster than XP ever did on this hardware, playing games, streaming video, and web browsing. For this particular niche, it was the perfect solution.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-10-09
Votes: 5
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Asian fonts are over 120MB why? Then I installed the Microsoft fonts there has to be a easier way to get these fonts managed! I also agree that it is time for Lubuntu to add a LCD clock option for everyone as it would look way better then the current default clock setup...
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-10-08
Votes: 0
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Excellent distribution, easy to use, well maintained. If you want to use applications on your computer & not play with the desktop Lubuntu is stable enough to be used for a productive system.
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-10-07
Votes: 7
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Not that familiar good old Lubuntu anymore - not that snappy, simple, small anymore. An iso of 1.6 Gb should be a joke.
With the switch to LXQt (after years of delays), we now have a product I don't know what niche it belongs to. If qt-based we now have optimized KDE Plasma, being modern looking, snappy and highly configurable. And for gtk-fans we have XFCE - familiar, stable, fast, simple as it always is.
If you want a nice Ubuntu-based LXDE setup, download RUNTU 18.04.1 Lite. I don't get how this great distro is so underrated, but you get an equivalent of what Lubuntu used to be a year ago, but better - without bloat, fast and simple... (surprise) at just 600 Mb iso. Don't be scared of it being a Russian distro - English works just fine.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-05
Votes: 2
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I have been running Lubuntu 16.04 on my ancient Dell Inspiron 1720. I upgraded it to 18.04. It works like a charm.
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-10-05
Votes: 16
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Return most of the default applications as the new Falkon browser it is not ready for prime time! Another nice add would be a LCD clock like other disto's have already.
Libre Office should not be included by default since it is a large program steals lightness of Lubuntu. Should continue to include AbiWord it is excellent and lightweight.
The main point of Lubuntu is to be and keep it lightweight stupid!
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-10-03
Votes: 0
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A couple of days worth of experience on a 32bit installed version:
1. LXQt is visually a bit better than LXDE (OOTB), but the developers have to pay more attention to consistent theming (if hat;s their aim). The default legacy window theme was horrible.
2. Software Manager crashes or hangs 9 times out of 10.
3. The smoothness of Lubuntu over the years has worsened. Been using it since 2014-ish.
4. Alternative distros like MX Linux are light on resources as well but have really tweaked those things that matter to an average user.
5. I fully support the team's decision to got with Libre Office. Works great. But the browser should be Firefox.
6. The "Menu" should've be better after all these years, I was hoping for it in the LXQt version, but was disappointed. It really makes a difference.
Overall okay. But the switch has to be justified (and I think it can be). Great work on the part of developers. Will be trying if out after 5-6 months. Back to MX-Linux.
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 2
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They should of stayed with the default programs in 18.04 LTS...
1.5GB size of 18.10 makes it no longer a lightweight distro choice...
Fedora has LXDE and has no plans to get rid of LXDE...
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-30
Votes: 2
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i just tested this 18.10 beta version I am not impress it is bloated 1.5GB it feels slower then 18.04 LTS I do not like the new default browser and new default office suite this adds to the bloated feeling of this beta version I may have to switch to Xubuntu!
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-29
Votes: 13
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1. 1.5GB is to large it is no longer lightweight as Xubuntu is now lighter!
2. Firefox is no longer the default browser this is a huge mistake!
3. We are more likely to switch to Xubuntu when support for 18.04 ends!
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 8
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Lubuntu........better name: Slowbuntu. I know this is a beta. If this does not improve..........Lubuntu....RIP.
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Version: 18.10-beta
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 0
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Disappointing to see that Lubuntu 18.10 beta has dropped Firefox as the default browser and switched to Falkon.
I often use Lubuntu solely from a USB stick, so I'd have preferred to stay with Firefox.
Ah well, have to revisit Ubuntu (again!)
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 2
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Fast, reliable, long term support and the vast Ubuntu software repository. Excellent distro! :-)
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-27
Votes: 0
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Best Ubuntu flavour if you want a fast and easy to use distro that flies on older machines as well as the newest kit. The 18.04 LTS with long term support is a good long term solution as well.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-26
Votes: 0
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I had to get rid of Windows 10 & go with something lighter & faster & I picked Lubuntu for my new operating system for now & the future! I Installed with no problems look forward to the next version release in October 2018 hope they fix the minimal install feature!
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-26
Votes: 1
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Excellent, fast, stable, long term support and good-looking. What else do you need? Lubuntu 18.04 is the perfect distro if you want an easy to use distro that is stable and fast. It just works. Set it and forget it (for at least three years).
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Version: 16.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 1
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I installed Lubuntu on my father's old laptop. He is a basic user, an internet browser, office applications and a media player pretty much enough for him almost fifteen years. Anyway 32 bit version is even more lightweight than 64 bit counterpart. It's never hard on processor, about 250mb ram usage while standby. Quick boot time and also shutdown time is about three seconds. Also it's based on Ubuntu so a basic user like me or my father can use solutions for possible problems easily. There are tons of wiki pages, forums and the community are very kind and willing to help each other. One down side for me is, it looks so old, like a theme pack enabled Windows 98 but the stability, low source usage and speed can easily overcome that negative side. If you are looking for an os for ancient laptops, desktops Lubuntu is what you are looking for.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-22
Votes: 0
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I love how Lubuntu makes my PC so much faster than Windows 10 and even Ubuntu. Everything flies, the OS is easy to understand and gets out of my way and I get to work with my programs.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-09-20
Votes: 1
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I've used Lubuntu on every computer I have owned at one point or another. It is simply a great OS. I like the basic install that only comes with a few of the apps compared to the full install. It is also great as a virtual machine because of its low system resource requirements. If you are new to Linux and are looking to try something as a VM, this might be a good place to start.
Regardless, it is stable, fast, efficient, and user-friendly.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-11
Votes: 10
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My home computer is 64 bit but I use the 32 bit it is less resource hungry and the computer runs much better using the 32 bit I must agree with others that LXDE is better then LXQT as Fedora is keeping LXDE for those who love LXDE.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-03
Votes: 1
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Lubuntu is light & fast. It is easy to install & boots quickly.
The LXDE works just great. It is my favorite.
The Wallpaper is not the greatest but it can be easily changed.
I've tried dozens of Distros and settled on Lubuntu.
For me it is # 1.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-29
Votes: 2
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Light, fast, stable and not bloated, while it has everything the big buntus have. It is also the most stable of the whole family. Ideal for netbook or old computer.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-27
Votes: 3
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very fast, light. my favorite. I like it very much . Lubuntu is the best Linux system I ever used.
but sometimes it gets cashed
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-24
Votes: 4
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one of the best distro watch i check in my short life.
Lightweight, stabile and really fast.
problem with custom audio settings (always something wrong)
shortcuts - not really good works after installation need to unbind and bind one more time
no search panel in start bar.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-09
Votes: 4
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Great distro. Lightweight, stabile and really fast. Only the core downgrade was necessary, but so good system it is ;-) :-)
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Version: 16.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 0
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Incredibly fast. I will miss LXDE when they drop it soon.
I never liked the name 'Lubuntu'.
~ Torin
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 4
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Lubuntu is stable, fast, lightweight and has a traditional desktop layout. It is easy to use for new users coming from Windows or MacOS and the desktop just works as expected. For more experienced Linux users, Lubuntu is also very customisable, both via GUI and CLI.
Lubuntu 18.04 is my goto for a rock solid workstation as it has the ideal balance of software availability, stability, good looks and all the features I need without all the features I don't need. The desktop is simple and elegant.
I am looking forward to see what the Lubuntu team does with LXQt in Lubuntu 18.10 and the other 6-month releases now that LXQt is finally ready for prime time, but I will keep my main workstation on the LXDE-based 18.04 LTS until the next LTS is out to get maximum stability in my workflow.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 2
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Lubuntu 18.04 is not as good as former lubuntu distros. It takes too much time to boot and it's not that light on my system. Plus Lubuntu 17.04 and 17.10 have been already reached end of life. Ubuntu is not supporting them yet. Lubuntu 16.04 couldn't recognize my data card's drivers. My data card is manufactured in 2017. So, Lubuntu wouldn't your choice if you have an old computer and want to run LXDE . There's a better option fedora LXDE. LXDE is still better than LXQT.
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Version: 17.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 1
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I have been operating linux for 1.5 years. I have tried Lububtu, Xubuntu, pendrive linux and puppy linux but Lubuntu works excellent on my PC. My PC specs are- 1GB RAM and 1.3GHz processor. I could rate it 10/10 but I give it 9/10 because of two reasons- 1. There is only a few months gap is present between End of life and release date. 2. I'm operating lubuntu 17.04, whenever I tried to download updates, they make system buggy. I don't know why it happened. So, I presumed lubuntu 17.04 new updates consist of so many bugs. Even though, one cannot open a software or a file after updating lubuntu 17.04.
Allover, I would rate it 9/10. It works too fast in my PC. I'm operating through dual-boot. It's better than windows 7 or XP. Those windows OS are vulnerable to viruses and malwares. But lubuntu and other linux distros are more secure. I like Bodhi Linux too. I gave a try it and it was better than lubuntu. If you do have an old computer with low specs you should install either bodhi or lubuntu. Both are the best lightweight OS of all the linux distros. Don't give a try to puppy unless your computer is too old (bought in 1995-2000). Puppy seems to be very old fashioned os. Lubuntu and Bodhi both can give new look to an old PC.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-02
Votes: 0
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Looking forward to version 18.10 but right now using 18.04 LTS on my desktop computer no problems to report at this time so I do recommend using this version...
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-29
Votes: 4
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When you need to get some work done, use Lubuntu. It has an old school interface of desktop, taskbar, start menu and productive right-click context menus.
It does what a good DE should do, open up your programs easily and quickly so that you can do some work, and when you're working it gets out of your face.
DE's that have windows flying about and wobbling etc do absolutely nothing for your productivity, they just eat your RAM.
Lubuntu is the Honda Civic of OS's, it starts first time every time, gets you where you're going in comfort, and is light on gas.
Pros:
Does what it says on the tin
Light on hardware resources
Backed by the Canonical group LTS
Easy transition experience from MS or Apple
Cons:
Some may say it looks 'dated', well, if you sit and stare at you DE all day then you aren't getting much work done
Highly recommended for disgruntled Windows and MacOS escapees who are fed up with having their pockets rinsed and their data sold to god knows who.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-23
Votes: 2
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Lubuntu has been my workhorse for 3 years and I love it more each single day. Stable, "old school" user interface which does not get in your way, fully customizable (although a bit manually by editing ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml but you can make it behave in whichever way you want it to) and even on modest hardware blazingly fast.
Industrial strength, speed and ease of use. A real work tool.
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Version: 18.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-23
Votes: 1
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always stable, light and easy to use for beginner. keep a good work lubuntu team i will try lxqt version when 18.10 release
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