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Lubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment. (Versions prior to 18.10 shipped with the LXDE desktop.) It includes essential applications and services for daily use, including office suite, PDF reader, image editor and multimedia players. A distribution available for both 32-bit and 64-bit computers, Lubuntu is intended to be user-friendly, lightweight and energy efficient.



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Lubuntu Summary
Distribution Lubuntu
Home Page https://lubuntu.me/
Mailing Lists https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Lubuntu-users
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Documentation https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-10-13: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 23.10
 • 2023-04-21: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 23.04
 • 2023-03-31: Development Release: Lubuntu 23.04 Beta
 • 2022-10-21: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 22.10
 • 2022-04-22: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 22.04
 • 2021-10-15: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 21.10
 • 2021-04-23: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 21.04
 • 2020-10-23: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 20.10
 • 2020-04-23: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 20.04
 • 2019-10-18: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 19.10
 • 2019-04-19: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 19.04
 • 2018-10-20: Distribution Release: Lubuntu 18.10
 • More Lubuntu releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2023-12-10 Lubuntu outlines features for version 24.04
 • 2023-03-23 Lubuntu and Ubuntu Studio absent from recent Ubuntu community spin updates
 • 2021-04-30 Lubuntu 18.04 nears its end of life
 • 2018-12-21 Lubuntu dropping 32-bit support
 • 2018-09-28 Lubuntu switches to LXQt desktop
 • 2018-08-28 Lubuntu makes installer changes
 • 2018-08-17 Lubuntu migrating to Wayland
 • 2018-07-27 Lubuntu shifts focus
 • 2018-01-12 New install media for 17.10
 • 2016-08-13 Lubuntu migrating to LXQt
 • More Lubuntu headlines...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 23.10
mantic
23.04
lunar
22.10
kinetic
Release Date 2023-10-12 2023-04-20 2022-10-20
End Of Life 2024-07 2024-01 2023-07
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2900-3000 2900-3000 2700-2800
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop LXQt LXQt LXQt
Package Management DEB, Snap DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 23.10 23.04 22.10
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.9 1.2.8 1.2.7.2
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- 23.0.0 22.0.0
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 5.2.15 5.2
bind (9.18.21) -- -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- --
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.6 2.4.2 2.4.2
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5
firefox (122.0) -- snap snap
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.1 2.12.1 2.12.1
gcc (13.2.0) -- -- --
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.38 2.37 2.36
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06 2.06
gtk (4.12.5) -- 4.10.1 3.24.33
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 30 30 30
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 7.6.2 7.5.2 7.4.2rc3
linux (6.7.3) 6.5.0 6.2 5.19
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 23.2.1 23.0.2 22.2.1
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- --
openssh (9.6p1) 9.3p1 9.0p1 9.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.0.10u 3.0.8 3.0.5
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.34.0
php (8.3.2) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) -- -- --
postfix (3.8.5) -- -- --
postgresql (16.1) -- -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.4 3.11.2 3.10.6
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.10 5.15.8 5.15.6
samba (4.19.4) 4.18.6 -- --
systemd (255.3) 253.5 252.5 251.4
thunderbird (115.7.0) -- -- --
vim (9.1) 9.0 9.0 9.0
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.18 3.0.18 3.0.17.4
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.7 21.1.7 21.1.4


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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-01-07
Votes: 6


I prefer lightweight Linux distos like Lubuntu. Of the 100 listed on Distrowatch I usually start with the most popular. I tested about 10 on a 2010 Macbook-Air all OK but to dual-boot a new Lenovo model: IdeaPad 1 14AMN7 next to Widows-11 took the testing of several more distros till one worked out-of-the-box with the Realtek wifi hardware. Some failed to boot from the USB. Ubuntu found the wifi but then had a Firefox/Chrome display problem, then I tried lubuntu-22.04.3-desktop-amd64 an off-shoot of Ubuntu and it looks good on wifi and Firefox, has a simple desktop and useful software pre-installed. Fedora 39 was the only other distro so far tested OK on the Lenovo but I’m not so familiar with its software manager.


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-20
Votes: 5


I have now tried several Linux distros with my old laptop (Dell Latitude E4300) and Oracle Virtualbox. Lubuntu has the best performance and stability, especially with the laptop. I'm delighted with Lubuntu because everything works 'out-of-the-box'. Super easy and user-friendly. And yet I have a lot of possibilities to make my tune-ups and configs. Seems that Lubuntu takes the max. performance out of my old laptop. I want to thank the Lubuntu community for their great! The other Ubuntu-based distros that are next to recommend are Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Kali Linux. Linux Mint was a disappointment due to huge number of bugs and problems.


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-11
Votes: 17


Lubuntu is the best choice in my laptop with 4GB RAM. For office use, playing light games, browsing the web, watching videos or listening to music, the system is perfect. Installation was intuitive and simply quick. The LXQt environment is not as configurable as KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, XFCE or Gnome, but this is where I see its strength. I don't need to change the appearance of icons, desktop effects or window behavior every day. I want to devote myself fully to my activities, and Lubuntu allows me to do that perfectly. Thanks to all the people involved in the creation and development of Lubuntu.


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