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Lubuntu (/ l ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː / luu-BUUN-too) [1] is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment in place of GNOME.Lubuntu was originally touted as being "lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient", but now aims to be "a functional yet modular distribution focused on getting out of the way and letting users use their computer".
As a result, Valve decided that Steam would support Ubuntu 19.10 again. [201] [202] Wine needs most of the same 32-bit library packages that the Steam package depends on, and more, to enable its version of WoW64 to run 32-bit Windows applications. The parts of Wine that would continue to function without 32-bit libraries would be limited to the ...
Quarkos (formerly known as Quark) is an official fork of Q4OS that uses an Ubuntu base instead of Debian. [22] It describes itself as a 'user-friendly, desktop oriented operating system based on Ubuntu Linux'. [23] It comes in two variants, one of which uses the same desktop theme as Q4OS, while the other uses a visual theme similar to Windows ...
The Ubuntu MATE project was founded by Martin Wimpress and Alan Pope [4] and began as an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu, using an Ubuntu 14.10 base for its first release; [5] a 14.04 LTS release followed shortly. [6] As of February 2015, Ubuntu MATE gained the official Ubuntu flavour status from Canonical as per the release of 15.04 Beta 1.
Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows file system (c:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk), as opposed to being installed within its own partition. This file is seen by Linux as a real hard disk. [1] Wubi also creates a swap file in the Windows file system (c:\ubuntu\disks\swap.disk), in addition to the memory of the host machine.
Ubuntu 10.10 was released on 10 October 2010 (10.10.10) at around 10:10 UTC. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] [ 97 ] This is a departure from the traditional schedule of releasing at the end of October to get "the perfect 10", [ 98 ] and a playful reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , since, in binary , 101010 is equal to the number 42 , the "Answer ...
Xubuntu 11.10 was released on 13 October 2011, the same day that Ubuntu 11.10 was released. [32] In this release gThumb became the new image viewer/organizer, Leafpad replaced Mousepad as the default text editor and LightDM was introduced as the log-in manager. The release also incorporated pastebinit for cut and paste actions. [32]
LXLE is a Linux distribution based upon the most recent Ubuntu/Lubuntu LTS release, using the LXDE desktop environment. [3] LXLE is a lightweight distro , with a focus on visual aesthetics, [ 4 ] that works well on both old and new hardware .