This is a good description (but more specs than story). I have one small detail: the lifetime is only 9 months of 13.04, I don't know about 13.10, while it is still 18 months for 12.10-
Best regards Nio On 2013-06-26 20:53, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: > Hi, > > *Part 1* > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu > > The objective of the Lubuntu project is to create a variant of Ubuntu > that is lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient by using > lightweight applications and LXDE, The Lightweight X11 Desktop > Environment, as its default GUI. > > Lubuntu is targeted at PC and laptop users running on low-spec hardware > that, in most cases, just don't have enough resources for all the bells > and whistles of the "full-featured" mainstream distributions. Members of > the team take care of LXDE and other packages that are part of Lubuntu. > Lubuntu received official recognition as a formal member of the Ubuntu > family, commencing with Lubuntu 11.10. > > > *Part 2* > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#System_Requirements > > (Lubuntu 13.04) > > We have done many tests and we've found out that Lubuntu can be > installed on a Pentium II or Celeron system with 128 MB of RAM, but such > a system would not perform well enough for daily use. > > With 256MB - 384MB of RAM, the performance will be better and the system > will be more usable. > > With 512MB of RAM, you don't need to worry much. > > The default "Desktop" installer requires 384-800 MB of RAM (depending on > selected options.) If you have problems, please use the "Alternate" > installer. > > *Part 3* > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#Lubuntu_VS_Ubuntu > > Both Lubuntu and Ubuntu share Two Major Important Things: > > Same Core System > Same Repositories > > Lubuntu and Ubuntu belong to the same family and talking about each as > totally different two systems is not correct since they have some things > in common. Thus, we use the same Forum Area and share many Wiki Pages. > > The differences between Lubuntu and Ubuntu are: > > Different DE - Lubuntu uses LXDE while Ubuntu uses Unity as the default DE. > > Different Default Applications > > Lubuntu 12.04 is not an LTS (5 years support), but a standard release > that is supported for 18 months (if you would like to change this please > feel free to contact the developers to offer assistance in this area). It is only 9 months now. > Other than that, they are the same. The DE is what makes Lubuntu a > lightweight OS, and of course the selected applications too because we > make sure to use the lightest applications which are not resource hungry. > > *End of Story* > > What is the point of the above? > > 1. If you disagree about any of the above points, please speak up :) > 2. Having all the above said, please understand that Lubuntu is mainly > for Old Machines[1] but can also be installed on New Ones. > 3. Having all the above said, please understand that Lubuntu can not be > installed on ALL kind of machines and hardware. There are limits. > 4. Lubuntu Graphical Installer (Lubuntu Desktop ISO), as per our so > many tests previously and recently, can not go under 256MB of RAM. > 5. In order to install Lubuntu on machine with less than 256MB of RAM, > please understand you need to go for either Lubuntu Alternate ISO or > Ubuntu Mini ISO. > 6. Please understand Lubuntu can be installed (case to case - rarely) > on a machine with 64MB of RAM [2] and please understand, that system > will not be usable at all. > 7. If you are looking for the 'Minimum Prefect System Requirement' for > Lubuntu, 512MB RAM is what you need to consider. With 512MB RAM, you > can run almost anything and everything with less headache. > 8. If you have 256MB RAM - 512MB RAM, you can use your system but don't > expect a fast lightening system. > 9. Please, do not evaluate Lubuntu System Requirement based on booting > up the machine, logging to the desktop and leave the system idle and > watch Conky, System Monitor, htop, top, or whatever tool you will > use to check how much RAM the system is currently using. Lubuntu is > an Operating System that will be used to perform certain tasks like: > Browsing, Music, Videos, etc. So, judging Lubuntu from what RAM it > will use while it is idle and does absolutely nothing, this is not > correct at all. > 10. Please understand, each Hardware may work differently with Lubuntu. > IDE HDD is slower than SATA and SATA is slower than SDD. RAM has > different speed. CPUs. Graphics Card. If Lubuntu will be installed > on most of the hardware/machines, it may not on others. > 11. No system is prefect, hence Lubuntu is not prefect. > 12. Lubuntu is a Linux System and Linux is not Windows. > 13. Lubuntu Team is active, powerful, etc but please understand we have > very few developers and they do have Real Life and so much to deal > with. Above all, each and every member of Lubuntu are doing what > they are doing on volunteer basis. No one is getting paid. Lubuntu > does not pay anyone's bill. We do love Lubuntu and therefore, we > contribute to it. > 14. One of the best features a Lubuntu User has is: Try Lubuntu Without > Installation - http://i43.tinypic.com/e18c3d.jpg > 15. Please understand Lubuntu Desktop ISO is for New Users to > Linux/Lubuntu AND those with machines capable of running a graphical > installer. > 16. Please understand that Lubuntu Alternate ISO is used when you have > some problems with Graphics Card. New Linux/Lubuntu Users need a bit > of guidance for such kind of installation. Alternate ISO uses Debian > Installer. Also, if you have less than 256MB-512MB RAM, the > Alternate ISO is the way to go. > 17. Please understand there is a 3rd type of ISO and approach that you > can use to install Lubuntu which is Ubuntu mini ISO > - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD -- you > need to understand this is not for New Linux/Lubuntu Users unless > someone will take the time to explain in details to them > - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall > 18. Having all the above said, if you don't like these basics facts of > Lubuntu, then probably Lubuntu is not the best choice for you. > 19. You need to understand that Lubuntu Team cares a lot about users' > feedback but you also need to understand that Lubuntu's Philosophy > will have the highest priority. Having that said, we usually take > lots of notes and apply them to our system if and only if these > notes/feedback will improve the system - just like what happened > recently by adding zRAM to Lubuntu 13.10 development cycle. However, > we can't for example, add LibreOffice. > 20. Last but not least, Lubuntu is a Community System above any other > consideration. It is build by the collaboration of each and every > member of the team. Developers, Testers, Wiki Editors, Advocates , > etc. All of them work so hard to, on volunteer basis, to give us > such system. "All of us are smarter than any one of us!". Please, > make sure to respect that. It is totally fine to disagree with > anyone but please, don't disrespect. > > > > Thank you! > > P.S. > I don't know about you but for me, I would use this as an introduction > tool for new comers :) > > > [1] - YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) when it comes to define the limits > and bounders of Old Machine. There is no precious specific text that can > define that. The system itself has no precious specific hardware > requirement. Case to case. You can always TRY Lubuntu without > Installation :) this is the best feature which will tell you where to go > and what to do. > > [2] > - > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1590614&page=16&p=11832431#post11832431 > > -- > > "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > *Best Regards,* > *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* > *Start Ubuntu > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>* > *My Own Business <http://alilinx.blogspot.com/>* > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
