Lubuntu: a lightweight Ubuntu

UbuntuLinux has numerous fans. Is there anything different? A free operating system with tens of thousands of free applications. The website covers everything you want to know, tutorials, and active forums. However, to achieve all these benefits, the solution jumps out when you need a faster and lighter operating system. Maybe you have an old computer or a netbook or mobile device. Isn't it better to have a lightweight Ubuntu? This day has finally arrived. Lubuntu provides a way to continue to reside in the Ubuntu family-with one

Ubuntu Linux has numerous fans. Is there anything different? A free operating system with tens of thousands of free applications. The website covers everything you want to know, tutorials, and active forums. However, to achieve all these benefits, the solution jumps out when you need a faster and lighter operating system. Maybe you have an old computer or a netbook or mobile device. Isn't it better to have a lightweight Ubuntu? This day has finally arrived. Lubuntu provides a way to continue to reside in the Ubuntu family-a product with better performance and fewer resources.

This article describes in detail the differences between le Ubuntu and Lubuntu, and compares Lubuntu and Other lightweight Linux. It focuses on Lubuntu 10.04, which is based on the long-term support version of Ubuntu 10.04. (Lubuntu 10.10 Is the latest version, and 11.04 was released at the end of April .) Followed by some instances. Standard

Before we start, I will start from here. Like my previous articles in the OSNEWS series, my interest in lightweight operating systems stems from my charity at the renovation of computers. For this purpose, the best software should be:

No need to make a large donation-charity donation is 5 to 10 years

Easy to use-donations are rarely trained

Easy to install and configure-volunteer work does not like to complicate or waste time

Free-no money for charities to buy software

Open-source-commercial license agreements over-limit installation and distribution processes

Good Support-that's why I like the LTS (Long Term Support) version of the Ubuntu family.

In future OS news, I will review the competition for low-end releases, such as Puppy Linux and Damn Small Linux. All my comments are based on these criteria.

How is Lubuntu different from Ubuntu?

Lubuntu has changed Ubuntu in three ways to become a faster and lighter system:

1. The lxde gui replaces GNOME

2. Minimize the default daemons and service configurations

3. Faster. The lighter default program replaces the Default Application of Ubuntu.

Let's discuss these technologies one by one.

LXDE-graphical user interface or GUI is the most resource-intensive component of the customer's operating system. Lubuntu solves this problem by using its default Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment or LXDE. LXDE replaces GNOME, which is easy to use but resource-consuming in Ubuntu.

Typical workload, LXDE uses less memory than GNOME. Its 20 or so components are loosely assembled so that they can run independently of each other, saving resources. The window manager of Openbox is particularly important from the perspective of resources. This popular Window Manager comparison shows that Openbox uses a very moderate resource overhead to generate a complete function.

From the availability perspective, LXDE does not have the GNOME Desktop complexity of Ubuntu. But it is almost the same and easy to use. You can still add desktop icons, panels, panel applets, and so on. In addition, you can quickly customize your desktop. When I used Lubuntu for the first time, it took only a few minutes to change the default Interface to my favorite style.

Minimum background program-you can configure Lubuntu or Ubuntu to start any background processes or services you prefer.

By default, Lubuntu starts fewer background programs than Ubuntu. You can view the applications started by Lubuntu in the following ways:

Start> Preferences> Desktop Session Settings> Automatically Started Applications (TAGS)

In Ubuntu, it is equivalent to: System-> Preferences-> Startup Applications-> Startup Programs (TAG)

In earlier versions of Ubuntu, you can also go to the "Services" Panel System-> Administration-> Services)

By configuring the default startup program of Ubuntu, Lubuntu is very easy to start. You can add additional services at any time. If you need them, you can use the navigation pane.

More lightweight applications-although Lubuntu uses less memory when idle than Ubuntu, you can see that the effect is when you open many applications at the same time. Because the application requires less memory than its Ubuntu, the cumulative result is faster and higher-performance systems.

I especially like File Manager, PCMan, and LXDE components. I found that on older computers that use limited memory and slow PATA/IDE hard drives, it is much faster than Ubuntu's Nautilus.

GNOME Office replaces OpenOffice of Ubuntu, so Lubuntu is equipped with AbiWord and Gnumeric, replacing OpenOffice Writer and Calc. Lubuntu does not have a demo tool bound to Ubuntu, OpenOffice Impress. Lubuntu also includes convenient Osmo personal memo notepad and calendar.

The lighter application program running themes run through Lubuntu-Leafpad to replace Gedit of Ubuntu, LXTerminal to replace GNOME Terminal, and Sylpheed to process emails to replace Evolution, xfce4 Taskmanager replaces Ubuntu's System Monitor.

Lubuntu uses Chromium as its default browser to replace Firefox. For me, Chromium seems faster than Firefox on low-end computers. Its clean and concise interface is certainly suitable for the ease of use emphasized by Lubuntu.

Of course, if you like Firefox or any other application that is not bound to Lubuntu, you can easily install it. Lubuntu uses the same Synaptic Package Manager and software library as Ubuntu. Therefore, you can first install a small and efficient operating system, and then filter the key Ubuntu applications you need from the shared library. You will quickly get the system you want and do not need to overhaul the applications and programs you don't need.