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Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. The core of the system is based on Linux and Ubuntu. Lubuntu uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection of light applications. subtitle

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Lubuntu 18.10 Review - Now with LXQt Desktop

Lubuntu 19.10 Look Around

Lubuntu 19.04 overview | Lightweight, fast, easier.

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  • Running workloads at the edge with MicroK8s
    MicroK8s is a lightweight, batteries included Kubernetes distribution by Canonical designed for running edge workloads which also happens to be developer-friendly and a great choice for building your own homelab. The following lab covers how to install and run MicroK8s on your own edge node running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, deploy the NGINX web service and exposing your NGINX website to the Internet with SSL/TLS enabled... - Source: dev.to / 2 months ago
  • Session manager Anbox
    Anbox Cloud as a solution developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, to bring Android at scale to any cloud with support for ultra low latency video streaming and recent Android versions. Source: 11 months ago
  • Open Class - Distributing ROS2 Apps with Snaps
    In this open class, we will get hands-on with the new course Distributing ROS2 Apps with Snaps offered by Canonical - Developers of ubuntu), you’ll learn the basics of snap creation for ROS & ROS2 applications. Source: about 1 year ago
  • What happened in IoT last two months? Here are some headlines I found interesting
    Ubuntu Core is an app-centric embedded operating system based on Ubuntu. Developers can focus on building apps while Canonical provides and maintains low-level components. Ubuntu Core enables advanced security capabilities out-of-the-box, and Canonical supports devices running Ubuntu Core for up to ten years, delivering security patches and bug fixes. Source: over 1 year ago
  • What happened in IoT this April? Here are some headlines I found interesting from last month
    This month, NVIDIA finally open-sourced kernel modules for their GPUs. With what was by now a much-awaited transition towards the landscape of open-source software, the silicon vendor released the kernel driver under a dual MIT/GPL license. Cindy Goldberg, VP of Silicon alliances at Canonical, noted how the new NVIDIA open-source GPU kernel modules simplify installs and increase security for Ubuntu consumers,... Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Domain object rule bypassed
    This is in a lab setup but just a testdrive for production. In the lab I have an Ubunutu server that makes update and NTP connections to canonical.com servers. I created a domain object with FQDN unchecked as I need to cover all subdomains of canonical.com. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2022)
    Canonical | Software Engineer, Engineering Manager | Remote (EMEA, Eastern Americas) | Backend, Python | https://canonical.com/ Canonical is hiring! We are looking for excellent software engineers and an engineering manager to join us on the Snap Store and Launchpad teams. This is an exciting opportunity for engineers passionate about open source software, Linux and Web Services at scale. A truly remote team since... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • Introduction to OpenStack with MicroStack
    The official OpenStack website describes the project as "a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed and provisioned through APIs with common authentication mechanisms". Simply put, it is an open source platform designed to function as a private (or public) cloud. Typically, OpenStack would be deployed on a fleet of... - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago
  • Linux Distribution purposes
    Mark Suttleworth, the CEO of Canonical, the company that makes Ubuntu, wanted to make a "Linux for humans" distro. By this, he meant something easy for the layperson to use. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Bluetooth programming from a Rpi
    I saw Bluez is backed by canonical.com who distributes Ubuntu to the world. Currently only for Linux I guess. What about Windows or MacOS, or even android, iOS? Source: over 2 years ago
  • is ubuntu.com down?
    Cant seem to access to any canonical websites (ubuntu.com, canonical.com, kubuntu.org etc). Also apt cant connect to any of the sources. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Red Hat Is Hiring Another Linux Developer To Work On GPU Hardware Enablement
    (https://canonical.com/, missing space after colon, at least on mobile). Source: over 2 years ago
  • Where can I buy an O/S for my laptop cheap but legal?
    Or, you can try Linux which will only cost you the price of a cheap 16GB USB stick, which I'm sure everybody has lying around somewhere. Ubuntu is the obvious choice for first timers: https://canonical.com/. Source: almost 3 years ago
  • VS Code Remote SSH Multipass
    Multipass is a platform developed by Canonical to prototype cloud launches locally for free. Learn more about Multipass and its capabilities by visiting multipass.run. - Source: dev.to / almost 3 years ago
  • computer iceberg. has plenty of linux, i hope you enjoy.
    "Canonical with Microsoft's secret partnership": Not exactly secret, but Canonical (the publisher of Ubuntu) does have some partnership with Microsoft. MS has products like Azure that are probably the focus of such a partnership. Source: almost 3 years ago
  • Top Companies That Have Open Source Products: 10 Companies To Know
    Canonical is the company behind perhaps the most popular Linux distribution Ubuntu. They have their headquarters in London and employ more than 500 employees. They launched the popular Linux distribution in 2004. - Source: dev.to / about 3 years ago
  • Can a company open their code for their service?
    Canonical has released an almost-entirely open source OS. Source: about 3 years ago

External sources with reviews and comparisons of Lubuntu

Top 9 Fastest Linux Distros in 2024
Lubuntu has become your go-to choice, right? It’s not necessarily the best at everything, but it ticks all the right boxes. Quick boot times, responsiveness, and the freedom to install whatever you want. Lubuntu’s got your back! Now, about that anonymous web browsing for political activism, you’re on the right track. Consider the Tor Browser, a trusty VPN, and some privacy extensions. Keep fighting the good fight!
Best Top 20 Ubuntu Linux Alternatives (Pros and Cons)
Lubuntu is a lightweight Linux system based on Ubuntu that utilizes LXQt instead of GNOME. Lubuntu claims to be lighter, less resource-hungry, and more energy-efficient. Lubuntu is a combination of LXQt and Ubuntu.

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