Lubuntu = LXDE + Ubuntu. LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment based on Openbox window manager. Its lightweight, and resource friendly, claimed to use half the RAM than XFCE (Supposed to be lightweight version in comparison with Gnome) that comes with Xubuntu and much lesser than Gnome that is packaged with Ubuntu.
This is a review of Ubuntu 10.4 LTS, codename “Lucid Lynx” and the features it comes with. This is a huge improvement over past versions of Ubuntu. Gone is the dreadful orange/brown theme of yesteryear. In is the new, super smooth dark look and feel. The new look of Ubuntu is classy. Elegant. Refined. Ubuntu 10.04 is just plain easier on the eye. Specifically the fact that the window buttons (close, minimize, etc.) have now been moved to the left side of the windows.
Ubuntu Studio is a tailor made multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu aimed at audio/video, graphic editors, both enthusiasts and professionals. One could setup a decent studio, and connect midi devices, synthesizers, audio/video recording devices, additional sound cards and installing ubuntu studio on the system. Look and feel of ubuntu studio is very attractive. Folks [...]
The 2nd experiment that I did was install Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on my Pentium 3 256MB Ram. Comparatively to Vector Linux Standard Edition(XFCE), I liked Xubuntu better as to add/install softwares were easier and spiced up with graphics compared to Vector Linux which looked plain and old.
Speed was almost the same at first, [...]
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Well, I’m back at home now and I’m on holidays so I’m too free and decided to look out for old computers to try out linux and I found a Pentium III 800 MHZ 256MB Ram with 10GB hard disk (IDE).
I tried out Vector Linux (STD) [...]
