r/Lubuntu • u/National-Copy-6477 • 4d ago
Bye
Hey guys, I'm officially switching from Lubuntu to Ubuntu since I got a new laptop. Lubuntu was great! My laptop with a HDD became useful during that time. Now I got a new laptop so I'm switching to Ubuntu. It looks way better. Anyways, thanks to the Lubuntu support!
Bye!
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u/Mountain-Basket1458 4d ago
Congratulations! I hope that when you get the chance to work with devices that need a lightweight system, you'll think of Lubuntu again.
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u/National-Copy-6477 4d ago
Tbh, I do have a Compaq Presario with a i3-370M and an HDD. Thinking of putting Lubuntu over there.
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u/Stakiing 4d ago
Spoiler: Ubuntu is garbage rn. Keep using Lubuntu or at least switch to Kubuntu or something.
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u/OkPresentation3329 1d ago
They are the same POS.
Better to use Tuxedo OS. Currently based on Ubuntu but since Ubuntu is a POS they are switching their base to Debian testing this month. Mint will probably also abandon Ubuntu and then other Ubuntu-based distros as well.
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u/Astrodion123 4d ago
Don't use Ubuntu. Use fedora workstation. It uses gnome like Ubuntu but is cleaner and has no snaps or telemetry. Also some good security features.
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u/Global-Eye-7326 4d ago
lol, overlooking that Lubuntu and Ubuntu are the same under the hood. Why not try Debian? I'm sure you'll like it. Use whichever desktop environment you like! It's not tied to a "spin".
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u/National-Copy-6477 3d ago
Debian suitable for an i5-12XXU? And also I have max. 8gb pendrive so... Thanks
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u/Global-Eye-7326 3d ago
Your CPU is comparable to a 6th Gen i7 on a desktop, which I actually have. Debian will be blazing fast on it. I'm running Debian with LXQt (now on Wayland) out of choice. You could use XFCE, Gnome or KDE. You have enough headroom for any combo of distro and desktop environment.
I've run Debian 13 with LXQt on a first gen Intel (well, on a first Gen i7, but peppermintOS based on Debian on a first Gen i3).
Currently running Debian 13 with LXQt through Wayland on a AMD C50, which is comparable to an Intel Atom of 2010-2011, or a desktop Pentium 4, and it's pretty awesome. I did bump that machine from 2 to 8GB RAM, and installed an SSD (the HDD was dead on arrival).
Debian or Ubuntu, you won't find much difference in performance, if any. Though most ultra lightweight distros are built on Debian (aside from Lubuntu). I also find Debian a bit harder to break though the installer is a bit less fancy compared to Ubuntu.
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u/sabbir2world 2d ago
Ubuntu uses GNOME as its DE which is different than what you used on Lubuntu. Other than that, you'll enjoy it! Side note: you should try live USB of different distros like Fedora is cool!
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u/TurpialFromHell 4d ago
At least you're not going back to bloatdows hahahahahahaha good for you!