[lubuntu-devel] Lubuntu 24.04 LTS Released!

[Phill. Whiteside]

Hi,

I am a name long since banned from everything. We are tidying our Debian
servers and I found a set of ISO's that a young man found, many years ago
{1}.
This archive of the birth of lubuntu will be deleted in 48 hours. It is for
you to decide to move it to a new home.

None, or abusive answers will be treated as a 'delete them all.

Regards,
phillw
1. https://phillw.net/isos/lubuntu/

On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 at 15:18, Simon Quigley <simon at tsimonq2.net> wrote:

> Thanks to the hard work from our contributors, Lubuntu 24.04 LTS has
> been released. With the codename Noble Numbat, Lubuntu 24.04 is the 26th
> release of Lubuntu, the 12th release of Lubuntu with LXQt as the default
> desktop environment.
>
> Download and Support Lifespan
> -----------------------------
>
> With Lubuntu 24.04 being a long-term support interim release, it will
> follow the standard LTS support period of **three years**, and will be
> supported until April 2027.
>
> You can download Lubuntu 24.04 here: https://lubuntu.me/downloads/
>
> If you would like to upgrade your existing 23.10 installation, please
> visit our manual page describing the process:
> https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/D/upgrading.html
>
> Common Ubuntu instructions can be found here:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NobleUpgrades/
>
> New in 24.04
> ------------
>
> ### Try or Install Screen
>
> Lubuntu now ships an attractive "installer prompt", which provides a
> simple, intuitive, and beautiful environment from which to connect to
> the Internet, set your desired language, and choose to Try or Install
> Lubuntu. If you select a different language and choose to Try Lubuntu,
> the live session will automatically be updated for that language.
>
> ### System Installer
>
> #### Customize Menu
>
> Traditionally, installing Lubuntu only provides a regular installation
> mode (a single option for installs). This changes with Lubuntu 24.04,
> where you can now pick between Normal, Full, and Minimal. A Normal
> installation gives you a traditional Lubuntu experience. The Minimal
> mode ships with just the desktop environment and essential components
> (no web browser or snapd). A Full installation is the same as Normal,
> but comes with several recommended third-party apps:
>
>   * Virtual Machine Manager
>   * Element
>   * Thunderbird
>   * Krita
>
> In addition, you can choose to download and install updates during the
> installation procedure rather than having to install them afterwards.
> This can help speed up the installation process and get you
> up-and-running quicker.
>
> #### OEM Installation Mode
>
> Since our transition to LXQt over five years ago, we've been notably
> missing one very useful feature - an OEM installation mode. In the past,
> it was possible to install and configure Lubuntu on a system, then
> prepare it for shipping to an end-user. This is useful for hardware
> manufacturers or people giving a computer to someone else, but is not
> functionality we retained.
>
> We are pleased to report that the OEM installer has made a comeback in
> Lubuntu 24.04.
>
> If you're looking to sell, provision, or donate hardware with Lubuntu
> preinstalled, the OEM installation mode is meant for you. OEM
> installation is exactly the same as normal installation, except for the
> user account created at install time is a temporary OEM user rather than
> a permanent user. After installation, you can:
>
>   * log in
>   * install or remove software
>   * run tests
>   * configure settings
>   * etc.
>
> Once the system is configured properly, you can activate the "Prepare
> for shipping to end user" icon on the desktop, confirm that you are
> finished configuring the system, shut the computer down, and then send
> it to its intended destination. When the user receives it and powers it
> on, they will be shown a first-boot setup screen allowing them to
> configure their own user account.
>
> You can activate OEM installation mode by selecting "OEM install (for
> manufacturers)" in the ISO boot menu. Alternatively, you can boot the
> ISO normally, click Try Lubuntu, and then launch the OEM installer from
> the Application Menu > System > Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS (OEM mode).
>
> ### Applications and Utilities
>
> It's not often that we add new utilities to Lubuntu, but this cycle we
> added several new applications to our default install, providing several
> new and powerful features we think you'll enjoy using.
>
> #### Bluetooth Management
>
> We now ship Blueman as our Bluetooth manager. This provides a convenient
> system tray icon for managing bluetooth devices. If your system is
> Bluetooth-enabled, a status icon will automatically appear in the toolbar.
>
> #### SDDM Configuration Editor
>
> Have you always wanted to configure the login screen? Good news, you now
> can! The SDDM configuration editor allows you to modify the login screen
> settings, changing the theme used, adjusting the reboot and shutdown
> commands used, and much more.
>
> #### Software Updater
>
> Our previous software update installer has been replaced by a
> new-and-improved utility, "Lubuntu Update". The UI has been
> substantially revamped, update notifications have been integrated into
> the system better, and you can now manually check for updates and
> install them whenever you want.
>
> #### Redshift
>
> If you are one of the many users that benefit from having a night color
> mode on your system, you'll be happy to hear that Lubuntu now ships a
> night color feature via Redshift-Qt. You can enable it by running
> Redshift from the application menu.
>
> #### Picom Configuration Utility
>
> Lubuntu is the lightest official Ubuntu flavor. That is by design - we
> try to keep things small, sleek, and clean, rather than big, heavy, and
> fancy. This commitment to a lightweight experience is most evident in
> our lack of fancy desktop effects.
>
> What if you actually want some fancy desktop effects?
>
> With the Picom Configuration utility, you can now easily enable window
> transparency, titlebar transparency, shadows, and fade-in/fade-out
> effects on your desktop, and more. Note that changes made in this
> utility will require you to log out and log back in before they take
> effect.
>
> Artwork
> -------
>
> Thanks to the efforts of our team and the work of other open-source
> artists and designers, we have significantly refreshed the artwork in
> Lubuntu 24.04:
>
>   * The wallpaper and login screen have been refreshed with images
> designed specifically for Lubuntu 24.04.
>   * The Lubuntu Manual icon has been refreshed.
>   * For those who like to customize their desktop, you can install the
> `lxqt-themes-extra` package to get two new LXQt themes (win-eleven-dark
> and sombre-et-rond).
>
> Known Bugs
> ----------
>
> Please see the current list on the official release announcement:
> https://lubuntu.me/noble-released/
>
> Common Release Notes
> --------------------
>
> Please also check the Ubuntu Release Notes for more common issues and
> bugs affecting all Ubuntu flavors:
> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-notes/39890
>
> What is Lubuntu?
> ----------------
>
> Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor which uses the Lightweight Qt
> Desktop Environment (LXQt). The project’s goal is to provide a
> lightweight yet functional Linux distribution based on a rock-solid
> Ubuntu base. Lubuntu provides a simple but modern and powerful graphical
> user interface, and comes with a wide variety of applications so you can
> browse, email, chat, play, and be productive. You can find the following
> major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release:
>
>   * LXQt 1.4.0
>   * Qt 5.15.13
>   * Mozilla Firefox as shipped in the snap package, the version present
> on the ISO is version 125.0.2.
>   * LibreOffice 24.2.2
>   * VLC 3.0.20
>   * Featherpad 1.4.1
>   * Discover Software Center 5.27.11
>
> You can find a variety of other applications installed which aim to
> enhance your experience while staying out of the way of your normal
> workflow. New features and bugfixes in core Ubuntu components can be
> found here:
> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-notes/39890
>
> Lubuntu Manual
> --------------
>
> The Lubuntu Team has been hard at work in polishing the Lubuntu Manual
> to make it easy for new and experienced users alike to use their system
> more productively. The manual can be found at manual.lubuntu.me. We want
> to thank Lyn Perrine for all the hard work she has put into the Lubuntu
> Manual. Thank you!
>
> Need help quickly? The Lubuntu Manual can be accessed via the “Lubuntu
> Manual” desktop icon.
>
> Lubuntu Project
> ---------------
>
> ### How can I help?
>
> We can always use more help! No matter your skill level or your
> technical experience, there’s something you can help with that can make
> a huge difference in Lubuntu. Join us on our chat (which is bridged
> three ways to Matrix, Telegram, and IRC) and talk to us there. Whether
> you know another language, have some spare time to help us test Lubuntu,
> are good at writing documentation, or just want to stay “in the know,”
> that is the place to be. More information about contributing can be
> found here. If you want to contribute to Lubuntu but do not feel you
> have the time or skills, consider buying a t-shirt or donating to
> Lubuntu. Another great method to get involved is bug reporting. If you
> notice an issue, please file a bug using the instructions on the Lubuntu
> Wiki. Don’t want to file a bug? Let us know what the problem is (in
> detail, enough that we can reproduce it) and we can assist you in filing
> one or do it ourselves.
>
> ### Contributors
>
> We would like to thank the following contributors for dedicating their
> time to Lubuntu this cycle. Thank you!
>
>   * Simon Quigley
>   * Aaron Rainbolt
>   * Walter Lapchynski
>   * Lyn Perrine
>   * Dan Simmons
>   * Chris Guiver
>   * Thomas Ward
>   * Rober
>   * sudodus
>   * Leó Kolbeinssonn
>   * KGIII
>   * Rik Mills
>   * Erich Eickmeyer
>   * Many more contributors!
>
> ### Global Team
>
> The Lubuntu Global Team has been created to foster communities in
> non-English languages and locales. An up-to-date list of our communities
> can be found on our Links page, but the existing groups include:
> Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Chinese, German, Japanese,
> Arabic, and French. If you would like to start a language group, join
> our development channel and talk with the Global Team. At minimum, you
> should have a few interested drivers of the community, and at least one
> administrator that speaks English. We now have multiple languages
> available in the support section of our Discourse forum.
>
> On behalf of the Lubuntu team,
> --
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