[Lubuntu-comms] alternatives at Lubuntu 12.04 end of life

[Nio Wiklund]

[Replying at the end]

On 2013-08-20 10:06, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi everybody,
> 
>     Lubuntu 12.04 will soon reach its end of life. I would try alternatives
>     in the following order.
> 
> 
>     1. Lubuntu 13.04 and Lubuntu 13.10 (to be released very close to 12.04
>     end of life). Lubuntu 13.10 will have zRAM, which is good for low RAM.
>     It is developing well, several bugs of 13.04 are fixed, and I think it
>     will be a nice experience. Both of these versions can run with fake-PAE
>     for Celeron M and Pentium M computers.
> 
> 
>     2. Ubuntu 12.04 versions/derivatives with LTS until April 2017
> 
>     If some important driver for your computer is missing in 13.04 and
>     13.10, because that hardware has been abandoned by newer Ubuntu
>     versions, the best alternatives are
> 
>     - LXLE by ronniew alias Mr Wislr
> 
>     http://lxle.net/index.php?id=articles&post=lxle-paradigm-goes-final-with-12043-update
>     http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxle/files/Current%20Release/
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2125764&page=8&p=12762338#post12762338
> 
>     and
> 
>     - PreciseGnomeClassicTweaks by kansasnoob alias Lance
> 
>     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PreciseGnomeClassicTweaks
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1966370
> 
> 
>     3. Other alternatives with security updates
> 
>     - Xubuntu is also good but has only long time support until April 2015.
> 
>     - Lubuntu 12.10 has end of life in April 2014, at the same time as the
>     next long time support version, Lubuntu 14.04.
> 
> 
>     4. A possible alternative, where you will be on your own
> 
>     You can keep Lubuntu 12.04 although it will be only partially supported.
>     You will be on your own, trying to keep your software up to date. This
>     is a security issue and there is also a small risk that some not updated
>     package will break due to updates of other packages after the end of
>     life of Lubuntu 12.04. See this link
> 
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1954702&p=11829724#post11829724
> 
> 
>     *. Backup your system. Try some versions live if possible (even if you
>     would need the alternate iso to install later on). And when you have
>     found your favourite, go ahead and install it. An alternative is to try
>     an 'installed system on a USB drive' according to this link.
> 
>     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstalledSystemFakePAE
> 
> 
>     Best regards
>     Nio
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Nio,
> 
> Thank you for your email :)
> 
> Just to highlight a very important point: LXLE is NO longer Lubuntu LTS
> version. Check the other thread Phill and I have sent.
> 
> Those who want to use LXLE, they need to understand it is NOT Lubuntu
> with LTS. It is a community spin that is based on Ubuntu/Lubuntu. 
> 
> Thank you!
> 
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> 

Hi Ali,

I just read up on the controversy about the LXLE announcement about 12.04.3.

It is not Lubuntu, but it is derived from Ubuntu 12.04, and I think it
is a distro with many good qualities. I realize that LXLE is responsible
for its long time support (that the people developing and maintaining it
'are on their own' to keep the software updated).

Best regards
Nio