[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 22.04 LTS is released!

[Željko Blaće]

On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 5:18 PM Aere Greenway <aere at dvorak-keyboards.com>
wrote:

> On 5/2/22 03:38, Željko Blaće wrote:
> > Anyone have a good insight of the increase in resource use
> > or is using it on older hardware that borderline struggles
> > with common contemporary desktop+browser needs?
> > *(me on Thinkpad X220 thinking if I should upgrade)
> >
> > Best Z. Blace
>
> I think it's all the little ads, permeating almost every web-page you
> visit nowadays, that saps away the power of our machines. Slower
> machines are more affected.
>

I am sure you are correct about mainstream commercial websites.


> I wish the ads would go away.  I don't put them on websites I maintain.
> It's gotten to where if I visit a web-page and see a plethora of ads, I
> just hit the 'back' button, and don't bother with that page.
>

Last time I experienced almost-no-ADs was in socialism in Yugoslavia.
I doubt Lubuntu (even 26.04 LTS) could get me that ;-P
but advocating for sustainability by Lubuntu would be useful.


> Of course, if you don't browse the Internet on them, older,
> less-powerful machines, work well.
>

I am not convinced this is only the issue of web pages,
but would love to have more clarity as I can not test myself.

Other than that - I do appreciate your individual efforts.

Thank you!


> --
> Sincerely,
> Aere
>
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