[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Noble Beta Released!

[Johanes Hutapea]

i've installed lubuntu, and choose minimal installation. whats irritated me:
1. installing gparted, i need to download almost 500MBs.
2. purging libgphoto2 and gphoto2, also purging lubuntu desktop, and what shocked, i lost X too.
3. upgrade, also creating lots of garbage, and error notifications.
this problem arise before. although in early stage, eg. 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 🤷‍♂️

On April 12, 2024 4:14:01 AM GMT+07:00, Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>We are happy to announce the Beta release for Lubuntu Noble (what will
>become 24.04 LTS)!
>
>= What makes this cycle unique? =
>
>Lubuntu is a lightweight flavor of Ubuntu, based on LXQt and built for
>you. As an official flavor, we benefit from Canonical’s infrastructure
>and assistance, in addition to the support and enthusiasm from the wider
>Ubuntu community. We are thankful for the opportunity to call ourselves
>an Ubuntu flavor; when there are common struggles, we step up to help.
>When discussions arise that affect the entire ecosystem, we lend a
>voice. This cycle was no different in that respect, but different in
>many others.
>
>This started with the normal transitions that occur during the beginning
>of every cycle, a list of which can be found on the release schedule for
>Noble [1]. These transitions take time; we (as Ubuntu) perform rigorous
>testing to ensure these packages are ready before publishing them for
>general availability. Several feature uploads became stuck, but we were
>looking forward to the opportunity to test after Feature Freeze.
>
>We then faced two major transitions following Feature Freeze, the first
>of which was time_t [2]. This allows for 32-bit devices to work past
>2038. To learn more about the 2038 problem, visit this site [3].
>Immediately following this transition, the xz-utils backdoor was found
>[4]. We would like to thank the Canonical and community developers
>involved in these transitions for their work around the clock to get
>everyone in the ecosystem to a releaseable state.
>
>= What does this mean for Lubuntu? =
>
>We need extra help from our community to test this release. If you have
>a few spare hours (or even minutes), please do help us test. If
>something is not working, please feel free to check the Beta tracking
>document [5], and file a bug if it is not otherwise reported.
>
>If you are unsure how to file a bug report but just want to make the
>issue known, that is okay, please either make a post on our Discourse
>instance [6] or join our Development channel on Matrix [7]. Any help is
>appreciated, and your one post or message will make a difference for
>many users.
>
>= What new features made it? =
>
>For much more information, please see the Alpha status post [8].
>
>Since then, we have made the tough decision to not include the following
>in the final release:
>
> * Power management UX.
> * Active Directory support in Calamares before release; that pull
>request has been submitted upstream.
>
>That being said, a redesigned Customize menu has made it, in addition to
>other bugfixes and features listed in the Alpha announcement.
>
>Our final release announcement will have many more details, stay tuned!
>
>= Where do I download it? =
>
>From our downloads page, here [9].
>
>[1]: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-release-schedule/35649
>[2]:
>https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2024/02/msg00000.html
>[3]: https://theyear2038problem.com/
>[4]: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4
>[5]:
>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-24-04-beta-release-status-tracking/44043
>[6]: https://discourse.lubuntu.me/
>[7]: https://matrix.to/#/#lubuntu-devel:ubuntu.com
>[8]: https://lubuntu.me/noble-alpha-featureset/
>[9]: https://lubuntu.me/downloads
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