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Read more about it as I review Lubuntu 20.04.**_ + +### Lubuntu 20.04 Review: First LTS release with LXQt + +I have been using Lubuntu 20.04 from a few days before the release. I usually dwell in Arch world with Manjaro and Cinnamon desktop so using Lubuntu was a pleasant change for me. + +Here’s what I have noticed and felt about Lubuntu 20.04. + +#### Bye bye LXDE, Hello LXQt! + +For a long time, [Lubuntu][1] relied on [LXDE][2] to provide a lightweight Linux experience. It now uses LXQt desktop environment. + +[LXDE][3] is based on GTK (the libraries used by GNOME) and more specifically on GTK+ 2 which is dated in 2020. Dissatisfied with GTK+ 3, LXDE developer Hong Jen Yee decided to port the entire desktop to Qt (the libraries used by KDE). LXDE, the Qt port of it, and the [Razor-qt][4] project were combined to form [LXQt][5]. Although today, LXDE and LXQt coexist as separate projects. + +Since LXDE developer itself is focusing on LXQt, it makes no sense for Lubuntu to stick with a desktop environment that had its last stable release more than three years ago. + +Lubuntu 18.04 is the last version of with [LXDE][3]. Fortunately it’s a long term support edition. It will be supported officially by Lubuntu team till 2021. + +![][6] + +#### Not exclusively for older machines + +As the definition of “older machine” has changed in 2020 Lubuntu 18.04 is the last 32bit version. Nowadays even a 10 year old machine comes with at least 2 gigabytes of ram and a dual-core 64bit processor. + +As per that, [Lubuntu Team will no longer provide minimum system requirements and will no longer primarily focus on older hardware][7]. Although LXQt is still a lightweight, classic yet polished and feature rich desktop environment. + +The First Lubuntu release with LXQt was 18.10, giving the developers three standard releases to perfect the LXQt desktop before the Lubuntu 20.04 LTS release, which is a good development strategy. + +#### Not the regular Ubiquity, Lubuntu 20.04 uses Calamares installer + +![Lubuntu 20.04 Calamares Installer][8] + +A fresh installation begins with the new [Calamares][9] installer, in place of the Ubiquity installer that other [official Ubuntu flavors][10] use. + +The whole process is done in approximately 10 minutes, slightly faster than the previous Lubuntu releases. + +As the .iso comes with the essential applications pre-installed you can get your system fully configured pretty fast too. + +#### No upgrade from Lubuntu 18.04 to Lubuntu 20.04 + +Normally, you can [upgrade Ubuntu from one LTS to another LTS release][11]. But Lubuntu team advises not to upgrade from Lubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. They recommend a fresh install and rightly so. + +Lubuntu 18.04 used LXDE desktop while 20.04 uses LXQt. Due to the extensive changes in the desktop environments, upgrading to 20.04 from 18.04 will result in a broken system. + +#### **More KDE and Qt applications** + +![][12] + +Here are some of the applications that are available by default in this new release and as I can see, not all of them are lightweight and most of them are Qt-based. + +Even the software center used is KDE’s Discover instead of Ubuntu’s GNOME software center. + + * Ark – archive manager + * Bluedevil – bluetooth connector + * Discover Software Center – package management system + * FeatherPad – text editor + * FireFox – web browser + * K3b – CD/DVD burner + * Kcalc – calculator + * KDE partition manager – partition manager + * LibreOffice – Office suite (Qt interface version) + * LXimage-Qt – image viewer and screenshot tool + * Muon – package manager + + + * Noblenote – note taker + * PCManFM-Qt – File manager + * Qlipper – clipboard manager + * qPDFview – PDF viewer + * PulseAudio – audio controller + * Qtransmission – bittorrent client (Qt interface version) + * Quassel – IRC client + * ScreenGrab – Screenshot creator + * Skanlite – scanning + * Startup Disk Creator – USB boot disk maker + * Trojita – email client + * VLC – media player + * [MPV video player][13] + + + +#### Testing Lubuntu 20.04 LTS + +Boot times on the LXQt version of Lubuntu are under a minute, booting from an SSD though. + +LXQt currently requires slightly more memory than the Gtk+ v2-based LXDE, but the alternative Gtk+ v3 toolkit would also have required more memory. + +After a reboot the system runs approximately at a very low of 340 MB for the modern standards, 100 MB more than LXDE. + +![htop running on Lubuntu 20.04][14] + +LXQt is not only for users with an older hardware but also for those who are seeking a simple and classic experience at their new machine. + +The desktop layout looks similar to KDE’s Plasma desktop, don’t you think? + +![Lubuntu 20.04 Desktop][15] + +There’s an application menu in the lower-left corner, a taskbar for pinned and active applications, and a system tray in the lower-right corner. + +Lubuntu in its LXQt version can be easily customized and everything is in the menu under preferences, with most key items under LXQt Settings. + +It is worth-mentioning that LXQt uses the popular [Openbox window manager][16] by default. + +Like the last three releases, 20.04 LTS comes with a default dark theme Lubuntu Arc, but it is quick and easy to change it if it doesn’t suit your taste. + +In daily use, Lubuntu 20.04 has proven to me completely trouble-free as every Ubuntu flavour in fact. + +#### Conclusion + +Lubuntu team has successfully made the transition to a modern, still lightweight and minimal desktop environment. LXDE looks like abandoned and it is a good thing to move away to an active project. + +I hope that Lubuntu 20.04 makes you as much enthusiastic as I am, and if so don’t hesitate to let me know at the comments below. Stay tuned! + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/lubuntu-20-04-review/ + +作者：[Dimitrios Savvopoulos][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/dimitrios/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://lubuntu.me/ +[2]: https://github.com/lxde +[3]: https://lxde.org/ +[4]: https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061334/http://razor-qt.org/ +[5]: https://lxqt.org/ +[6]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lubuntu-20-04-review.jpg?ssl=1 +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/lubuntu-no-more-old-distro/ +[8]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lubuntu-20-04-installer.jpg?ssl=1 +[9]: https://calamares.io/ +[10]: https://itsfoss.com/which-ubuntu-install/ +[11]: https://itsfoss.com/upgrade-ubuntu-version/ +[12]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lubuntu-20.04.gif?ssl=1 +[13]: https://itsfoss.com/mpv-video-player/ +[14]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/htop.jpg?fit=800%2C629&ssl=1 +[15]: https://i2.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lubuntu-20.04-desktop.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1 +[16]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openbox