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desktop-only includes local English and Spanish descriptions and 
can consist of a 1.2 GB live DVD image.
• Triskel: Triskel is another major Trisquel using the KDE interface, 
available as a live 2.0 GB ISO DVD.
• Trisquel Sugar TOAST: Sugar is a free and open desktop space 
designed for use by children in shared learning. Sugar replaces the 
standard MATE desktop available with Trisquel.
• Trisquel NetInstall: NetInstall contains a 25MB CD image with just 
a small amount of software to execute a text-based network installer 
and download the remaining packages online.
There are various other alternate desktops for LXDE, as given below.
1. 
Arch Linux: It is a Linux distribution with x86-64 processors. Arch 
Linux adheres to the KISS policy (“Keep It Simple, Stupid”). The 
project strives to have minimal distribution-related changes. As a 
result, it reverses a bit with updates, makes more sense than design 
ideas, and focuses on customization rather than ease of use. Pacman, 
a package manager, written for Arch Linux, is used to install, unin-
stall, and update software packages. Arch Linux uses an outgoing 
model, which means there is no “major release” of entirely new ver-
sions of the system; a regular system update is all that is required to 
get the latest Arch software; installation photos released monthly by 
the Arch team are the latest images of critical system components.
2. 
Artix Linux: Artix is an Arch Linux-based output distribution that 
uses OpenRC, runit, s6, suite66, or dinit init instead of systemd. 
Artix Linux has its package repositories but, as a Pacman-based 
distribution, it can use packages from Arch Linux archives and any 
other exit distribution, even packages depending on systemd. Arch 
User Repository (AUR) can also be used. The Arch OpenRC started 
in 2012, and the Manjar OpenRC was developed alongside it. In 2017, 
these projects were put together to build Artix Linux.
3. 
Debian: Debian has access to online storage containing more than 
51,000 packages. Debian officially includes the only free software, 
but non-free software can be downloaded and installed on Debian 
repositories. Debian has popular free programs such as LibreOffice, 

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Firefox web browser, Evolution mail, K3b disc burner, VLC media 
player, GIMP image editor, and Evince document viewer. Debian is a 
popular choice for servers, such as part of the LAMP stack operating 
system.
Features
1. A few flavors of Linux kernel are available in each port. For exam-
ple, the i386 port tastes IA-32 PCs that support Local Extension and 
real-time computers, older PCs, and x86-64 PCs. Linux kernel does 
not contain firmware without resources, although such firmware is 
available for free packages and other installation media.
2. Debian offers CD and DVD images specially designed for XFCE, 
GNOME, KDE, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, and LXQT. MATE is 
officially supported, while Cinnamon support is added with Debian 
8.0, Jessie. Unusual window managers like Light, Openbox, Fluxbox, 
IceWM, WindowMaker, and others are available.
3. Multimedia support has been a problem for Debian regarding codecs 
threatened with possible copyright infringement, without resources, 
or under limited licenses. Although packages with distribution 
problems may enter the uncomfortable area, libdvdcss is not hosted 
on Debian.
REASONS TO USE LXDE
1. LXDE supports multiple panels. Like KDE and Cinnamon, LXDE 
game panels contain a system menu, app launchers, and an activ-
ity bar displaying active app buttons. The first time you logged into 
LXDE, the panel setup looked incredibly familiar. LXDE seems to 
have taken over the KDE configuration of my favorite top and bot-
tom panels, including system tray settings. The app launchers on the 
top panel seem to come out of the Cinnamon configuration. Panel 
content makes it easy to present and manage programs. By default, 
there is only one panel under the desktop.
2. Openbox Setup Manager provides a single, simple tool for manag-
ing the look and feel. Provides theme options, window decorations, 
multi-monitored window behavior, window movement and resize, 
mouse control, desktops, and more. It is much more complicated 

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than setting up the KDE desktop. Openbox offers a fantastic amount 
of control.
3. LXDE has a robust menu tool. Tere is an exciting option that you can 
access in the Advanced tab of the Desktop Favorites menu. The long 
name for this option is, “It shows the menu provided to window man-
agers when the desktop is clicked.” Once this dialog box is selected, 
the Openbox desktop menu is displayed instead of the standard LXDE 
desktop menu when right-clicking desktop. The Openbox desktop 
menu contains almost every optional menu you want, and everything 
is easily accessible on the desktop. Includes all app menus, system man-
agement, and favorites. It also has a menu containing a list of all the 
simulated apps installed so sysadmins can easily present their favorite.
4. By design, its desktop is clean and straightforward. Nothing can stop 
you from getting your work done. Although you can add clutter to 
the desktop in the form of files, directory folders, and application 
links, no widgets can be added to the desktop. You may like some 
widgets on my KDE and Cinnamon desktops, but it’s easy to inte-
grate and needs to move or minimize windows or use the “Show 
desktop” button to clear the entire desktop.
5. LXDE comes with a solid file manager. The default LXDE file manager 
is PCManFM, which became my file manager during my time with 
LXDE. It is flexible and can work better for most people and situa-
tions. PCManFM allows multiple tabs to be opened by right-clicking 
on any item in the sidebar or by left-clicking on the new tab icon. The 
Locations window to the left of the PCManFM window displays the 
applications menu, and you can launch applications on PCManFM. 
The upper part of the Locations window also displays the device icon, 
which can be used to view your storage items, a list of removable 
devices and buttons that allow you to mount or lower them, as well 
as the Home, Desktop, and Trash folders for easy access. The bot-
tom section of the Places panel contains shortcuts for other default 
guides, Docs, Music, Photos, Videos, and Downloads. You can also 
drag additional references to the Shortcuts section of the Places win-
dow. The Zones window can be replaced with a standard guide tree.
6. The title bar of the new window lights up when opened behind exist-
ing windows. This is a great way to get new windows for many exist-
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7. Xfce Power Manager is a small, powerful application that lets you 
configure how power management works. It provides General 
Configuration tab and System, Display, and Devices tabs. The 
Devices tab displays a table of devices attached to my systems, such 
as mighty battery mice, keyboards, and UPS. Displays information 
about one, including the vendor and the serial number, and the bat-
tery charge status.
LUBUNTU DISTRIBUTION
It is a Ubuntu-based lightweight Linux distributor and uses the LXQt 
desktop instead of GNOME desktop. Lubuntu was initially managed as 
“light, resource-efficient, and energy-efficient,” but now aims at “efficient 
but standard distribution focused on getting out of the way and allowing 
users to use their computer.” Lubuntu initially used the LXDE desktop, 
but moved to the LXQt desktop with Lubuntu 18.10 in October 2018, due 
to slow LXDE development, loss of GTK 2 support, and being active, and 
stable LXQt development without GNOME reliance. The name Lubuntu is 
a portmanteau for LXQt and Ubuntu. The name LXQt is derived from the 
combination of the LXDE and Razor-qt project, while the word Ubuntu 
means “humanity for others” in Zulu and Xhosa. Lubuntu received offi-
cial recognition as an official member of the Ubuntu family on 11 May 
2011, starting with Lubuntu 11.10, released on October 13, 2011.
History
The LXDE desktop was first made available to Ubuntu in October 2008, 
with the release of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. These earlier versions of 
Lubuntu, including 8.10, 9.04, and 9.10, were not available as separate 
downloads for ISO images and can only be installed on Ubuntu as differ-
ent lubuntu-desktop packages from Ubuntu repositories. LXDE can also 
be added to previous versions of Ubuntu.
In February 2009, the LXDE project became a self-care project within 
the Ubuntu community leading to a new official release called Lubuntu. 
In March 2009, the Lubuntu project was launched on Launchpad by Mario 
Behling, which included the logo for the first project. The project estab-
lished an official Ubuntu wiki project page, listing applications, packages, 
and components.
In August 2009, the first ISO test was released as a Live CD, with 
no installation option. A preliminary test in September 2009 by Linux 
Magazine reviewer Christopher Smart showed that Lubuntu’s RAM was 

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almost part of Xubuntu and Ubuntu in standard installations and desktop 
applications, with at least two-thirds of live CD usage.
In 2014, the project announced that GTK +-based LXDE and Qt-based 
Razor-qt would be integrated with the new Qt-based LXQt desktop. The 
transformation was completed with Lubuntu 18.10 in October 2018, the 
first regular release of the LXQt desktop lease. Lenny became Lubuntu’s 
masquerade in 2014.
During the 2018 transition to LXQt, Lubuntu’s goal was re-imagined by 
the development team. It was initially intended for users with older com-
puters, usually ten years or older. Still, with the introduction of Windows 
Vista PCs, older computers gained faster processors and more RAM, and 
by 2018, ten-year-old computers were mainly left. As a result, the Lubuntu 
development team decided to shift the focus to emphasizing well-written, 
LXQt, “providing users with practical but modular information,” which 
is not automatically automated and available in any language. Developers 
also decided to stop recommending minimum system requirements after 
the release of 18.04 LTS. In August 2018, Lubuntu 20.10 would automati-
cally switch to the Wayland display server protocol. In January 2019, the 
developers formed the Lubuntu Council, a new organization to establish 
their former organization, with its written constitution.
LIST OF APPLICATIONS
Lubuntu LXDE versions include the following applications:
User Apps
• Abiword: word processor
• Sounds: a music player
• Evince: PDF reader
• File-roller: archiver
• Firefox: a web browser
• Calculator: calculator
• GDebi: package installer
• GNOME Software: Package Manager
• Gnumeric: spreadsheet

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