![]() In live boot as well as post installation, the network icon was not visible and no way I could select available wifi by right click on the panel. ![]() However, the Wifi bug in Lubuntu bugged me as well. The wallpapers reminded me of WinXP (somehow) and I didn't use them as I wanted a different look and feel. Lubuntu has 5 beautiful wallpapers in addition as well. There are subtle improvements but barely visible to the naked eye. Lubuntu looks almost similar to the previous few releases with a familiar wallpaper and design. I know that it not the best machine to test Lubuntu but I don't have any other 64-bit machine, rest of my machines are 32-bit. I downloaded the 694 MB 64-bit Lubuntu 14.04 LTS ISO, used Linux Mint Image Writer to create a live USB and then installed it on my Asus K55VM with 2.3 Ghz Core i7 processor, 8 GB DDR3 RAM and 2 GB NVIDIA GeForce 630M graphic card. Improvements since Lubuntu 13.10: LTS Support (3 years) new PCManFM (version 1.2.0) with a lot of new features (folder settings, dual-pane view, menu editing) new LXSession default applications with a new user interface an update of the artwork (new icons, theme update)." Features: based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment PCManFM, a fast and lightweight files manager using GIO/GVFS Openbox, a fast and extensible default window manager of LXDE LightDM, a simple GTK+ greeter Firefox, the famous web browser based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. In the release note, Mario Behling has announced the release of Lubuntu 14.04, a lightweight variant of Ubuntu that provides the minimalist LXDE desktop and a selection of light applications: "Julien Lavergne has released Lubuntu 14.04. Hence, naturally I was interested to try it out and write a decent review on this historic Lubuntu release. Of course, the latest release of Lubuntu doesn't have LXQt but it is the first Lubuntu release with long term support of 3 years. I am expecting a highly functional and lightweight desktop - LXQt whose alpha release will be out anytime soon. ![]() The reason I don't review many LXDE distros these days is that I am waiting for the release of LXDE-Qt. ![]()
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