Hi, Lubuntu 11.04 is now available :
* Torrent :http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-11.04.iso.torrent * Direct download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-11.04.iso * Md5: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txt == What is Lubuntu ? == Lubuntu is an Ubuntu derivated using the LXDE desktop. It's designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop environment. Lubuntu is actually not part of the Ubuntu family, and not build with the current Ubuntu infrastructure. This release is considered as a « stable beta », a result that could be a final and stable release if we was included in the Ubuntu family. == Features == * Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. * Pcmanfm 0.9.8, a fast and lightweight files manager using gio/gvfs. * Lxdm, a lightweight GTK display manager. * Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome. * ... and, of course, based on Ubuntu 11.04 See the complete list of applications on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Applications == Improvements since Lubuntu 10.10 == - New automatic way to build the ISO (thanks Jonathan Marsden) - Modifications to the applications by default : * Switch from aqualung to audacious for the music player. * Switch from xarchiver to file-roller for the archives. * Switch from cheese to guvcview for using webcams. - New added applications by default : * Gucharmap * Lxkeymap * Various documentations - Lubuntu is now HAL free (thanks Xubuntu dev) - New theme made by Raphael Laguna - Lxrandr (Monitor settings) is able to save the configuration. Check the .desktop in ~.config/autostart/lxrandr-autostart.desktop - Lxappareance is able to configure the font (antialiasing) and openbox directly. - You are now able to call directly obconf to configure the number of workspaces, on workspace applet. - Installer (ubiquity) support installation of Lubuntu and autologin configuration at install time includes in Ubuntu official repository. - Icons on the desktop are now movable. - Fake transparency is available again. - Lubuntu use now Ubuntu font by default. - New Lubuntu text plymouth theme. - Menus are now correctly translated. - Menus have now an Administration and a Preference sub-menus. - You can now change the layout on a Lubuntu session with lxkeymap (directly, or launched by lxinput). - Updated installer, with new layout and screenshots. - Fix a critical crash on qemu / kvm (thanks Fedora) - Translations up-to-date with LXDE git. - Up-to-date LXDE and pcmanfm. == Releases notes and known issues == The release notes, with a list of known problems are available on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReleaseNotes/NattyNarwhal == Reporting bugs == You can find information on how to report bug on this wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs == Thanks == I would like to thanks all people involved in the development of Lubuntu during this past 6 months : LXDE developers, people helping on IRC, testing and reporting bugs, making documentation and artwork ... It was a pleasure to work with you. == Links == * Website : http://lubuntu.net/ * Documentation : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu * LXDE website : http://lxde.org/ * Announcement: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Announcement/NattyNarwhal Regards, Julien Lavergne _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
