Why I Like Xubuntu Linux

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I have tried three different variants of Ubuntu Linux:
* Ubuntu
* Xubuntu
* Lubuntu

All of these are available at http://www.ubuntu.com.

I have found that I like Xubuntu the best:
* The interface is more like Windows than the other two.
* It is more stable and polished than Lubuntu.
* It is lighter than Ubuntu.

Most of the software is already installed, unlike Ubuntu or Lubuntu.

Xubuntu runs well on my old, lame computer.  And web browsing is fast with Opera, or with Firefox (with No Script and AdBlockPlus loaded).

A couple of days ago, whenever I would browse, Xubuntu would crash.  Yesterday that problem had disappeared.  My guess is that the crashes were caused by a defective update which was automatically installed; and then a new update was installed which fixed the bad update.

I decided to go with a variant of Ubuntu, because Ubuntu is well-supported by Canonical, and there is a lot of software available which works with Ubuntu.

Jim

 

Group "L" (Linux Mint)
with Windows 10 running in a remote session on my file server

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Xubuntu is my favorite ‘buntu, and I have tried them all. 

But I still prefer Mint (Cinnamon or Mate) for the conventional desktop metaphor.  Xfce takes a bit of fiddling to get the taskbar and launchers to work the way you prefer.  But it is good and light!

Mint is downstream based on Debian and Ubuntu, so it is compatible with most of that software.

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We use Linux as well as Windows on our PC’s and much prefer hybrid LXDE distros, as more emphasis has been tailored towards minimising resources, legacy/ new hardware compatibility and speed with or without asthetics. Security across the entire range of Linux distros is excellent through all we have tried and tested over the years.

However, what I do like about Xubuntu is the xfce4-panel, customisation is next to none compared to openbox and other panels. It’s all highly preferencial and others may differ.

The mint-updater is a must and can be shoe-horned into distros, it makes updating so much simpler.

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