Lubuntu

The official Ubuntu flavour with the lightweight LXQt desktop and a small set of everyday applications. See how developers rate it month by month on DTDb.

Month
November 2026
Votes
0
Category
Linux distribution
Developer
Lubuntu community
Created by
—
First release
2010
License
GPL and other free licenses
Open source
Yes
Pricing
Free
Website
https://lubuntu.me
Family
Debian
Based on
Ubuntu
Package manager
APT, Snap
Package format
deb
Release model
Fixed releases
Release cadence
Every 6 months, LTS every 2 years
Support lifetime
9 months, 3 years for LTS
Init system
systemd
Default desktop
LXQt
Immutable
No
Made for
Desktop
Backed by
A community
Beginner friendliness
5 of 5
Architectures
amd64

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