lubuntu vs macOS
How does lubuntu compare to maxOS? Why is lubuntu a good alternative?
lubuntu Hardware Requirements vs macOS Hardware Requirements
| Requirements | OS X Lion or newer | Lubuntu (Current) |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo or newer | Intel Pentium or AMD K8 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 512 MB (Recommended 1 GB) |
| Hard Drive | 7 GB of available disk space | 2 GB of hard disk space |
lubuntu and macOS Feature and Cost Comparison
| Comparision | maxOS | lubuntu |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Expensive OSX is tied Apple hardware and Apple hardware tends to be expensive. |
Not very expensive Can work on almost any machine and cheapest commericaly availabe hardware |
| File Manager | macOS file manager | Pcmanfm is used An extremely light and fast manager is used |
| File Manager | No native package management A comparison of package managers available for OSX can be found here. |
lubuntu software centre compatible with widely supported .deb packages |
| Software Openess | Prefered and supportive of closed source proprietary solutions |
Open Source Support and wide variety of apps |
| Keyboard layout | Silly modifier keys layout e.g. The alt key is known as the option key |
A conventional keyboard layout can be used |
| Hardware choices | Limited hardware Usually, the hardware that can run this can’t be upgraded. |
Full upgradability Any hardware system made after 2008 can be used with this system |
| Support cycle | Suppourt ends usually after 3-4 years of release |
Offers a long term support release |
| Window Manager | The default window manager lacks any user customization |
Uses Openbox as the default window manager which is easily customizable |
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