lubuntu 16.04 Release Notes

New Features in Lubuntu 16.04

• Refresh hardware support in LTS releases for carefully-selected hardware.
• Roll up accumulated stable updates into updated images to reduce download requirements for new deployments.
• Maintain stability of existing installations.
• Various bugs that required updates are rolled into this update.

Lubuntu Applications

• Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment.
• Pcmanfm, a fast and lightweight files manager using gio/gvfs.
• Openbox, the fast and extensible, default windows-manager of LXDE.
• Lightdm, using the simple GTK greeter
• Firefox, the famous web browser.
• For more detail, please see the full list of applications.

System Requirements

Lubuntu is a good operating system for many old computers, but not for all of them. Some computers have too little horsepower or memory. A rule of thumb is that the computer should not be more than 10 years old.

Memory (RAM)
For advanced internet services like Google+, YouTube, Google Drive, and Facebook, your computer needs at least 1 GB of RAM.

For local programs like LibreOffice and simple browsing habits, your computer needs at least 512 MB of RAM.

Processor (CPU)
The minimum specification for CPU is Pentium 4 or Pentium M or AMD K8. Older processors are too slow and the AMD K7 has problems with Flash video.

Ubuntu Release notes

• For a full list of issues and features common to Ubuntu, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.

Lubuntu-specific Bugs

These are maintained by the Lubuntu team.

LXDE

• run dialog called from one desktop opens on the desktop with preferences dialog, regardless of which desktop is current (1445818).

• changing multiple desktop names only results in the first being changed. (1522625).

Lubuntu Desktop Installer

ALL DESKTOP IMAGES NOW REQUIRE A DVD OR USB.

Lubuntu Alternate Installer

• Cursor invisible after timeout and screen-saving (1572640) and possibly (1568604).

All images require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.

Fixed Bugs

Thanks to the hard work from our development team, these bugs have been fixed in the 16.04.1 milestone:

• Abiword language selector text cut off in abiword (1484785).

• Abiword always starts after logging in (1432271).

• Abiword icon has extra smaller icons included (1586708).

• Intel video driver not installed by default on Lubuntu 16.04 fresh install (1575460).

• Missing Lubuntu Plymouth logo (1582046).

• Pcmanfm crash on invalid path (1562764).

• Light-locker-settings crash on startup (1574544).

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