Update for Lubuntu 16.04.4
New Features
- 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.
Known bugs
Common Infrastructure
For bugs affecting all flavors, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Lubuntu Applications
This is our list of known bugs affecting applications that Lubuntu uses but relies on others to maintain.
gnumeric menu ->help ->about gnumeric -> license button, does not work. (1516454).
Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. (1444682).
AbiWord text cursor starts to flicker after adding some text. (1574278).
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).
All Desktop images still require a DVD or USB.
Lubuntu Alternate Installer
Cursor invisible after timeout and screen-saving (1568604).
All Alternate images now require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.
PowerPC
PowerPC is only supported on Lubuntu LTS releases.
This release does NOT include a PowerPC image.
Do check with the PowerPCFAQ for known issues that are PPC specific.
Update for Lubuntu 16.04.3
New Features
- 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.
Known bugs
Common Infrastructure
For bugs affecting all flavors, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Lubuntu Applications
This is our list of known bugs affecting applications that Lubuntu uses but relies on others to maintain.
gnumeric menu ->help ->about gnumeric -> license button, does not work. (1516454).
Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. (1444682).
AbiWord text cursor starts to flicker after adding some text. (1574278).
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).
All Desktop images still require a DVD or USB.
Lubuntu Alternate Installer
Cursor invisible after timeout and screen-saving (1568604).
All Alternate images now require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.
PowerPC
PowerPC is only supported on Lubuntu LTS releases.
This release does NOT include a PowerPC image.
Do check with the PowerPCFAQ for known issues that are PPC specific.
Update for Lubuntu 16.04.2
New Features
- 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.
Known bugs
Common Infrastructure
For bugs affecting all flavors, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Lubuntu Applications
This is our list of known bugs affecting applications that Lubuntu uses but relies on others to maintain.
gnumeric menu ->help ->about gnumeric -> license button, does not work. (1516454).
Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. (1444682).
AbiWord text cursor starts to flicker after adding some text. (1574278).
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).
All Desktop images still require a DVD or USB.
Lubuntu Alternate Installer
Cursor invisible after timeout and screen-saving (1568604).
All Alternate images now require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.
PowerPC
PowerPC is only supported on Lubuntu LTS releases.
This release does NOT include a PowerPC image.
Do check with the PowerPCFAQ for known issues that are PPC specific.
Update for Lubuntu 16.04.1
New Features
You can successfully upgrade from Lubuntu 14.04.4 LTS to Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS.
- The kernel is still the 4.4 LTS kernel.
- 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.
Known bugs
Common Infrastructure
For bugs affecting all flavors, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Lubuntu Applications
This is our list of known bugs affecting applications that Lubuntu uses but relies on others to maintain.
gnumeric menu ->help ->about gnumeric -> license button, does not work. (1516454).
Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. (1444682).
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).
All Desktop images still require a DVD or USB.
Lubuntu Alternate Installer
Cursor invisible after timeout and screen-saving (1568604).
All Alternate images now require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.
PowerPC
PowerPC is only supported on Lubuntu LTS releases.
No slides are displayed in Ubiquity Slideshow while installing on Lubuntu or Ubuntu MATE PowerPC (1561573).
Do check with the PowerPCFAQ for known issues that are PPC specific.
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).
New Features in Lubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Kernel is now the 4.4 LTS kernel to sync with the 16.04 release.
- General bug fix release as we prepare for LXQt.
- Many LXDE components have been updated with bug fix releases.
- An update of the artwork (more icons, theme update, more compatibilities ...).
- lubuntu-extra-sessions: In the past, selecting different sessions (netbook, gaming etc.) was installed by default. This is now an optional extra that can be installed by those who want this added functionality.
Lubuntu PPC Mac images are available in this LTS release.
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 pre-date 2000. The desktop images for lubuntu 16.04 requires a DVD / USB device to write it to, the alternate images are for those with have non-standard setups or Low RAM.
Memory (RAM)
For advanced internet services like Google+, YouTube, Google Docs and Facebook, your computer needs about 1 GB of RAM.
For local programs like LibreOffice and simple browsing habits, your computer needs about 512 MB of RAM. See minimal for systems below that RAM.
Processor (CPU)
The minimum specification for CPU is Pentium 4 or Pentium M or AMD K8.
Older processors are too slow and AMD K7 has problems with flash video.
Graphics chip / card
Nvidia, AMD/ATI/Radeon and Intel work out of the box, or the system can be tweaked to work fairly easily. You can get help at the Ubuntu Forums. With such graphics, or if you don't know, try the current Lubuntu version.
Upgrade
Celeron M computers can have trouble installing, workaround exists.
Ubuntu Release notes
For a full list of issues and features common to Ubuntu, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Known Problems
Common Infrastructure
For bugs affecting all flavors, please refer to the Ubuntu release notes.
Lubuntu Applications
This is our list of known bugs affecting applications that Lubuntu uses but relies on others to maintain.
Abiword language selector text cut off in abiword (1484785).
gnumeric menu ->help ->about gnumeric -> license button, does not work. (1516454).
Software properties gtk implies my cpu is unknown and not working. (1444682).
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
All Alternate images now require a DVD or USB. As a workaround, use the server or netboot images.
PowerPC
PowerPC is only supported on Lubuntu LTS releases.
No slides are displayed in Ubiquity Slideshow while installing on Lubuntu or Ubuntu MATE PowerPC (1561573).
Do check with the PowerPCFAQ for known issues that are PPC specific.
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