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I think often because people just say KDE as if it provides the answer. Better to say https://kubuntu.org/. I personally go with Kubuntu, although I do swap around with Gnome and have both accessible with just a configuration change at bootup.

So the answer is not so much go with KBE as go with Kubuntu. One leads to more questions and the other leads to a direct simple answer, even if you already use https://www.ubuntu.com/ or http://edubuntu.org/ or https://lubuntu.net/. After all those links it would be mean not to put in https://www.canonical.com/.

Linux == choice ;).

You should be able to run a relatively new version of Mac OS X + SSD and your computer should be good.
But to answer the question, i'm usually on Ubuntu Distros, so in this case, Lubuntu and Xubuntu tends to be my Go-To for Older machines and it has yet to disappoint.

Available Here: https://lubuntu.net/ https://xubuntu.org/
Hope this helps

Broke the link...somehow.

http://lubuntu.net/

anyone here knows if http://lubuntu.net/ will use LXQT (instead of LXDE) by default on 16.10?

How does Budgie-Remix compare to Lubuntu?

You should try Lubuntu the lightweight version based on the LXDE desktop ...

I've been running Lubuntu exclusively at home for a number of years, and I have no complaints. I like the way it works out-of-the-box, browsing, wordprocessing and media player and installing software can't be easier with Synaptic the graphic package manager.

http://lubuntu.net/

"Microsoft has been working on a platform update that brings the original Start Menu"

Don't mean a thing to me as I am on Lubuntu, been Microsoft free for years, at least at home ...

1. Cheapest option: Pen and paper to draft and write and then type it up somewhere on a free computer (e.g at school or a library)
2. Cheap Tablet e.g a 9" Android tablet can be had delivered for $32 from ebay. Get a bluetooth keyboard with it. Type wherever and then use cloud storage (e.g dropbox) or email to transfer files. There's free wifi to be had in a few locations.
3. Cheap PC desktop/laptop from ebay. Can be had for probably around $50 Install a lightweight linux on there (e.g lubuntu) and it would do the trick.
4. Get the school to buy a few cheap laptops and loan them to students
5. Partner with computer user groups or recycling groups or things like freecycle to get free computers. Here are some starting points: PCs for people Project reboot

"Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system. The core of the system is based on Linux and Ubuntu. Lubuntu uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection of light applications." ref

walterbyrd: "Ubuntu used to be awesome, now it sucks. If you have to advertised how well Ubuntu is doing, it's probably not doing all that well."

Try the lightweight LXDE Desktop Environment or one of Unity, Cinnamon, MATE, KDE or Xfce, you do have a choice ref

xfce has a taskbar..

Wow, cool! Time to check out out again. Thanks.

I've used Lubuntu on some repurposed netbooks it has LXDE desktop. Pretty clean. http://lubuntu.net/ Otherwise Mint with Xfce is nice : http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2...

I've been using lubuntu for a long time, so haven't noticed ...

It's a small price to pay for such a well polished distro ...

I've found Lubuntu to be more than sufficient to my needs - less is more !

Seriously.

A number of us have flexibility in this arena because we've been working for the same employer for a while, or we're in charge of a department, or because we're consultants/independent contractors. I'd often play video games at work after the end of the work day, and that was fine with everyone because the work got done.

Unfortunately a number of employers are implementing increasingly draconian policies regarding software and hardware use, and rules about what is/isn't appropriate policy, even after work has let out for the day, or even if your fun side programming projects could make you a more skilled and more productive employee. Some of these policies and rules even govern the work that you do when you aren't at work, even if you do it on your own hardware.

One option would be to boot your system off a usb key/external drive. This would allow you to run Ubuntu 12.04 (or something) and hack around using Python, Ruby, Java, Processing, or pretty much anything else you can dream of. This is a really cheap solution (A 16GB usb key is about $10 online). The problem with this approach is that you're still using your work hardware, and it's harder for you to switch between your company's OS/software and your own. Also, if your company has a problem with you installing software, they might get all upset about you booting from external media, too.

If you can pick up an old laptop for cheap (maybe ask friends if they have an old one they aren't using?) then you can throw something like lubuntu or just stock debian on there, and then you'll have a great little dev machine that you can use to program up a storm. You don't need a big hard drive, and if you're using it plugged-in, the battery doesn't even need to work.

If you start to work on a project that you actually want to release, ask your boss if it's okay for you to hack on things at the office. Even if it's just a small side project released under a FOSS license, you're technically on the clock and so it's best to get an okay ahead of time.

Good luck!

You want Lubuntu. Here's the Release Notes.

Lubuntu is still new enough to be under-the-radar for most people, so here's the quick bio: It's a Canonical-supported distro based on the LXDE desktop manager. It is technically a 'lighweight' like Xubuntu, and while it does run well on older machines that's not the point at all.

What makes Lubuntu frigging awesome is here's your 'Ubuntu' with classic W95 toolbar GUI that Ubuntu itself has walked away from.

You'll have virtually zero downtime converting, because you already know how this works. Unlike other 'lighweights', you will spend NO time in CLI for configurations, just like old Ubuntu. And there are /always/ good dialogs where you need them, just like old Ubuntu.

I'm not against the other lightweights like Xubuntu etc at all. I like them. I like variety. People should check them out. But that's not the point here, the point is Lubuntu is the Ubuntu for Ubuntu people who don't want Unity/Gnome3.

You don't have to lose the simple interface you know and like, and you don't have to go to some community-fork that is trying valiantly to make Gnome2 keep working on Ubuntu. Lubuntu is already there for you, check it out.

`I'm actually scared of upgrading my friend's desktop to a newer version of Ubuntu. He's computer illiterate and has been using Ubuntu more-or-less fine for several years now'

Give Lubuntu a try ...

Lubuntu is tops ...

Ubuntu got too heavy so now it's Lubuntu. Which is now an official fork, officially solving the problem of Ubuntu being too heavy :) Then if you just avoid installing anything that depends on Mono (use Rhythmbox and not Banshee, use the C++ port of gnote if you must, etc etc) then you avoid the worst cancers. As long as you use a Lubuntu session and don't load any GNOME apps then those libraries etc don't need to load.

I find Firefox running on Lubuntu from a USB device runs faster than Windows on the same hardware ...

"There's always Xfce" ..

Lubuntu is even more lightweight ..

Do your browsing from a Ubuntu Live USB device. Lubuntu is a lighter desktop then either KDE or Gnome ..

Insert excuses why not to here:

LXDE, the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment.

Comes with http://lubuntu.net/

"And today -- 15 years later -- it's still "almost ready" for the desktop."

Lubuntu runs faster than Windows off a USB device, on the same hardware, browsing, word Processing, multimedia etc ..

lubuntu | light Ubuntu for faster computing

Oh, the Lubuntu Desktop just looks fine for me.