Trying to decide if I should use Ubuntu Mate or Lubuntu for new development environment
I have used Ubuntu for quite a while now. I haven't been a fan of the new UI and I'm looking to install a faster version of linux for my development work. I wanted to see if anyone has experience with Ubuntu Mate or Lubuntu?
How quickly do they receive security patches? Are they generally up to date and actively maintained? Are there advantages to vanilla Ubuntu? |
What I can personally tell you is that Lubuntu is great and it works great in VirtualBox. It's as up-to-date, actively maintained and well-patched as Ubuntu is.
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All Ubuntu derivates like Kubuntu or Lubuntu use the same respository, so they receive the same security updates.
The difference is the desktop environment and there are different packages installed. You also have to differ the repo channels main, restricted, universe and multiverse. Ubuntu only includes software from main and restricted. These are maintained 5 years by Canonical. Lubuntu also includes packages from universe and multiverse preinstalled. (LXQT is universe) These are maintained by the community and security updates for this channel might be delayed. |
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