What Is Lubuntu and What Does lubuntu.me Offer?

lubuntu.me is the official home of Lubuntu, a complete, lightweight Linux operating system built on an Ubuntu base. It is the place to download the current release and follow project news. The site is aimed at anyone who wants a fast, low-resource desktop — especially people running older or more limited hardware.

What Lubuntu is

Lubuntu is a full operating system, not just a desktop add-on. According to the site, it ships the essential apps and services for daily use: office applications, a PDF reader, an image editor, and music and video players. If you need more, the Discover Software Center lets you download additional apps for free.

Its stated characteristics:

• Ubuntu based — built on an Ubuntu Linux base, with thousands of free apps available through the Software Center.
• Compatible — works with your music, PDFs, documents and files, and lets you share them with other computers and operating systems.
• Fast and lightweight — designed to be fast, friendly and energy saving, using open source software with a supporting community behind it.

The desktop: LXQt

Lubuntu now ships the LXQt desktop, using Qt technologies for rendering widgets and the entire ecosystem — from the installer down to the smallest parts. The site highlights the Arc theme and Papirus icons as the combination that makes the desktop easier to read and less cluttered, with symbolic icons and glyphs that are easier to recognise. New compositing effects aim to keep apps, panels and widgets looking modern while staying fast and simple.

File formats and extra codecs

Lubuntu is compatible with most existing file formats out of the box — images, songs, films, spreadsheets, text documents, internet radio stations and more. For more exotic (usually proprietary) formats, the site points to installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras package. Beyond that, the Software Center is where you search for the file format or application you need.

Where it runs

Lubuntu is offered in many ISOs for several kinds of computers: standard PCs, laptops, Raspberry Pi and more. The Lubuntu QA Team checks that every release works on every architecture. The site positions it as working from maximum-performance machines down to older and more limited hardware — explicitly suggesting it as a way to "revive that old PC."

What the website itself offers

Who it is for

Choose Lubuntu if you want an Ubuntu-based system with a Qt/LXQt desktop and a focus on low resource use, particularly on older or limited hardware. If you need a specific proprietary codec or application, plan on adding ubuntu-restricted-extras or installing it from the Software Center after setup.