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Thanks to all the hard work from our contributors, we are pleased to announce that Lubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish Beta (soon to be 18.10) has been released!

What is Lubuntu?

Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor which uses the Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment (LXQt). The project’s goal is to provide a lightweight yet functional Linux distribution based on a rock solid Ubuntu base. Lubuntu provides a simple but modern graphical user interface and comes with a wide variety of applications chosen for their small footprint so you can browse, email, chat, play, and be productive.

Where can I download it?

You can download Lubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish Beta on our downloads page.

What's New in this Beta Release?

This release is the first for Lubuntu utilize the LXQt Desktop Environment. In addition, Lubuntu now uses Calamares for an installer and comes with new software such as LibreOffice, Trojitá, and SMPlayer to name a few.

Would you like to help?

We can always use more help! Feel free to join our development channel (which is bridged three ways to Matrix, Telegram, and IRC) and talk to us there. Whether you know another language, have some spare time to help us test Lubuntu, are good at writing documentation, or just want to stay "in the know," that is the place to be.

Another great method to get involved is bug reporting. If you notice an issue please file a bug and tag it with "lubuntu".

Don't want to file a bug? Let us know what the problem is (in detail, enough that we can reproduce it) and we can assist you in filing one.

Stay Connected!

We publish a newsletter usually every week which details the work that is currently happening in Lubuntu, including fixed bugs and additional ways you can help.

For the latest Lubuntu information and announcements follow us on Twitter, Mastodon or Telegram.