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Before you install Lubuntu, you need to retrieve the correct image. Lubuntu offers two different kinds of images,
Alternate and Desktop images. Lubuntu also provides support for many different CPU architectures. Lubuntu releases a
new version every six months (supported for nine (9) months), with every two years having a long term support release
(supported for three (3) or five (5) years, depending on the release).
new version every six months (supported for nine months), with every two years having a long term support release
(supported for three years).
Choosing between alternate and desktop
--------------------------------------
Alternate images are mainly intended for older, lower spec hardware and uses a non-graphical installer. The desktop
Choosing between Alternate and Desktop images
---------------------------------------------
Alternate images are mainly intended for older, lower spec hardware and uses a non-graphical installer. The Desktop
version offers a live session to try out Lubuntu and make sure all of your hardware works before you install it on
your computer. The installer on the desktop is a graphical installer where you can use a mouse and keyboard and it is
more user friendly, but this takes more resources than what is usually required to run Lubuntu itself, due to the
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PowerPC
~~~~~~~
PowerPC is for older Macintosh hardware from before 2006 and IBM OpenPower systems. While we don't release PowerPC
for non-LTS releases (like 16.10), you can download a 16.04 image if you wish and upgrade it.
PowerPC is for older Macintosh hardware from before 2006 and IBM OpenPower systems. Lubuntu 16.04 LTS is the only
remaining release that ships with a PowerPC image, and binaries are no longer built for it in the newer releases.
Ways to download the image
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Now that the decision of which image type and architecture is done, you will need to download the image.
There are several ways to download the Lubuntu image:
- HTTP download (from your web browser or terminal)
- BitTorrent (from a BitTorrent client such as Transmission, recommended for Windows and macOS users)
- zsync (from the terminal, recommended for Linux users)
- HTTP download (from your web browser or terminal).
- BitTorrent (from a BitTorrent client such as Transmission, recommended for Windows and macOS users).
- zsync (from the terminal, recommended for Linux users).
You can also download the image via Jigdo but we will not cover that in this manual.
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*We don't recommend using this method as it's often slower and less efficient than the other methods.*
To download the image via HTTP, you can either navigate to the `Ubuntu cdimage server <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.10/release/>`_ and select the ISO file you would
To download the image via HTTP, you can either navigate to the `Ubuntu cdimage server <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04/release/>`_ and select the ISO file you would
After you download the image, you **must** verify it. There is `a helpful page on the Ubuntu Community Help wiki <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VerifyIsoHowto>`_ that
can guide you in the right direction.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Instead of downloading the image from one server, you can "torrent" the image, or download it from multiple sources
instead of just one. This is often faster and saves the bandwidth of the Ubuntu cdimage servers. If you would like to
learn more about BitTorrent, read`the Wikipedia page on the subject <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent>`_.
learn more about BitTorrent, take a look at`the Wikipedia page on the subject <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent>`_.
In order to torrent the file, you need a BitTorrent client. We recommend `Transmission <https://transmissionbt.com/>`_, an Open Source BitTorrent
client. Since Transmission only provides clients for Linux and macOS, we recommend `uTorrent <http://www.utorrent.com/>`_ for Windows users.
You first need to download the seed files. They are available on the `Ubuntu cdimage server <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.10/release/>`_, or you can use the direct
You first need to download the seed files. They are available on the `Ubuntu cdimage server <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04/release/>`_, or you can use the direct
Simon Quigley
6 years ago