Lubuntu
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 37 of 63 Linux distributions by recommenders
People recommend Lubuntu as a light Linux desktop that runs well on older laptops and stays stable. One critic says MX Linux or antiX suit old machines better.
People recommend Lubuntu as a light Linux desktop that runs well on older laptops and stays stable. One critic says MX Linux or antiX suit old machines better.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Stable and trouble-free over time
“Zero issues with Lubuntu on my road laptop for over a year now.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March” “it just works, stable, solid, widespread support”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available” Works well on older hardware
“I remember running Xubuntu (XFCE) and Lubuntu (LXDE, before LXQt) on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM and it was a pretty pleasant experience!”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11” “I was able to get the previous gen working on a ThinkPad X61T using Lubuntu”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux” No visible AI influence
“Actually the road lap is Lubuntu and it currently has zero visible AI influence.”
Comment from 3 May 2026 in “Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March” “the road lap is Lubuntu and it currently has zero visible AI influence”
Comment from 3 May 2026 in “Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March” Runs fast with multiple apps
“I remember running Xubuntu (XFCE) and Lubuntu (LXDE, before LXQt) on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM and it was a pretty pleasant experience!”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11” “It ran lightening fast with more, simultaneous apps.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11”
Other Linux distributions people recommend
The four most recommended other Linux distributions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 560 | 493 | 53% | 12 | 10 yrs116 owners | — |
| Debian | 552 | 191 | 74% | 13 | 10 yrs62 owners | Approved |
| NixOS | 454 | 112 | 80% | 13 | 2 yrs69 owners | Approved |
| Fedora Linux | 437 | 131 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs72 owners | Approved |
| LubuntuThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it just works, stable, solid, widespread support”
“running something like lubuntu and libreoffice writer as a basic word processor”
“I would advise against using Lubuntu in favour of MX Linux or AntiX for older systems.”
“frankly, it was awful - only OSX and OS9 were making that machine somehow usable”
“Zero issues with Lubuntu on my road laptop for over a year now.”
“the road lap is Lubuntu and it currently has zero visible AI influence”
“Actually the road lap is Lubuntu and it currently has zero visible AI influence.”
“I remember running Xubuntu (XFCE) and Lubuntu (LXDE, before LXQt) on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM and it was a pretty pleasant experience!”
“It ran lightening fast with more, simultaneous apps.”
“It worked - but the joke was still on me when it died a year later.”
“I was able to get the previous gen working on a ThinkPad X61T using Lubuntu”
“For me on Lubuntu my two desktops work well.”
“you can quickly get a fully functional, usable system”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.