Fluxbuntu

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Fluxbuntu
Image:Fluxbuntu logo.png
Website fluxbuntu.org
OS family Linux
Source model Free and Open Source Software
Latest stable release 7.10 Release Candidate / October 26, 2007
Supported platforms i386, AMD64, PowerPC
Kernel type Monolithic kernel
Default user interface Fluxbox GUI
License GNU General Public License and other licenses
Working state Current

Fluxbuntu is a lightweight Linux distribution which uses the Fluxbox window manager and is based on Ubuntu, but is not an official fork. By contrast, Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop environment, Kubuntu uses KDE, and Xubuntu uses Xfce, all of which are somewhat more demanding of computer memory and resources. Fluxbuntu is designed to be versatile, while minimizing the need of system resources.

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As well as using the Fluxbox window manager, Fluxbuntu excludes many applications and daemons from Ubuntu which makes it even more lightweight. It also replaces a large number of Ubuntu's default applications with lightweight alternatives:

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