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Fluxbuntu is a lightweight operating system
Operating system

An operating system is an interface between hardware and applications; it is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the limited resources of the computer....
 (Linux distribution
Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like software distributions built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions consist of a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players and database applications....
) which uses the Fluxbox
Fluxbox

In Unix computing, Fluxbox is an X window manager fork on Blackbox 0.61.1. It aims to be lightweight and customizable, and has minimal support for graphical icon ....
 window manager
Window manager

A window manager is computer software that controls the placement and appearance of window within a windowing system in a graphical user interface....
 and is based on Ubuntu. By contrast, Ubuntu uses the GNOME
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 desktop environment, Kubuntu
Kubuntu

Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system using the KDE graphical environment instead of GNOME. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system....
 uses KDE
KDE

KDE is a free software project based around its flagship product, a desktop environment for Unix-like systems. The goal of the project is to provide basic desktop functions and applications for daily needs as well as tools and documentation for developers to write stand-alone applications for the system....
, and Xubuntu
Xubuntu

Xubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, using the Xfce desktop environment.Because the Xfce desktop environment uses fewer system resources, Xubuntu is often used on older computers, systems with limited resources, laptops, netbooks and high-efficiency workstations....
 uses Xfce
Xfce

Xfce is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use....
, 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 and can run on a system with only a 300 MHz CPU and 64 MB of RAM .






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Fluxbuntu is a lightweight operating system
Operating system

An operating system is an interface between hardware and applications; it is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the limited resources of the computer....
 (Linux distribution
Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like software distributions built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions consist of a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players and database applications....
) which uses the Fluxbox
Fluxbox

In Unix computing, Fluxbox is an X window manager fork on Blackbox 0.61.1. It aims to be lightweight and customizable, and has minimal support for graphical icon ....
 window manager
Window manager

A window manager is computer software that controls the placement and appearance of window within a windowing system in a graphical user interface....
 and is based on Ubuntu. By contrast, Ubuntu uses the GNOME
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 desktop environment, Kubuntu
Kubuntu

Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system using the KDE graphical environment instead of GNOME. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system....
 uses KDE
KDE

KDE is a free software project based around its flagship product, a desktop environment for Unix-like systems. The goal of the project is to provide basic desktop functions and applications for daily needs as well as tools and documentation for developers to write stand-alone applications for the system....
, and Xubuntu
Xubuntu

Xubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, using the Xfce desktop environment.Because the Xfce desktop environment uses fewer system resources, Xubuntu is often used on older computers, systems with limited resources, laptops, netbooks and high-efficiency workstations....
 uses Xfce
Xfce

Xfce is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use....
, 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 and can run on a system with only a 300 MHz CPU and 64 MB of RAM . The Fluxbuntu project is still being developed, according to the Fluxbuntu website. The last version release was in October 2007.

Packages

As well as using the Fluxbox window manager, Fluxbuntu excludes many application
Application software

Application software is any tool that functions and is operated by means of a computer, with the purpose of supporting or improving the software user 's work....
s and daemon
Daemon (computer software)

In Unix and other computer computer multitasking operating systems, a daemon is a computer program that runs in the background , rather than under the direct control of a user; they are usually initiated as background Computer processes....
s (a computer program that runs in the background) from Ubuntu which makes it even more lightweight. It also replaces a large number of Ubuntu's default applications with lightweight alternatives:

  • AbiWord
    AbiWord

    AbiWord is a free software word processor. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "wikt:en:abierto#Spanish", meaning "open"....
     and Gnumeric
    Gnumeric

    Gnumeric is a free software spreadsheet program that is part of the GNOME desktop and has Windows installers available. It is intended to be a free replacement for proprietary software spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, which it broadly and openly emulates....
     replace OpenOffice.org
    OpenOffice.org

    OpenOffice.org , commonly known simply as OpenOffice, is an office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems....
      as the default office programs
  • Kazehakase
    Kazehakase

    Kazehakase is a web browser for Unix-like operating systems that uses the GTK+ libraries. Kazehakase embeds the Gecko as well as GTK+ WebKit. However, the author also plans to add the ability to switch between additional different rendering engines ....
     replaces Mozilla Firefox
    Mozilla Firefox

    Mozilla Firefox is a web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Official versions are distributed under the terms of the proprietary EULA....
     as the default Web browser
  • Claws Mail
    Claws Mail

    Claws Mail is a Free software, GTK+-based, open source e-mail client and news client. It offers easy configuration and an abundance of features....
     replaces Evolution as the default e-mail client.


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External links

  • [https://launchpad.net/fluxbuntu Fluxbuntu page on Launchpad]