Xubuntu - distribution of Linux, based on the draft Ubuntu, based on Debian. Uses the so-called ... Developed and maintained by a group of MOTU (Masters of the Universe). The aim of the project - the use of a lightweight alternative to the GNOME desktop and KDE. Xubuntu is a stylish minimalist user interface, low overhead memory and other hardware resources that can comfortably work on older machines. But at the same time c, this is a modern distribution system, which has a huge range of high quality packages.
The remaining space is left under the directory / home ( the section containing the user's home directory that contains your personal settings and user data). In the future, if desired, this section can be used with any other Linux system without formatting, and all user data and settings will be preserved, regardless of the underlying distribution.
After the end of partitioning, making sure that everything is done correctly, press the button ' Install Now ' and all changes will be written to disk.
The new version of the distribution are released every six months and are supported by security updates ( for 18 months for the regular version, or 3 years for LTS- version ( abbr. Long Time Support - « Long-term support ... The version number reflects the release date: year. month (. release), for example, Version 8. 04. 1 - published in April 2008, the first release of the corrected.
General sponsor of Xubuntu - the company Canonical Ltd. The project is currently being actively developed and supported by the free community.