Lubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ship with Optional Wayland Session, Improved Installer
With six months away from the final release in late April 2024, Lubuntu 24.04 LTS already looks to be an exciting release for fans of the lightweight LXQt desktop environment. I said it before and I’ll say it again, 2024 is the year of the Wayland desktop, and Lubuntu 24.04 LTS will not disappoint its users.
While the Lubuntu team plans to support the Xorg session until 2026 to aid users with older GPUs, the upcoming Lubuntu 24.04 LTS release will offer users an optional Wayland session alongside the default Xorg one. However, the tables will be turned next year with the Lubuntu 24.10 release, which will be shipping with Wayland by default.
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Noble Numbat: The Next Generation of Lubuntu
The Lubuntu Team has been hard at work already this development cycle polishing the Lubuntu desktop in time for our upcoming Long-Term Support release, 24.04 (codenamed Noble Numbat). We have pioneered groundbreaking features and achieved remarkable stability in crucial components. These enhancements are not just technical milestones; they're transformative changes you'll experience when you install the next version of Lubuntu.
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Without further ado, we are excited to announce the Lubuntu 24.04 LTS Alpha featureset.