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Lubuntu

Lubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment. (Versions prior to 18.10 shipped with the LXDE desktop.) It includes essential applications and services for daily use, including office suite, PDF reader, image editor and multimedia players.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
LubuntuSmartOS
Debian, UbuntuBaseSolaris
apt / deb, snapPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
26.04Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 23, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
LXQtNo Desktop
Desktops
LXQtNo Desktop