Xubuntu team will begin to form minimalistic assemblies

Distributors of the xubuntu introduced a new version of official assemblies-XUBUNTU MINIMAL , which will be complemented From the release of Ubuntu 23.04. Unlike previously offered assemblies that occupy 2.9 GB , new assemblies plan to fit into the volume of classic CD- Rom (~ 700 MB) due to the supply of only the basic user environment XFCE without additional applications.

It is assumed that the new assembly will be useful to those who prefer a different set of applications than in the previously proposed basic delivery. In the Xubuntu Minimal, a set of installed applications. The user will be able to select and load from the repository during the installation of the distribution. Since 2015, similar minimal assemblies of Xubuntu Core unofficially were formed enthusiasts. Unlike the Xubuntu Core assembly Xubuntu Minimal will receive official status and will be collected using the main infrastructure of Ubuntu.

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