8 engineers on Hacker News describe using Xubuntu first-hand: 5 endorse it, 1 regret it, 0 are mixed.
“I learnt this the hard way thanks to my mum, who experienced the same breakage twice - once on Xubuntu, and again on Zorin.”
regret · personal · d3Xt3r · 2025-04-19 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I have been using mostly Xubuntu during the unity years so this thing did not affect me much... The good thing about linux is that they can never railroad you into anything.”
endorse · personal · hristov · 2017-11-28 · source ↗ · wrong label?“My Chromebook turned xUbuntu system is already back online before the screen turns back on after opening the lid.”
endorse · personal · techrat · 2014-12-24 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I switched to Xubuntu (Xfce), which is more stable and stays out of my way.”
endorse · personal · bad_user · 2012-08-30 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Which of course is no problem, since Xubuntu works fine for me too.”
endorse · personal · Atropos · 2011-11-26 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I was in the same boat and ended up switching to Xubuntu -- and I don't regret it for one second.”
endorse · personal · skystorm · 2011-10-30 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I've been using XFCE for many years now (currently though Xubuntu).”
neutral · personal · rrmm · 2022-12-15 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I installed kubuntu-desktop on my xubuntu install yesterday, and it both looks pretty good and works really well.”
neutral · personal · mort96 · 2018-07-19 · source ↗ · wrong label?