Hot on the heels of it’s older brother, Lubuntu Beta 1 has been made available to download.
Improvements
Lubuntu beta 1 sees many improvements since the last Alpha release including a beta version of default file manager PCManFM, a new Plymouth theme and the addition of some new applications.
Screenshots
Live CD menu with the new Lubuntu logo
Plymouth splash screen on Nvidia hardware
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New look log-in screen
Default Lubuntu 10.04 Beta 1 Desktop
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New applications include MPlayer, Cheese, Simple Scan and Transmission
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The default file manager is now in beta and is much more stable
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Download
http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-lucid-beta1.iso (396MB)