What is the difference between Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu?

Question

linux

Is there any difference between these distributions other than the graphical shell? What is better for an old laptop with an intel core i3 processor, 4GB RAM. For some time I had ubuntu 18.04 with gnome, but when running chrome + ide it sometimes hung.

Answer 1

Lubuntu loads the least, yes.
You can install LXDE on any installed ubuntu and choose a graphical shell when you log in. So you can try all these KDE with Gnomes without reinstalling

Answer 2

Well, if purely from these distributions, then in the order of weighting lxde, xfce, gnome, kde. I use distributions with xfce. For my PC configuration, that's it.

Answer 3

Distinguished by desktop shell
Ubuntu - Unity (formerly Gnome)
Lubuntu - LXDE
Xubuntu - XFCE
Kubuntu - KDE

Answer 4

I made Mint work with XFCE without add-ons on a FullHD monitor on super-ancient hardware - it slows down a bit, but you can live.

Answer 5

after downloading xfce on ubuntu, does it automatically become xubuntu? Or is there some other specific software? Or if downloading KDE becomes kubuntu? What is the point of dividing into distributions, just to get the right environment right out of the box?

Answer 6

I have Intel dual nuclear at 2 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. More old stuff. Put Elementary os happy as a bull. All of the above, the flight turned out to be normal with elementaries only. Although lubuntu was also normal