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I got here a comment that LXDE is somehow "deprecated", not actively developed, entailing that the problems some programs may have in LXDE (qBittorrent, in the case of the linked comment) should be dismissed on that basis.

What is the situation?

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  • whether LXDE is developed or not is a matter of fact that myself cannot state. please comment on the problem you see with this question if you down-vote it, or else consider voting to close - like this was - instead of down-voting. it is a matter of great importance for ubuntu users whether the desktop environment of one of its 'flavors' is actively developed. only that the best place to discuss may not be here
    – user47206
    Jun 10, 2013 at 11:00
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    People downvote for whatever reason they want. You only got one. Don't worry about it.
    – Seth
    Jun 10, 2013 at 15:30
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    @Seth :) they may down-vote, and i may comment asking them to comment. in fact i am not sure this is a good question, as it was created in reaction to an untrustworthy opinion, and that's why i was asking for comments, to find whether i should keep it or not. i even flagged it to close
    – user47206
    Jun 10, 2013 at 15:51
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    @cipricus, I agree with you that this question isn't "Ask Ubuntu" material. I'm not sure that a comment on the internet justifies a question on Ask Ubuntu :). I'm sure you could have researched this quite easily and found out whether LXDE/Lubuntu is living/dying/dead.
    – user25656
    Jun 12, 2013 at 2:09
  • @vasa1 - very true. will not happen again :) should i delete it, or wait to close?
    – user47206
    Jun 12, 2013 at 10:37

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I hope I'm understanding this correctly. I don't know if that info is true, because LXDE is very much alive. I don't see any information on the LXDE site that indicates that.

Even Lubuntu is very much alive.

On both sites I don't see anything substantiating that note.

For the PCManFM changelog, you can find out about the changes Here and Here

For the LXPanel changelog, you can find out about the changes Here and Here

And for other components of LXDE visit the About page on the LXDE site

As per cipricus comment, and I agree with it, "that info is not true, because LXDE is very much alive"

LXDE Mailing list: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=lxde-list

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  • you should probably say: "that info is not true, because LXDE is very much alive"
    – user47206
    Jun 10, 2013 at 9:18
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Rumours of LXDE's death are greatly exaggerated.

It's still being maintained, and the core parts of it are still actively being developed.

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