Ubuntu Software Center Xfce. When you need more applications games or tools you can install them from the package repositories via the Ubuntu Software Center. Its lightweight footprint is well suited for.
Enter your password when prompted. Xfce the Desktop Environment of Xubuntu The Xfce Desktop Environment is a project started in 1996. So you are free to use a different desktop environment like myself.
It is important to remove a few additional packages that get installed with it automatically but need manual removal.
Unlike GNOME and KDE desktops which are heavier but Xfce uses fewer system resources. The Xfce mascot is a mouse which is lightweight and fast. It also installs a number of applications. I recently have gotten myself an Acer C720 Chromebook.