How to build Lubuntu packages with Jenkins X.

What are Lubuntu packages?

Lubuntu is a complete Linux operating system, like Ubuntu, but based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. It is designed to be lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient than other mainstream distributions. these target the performance of Lubuntu for PC and lower end machines. At the same time, Lubuntu remains a functional and light-weight desktop environment. It is a good operating system for those who want to have a small footprint on their computer and who use little hardware resources.

What is Jenkins X?

Jenkins X is an open-source project to simplify Jenkins CI with fewer moving parts. It is the official container-native CI for Kubernetes, ending the need for Jenkins masters and slaves by leveraging Kubernetes cluster resources. Jenkins X also makes use of GitOps to automate all changes through your environments via Git to enable a self-healing system that accelerates continuous delivery by enabling you to safely make changes and get fast feedback without the lag of manual intervention.

Building Lubuntu package with Jenkins X via packagecloud

If you’re looking to build Lubuntu package with Jenkins X, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management and integrations with your CI/CD tools. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only Lubuntu packages. As well, you can integrate with all kinds of CI/CD tools, not only Jenkins X.