LXLE Linux

LXLE

LXLE (Lubuntu Extra Life Extension)[1]

LXLE Linux 16.04.1
OS family Unix-like
Working state Current
Source model Open source with proprietary components
Latest release 16.04.1 / July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
Update method APT
Package manager dpkg, with several front-ends
Kernel type Linux
Default user interface LXDE
Official website lxle.net

LXLE is a Linux distribution based upon the most recent Ubuntu/Lubuntu LTS release, using the LXDE desktop environment.[2] LXLE is a lightweight distro, with a focus on visual aesthetics,[1] that works well on both old and new hardware.[3]

Reception

In a January 2014 review in Full Circle Magazine, Gabriele Tettamanzi noted that LXLE has some minor localization issues but otherwise described it as a nice "light and fast" desktop "rich" with software and "stable".[4]

Releases

Legend: Old version Older version, still supported Current stable version Latest preview version Future release
Version Release date Remarks
Old version, no longer supported: 12.04.3 2013-08-19
Old version, no longer supported: 12.04.4 2014-02-09
Older version, yet still supported: 14.04 2014-06-14
Older version, yet still supported: 14.04.1 2014-10-23
Older version, yet still supported: 12.04.5 2015-04-05
Old version, no longer supported: 14.04.2 2015-04-05
Old version, no longer supported: 14.04.3 2015-08-31
Old version, no longer supported: 14.04.4 2016-03-26
Current stable version: 16.04.1 LTS 2016-07-29[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Revive Your Old PC With Lightweight Linux LXLE". makeuseof.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "What is it? < The LXLE Desktop". lxle.net. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Germain, Jack M. "Linux Insider". www.linuxinsider.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Tettamanzi, Gabriele (January 2015). "Review" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine. Full Circle Magazine. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Articles < The LXLE Desktop". lxle.net. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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