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Star is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Devuan GNU+Linux. Star is available in a range of editions, each featuring a lightweight desktop environment. Star is small enough to fit on a CD and uses SysV init software.
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| 2018-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 4.0 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of a new version of Linux Lite, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop environment. Some key changes in version 4.0 include a new backup utility, replacing home directory encryption with full disk encryption and dropping 32-bit support. "The main changes in Linux Lite Series 4.x include a new icon and system theme, Timeshift for system backups, Shotwell to manage and perform basic edits on images, MenuLibre to manage menu entries, new Lite applications including Lite Desktop that manages common icons on the desktop, Lite Sounds to manage system wide sounds, and many of our existing applications have been updated. See below for all the changes: Minimum recommended specs have been raised slightly to more realistic levels (RAM, CPU). There are no more 32-bit ISO releases. If you still require a 32-bit OS due to hardware limitations, series 3.x is supported through to April 2021. Xfce PulseAudio plugin, has been added to the system tray for highly customizable options regarding volume management. Full disk encryption now replaces home encryption in the installer (an Ubuntu implementation)." Further details and screen shots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): linux-lite-4.0-64bit.iso (1,349MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. Linux Lite primarily targets Windows users. It aims to provide a complete set of applications to assist users with their everyday computing needs, including a full office suite, media players and other essential daily software.
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| 2023-09-04 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.6 |
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Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. The project's latest release, version 6.6, focuses on providing a wider range of language translations. "Linux Lite 6.6 Final is now available for download and installation. This is one our largest releases on record since we began in 2012. We've added 1000's of lines of new code in the form of supporting a large range of languages. We've massively increased the number of language translations across the entire Menu and Sub-Menu system, by adding support for 22 Languages. We had the time to take on a task of this magnitude so we used it completely. If you speak a language other than English, we hope you enjoy a vastly improved and a more complete Linux Lite. Changes: Support for 22 new Languages added: Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese - Simplified, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese - Brazilian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Sweden, Ukranian." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-6.6-64bit.iso (2,417MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-10 |
Development Release: Linux Lite 6.6 RC1 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced a development snapshot of Linux Lite. The new release candidate for version 6.6 focuses on translation efforts with support for 22 languages added. This snapshot also updates the welcome window so that it detects whether the distribution is running in a live environment and displays the Install Now only when running in live mode. "Having completed a fresh install of Linux Lite 6.6, once you have restarted after the first login, full language support will be available across the entire Menu and Sub-Menu system. If there are still Menu entries that are not in your language, then consider contributing a translation to that developers software. If you'd like to help out with translations in this series for the above mentioned areas, please go here and post a reply with your changes under your Language thread. Thanks for helping the community out. There is still much to do, but we've made massive improvements to date." Additional details, including a list of freshly supported languages, can be found in the release announcement. Download: linux-lite-6.6-rc1-64bit.iso (2,338MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-03-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.4 |
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Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. The project has published an update to its 6.x series which improves packaging compression for custom software, offer a new reporting tool to diagnose problems, and updates the layout for the Thunderbird e-mail client. "Linux Lite 6.4 Final is now available for download and installation. Building upon the release of 6.2, we have added a number if new changes. Changes: our in-house applications are starting to be repackaged using ZSTD compression for significantly faster decompression speeds and higher compression rates; example - Lite Themes, old compressed package 91.2MB, Lite Themes, new compressed package, 76.8MB, this will benefit machines from a wider range of ages; great for slower computers when installing updates, lightning fast updates for modern machines; added systemd report to Lite System Report - this addition will help a wide range of people in regards to diagnosing a variety of booting and general system inquiries; our amazing support team on the forums will also find this very helpful." Additional details and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-6.4-64bit.iso (2,332MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2022-10-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.2 |
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Linux Lite is an Ubuntu-based distribution intended to be easy for Linux beginners to use. The latest version of the distribution, Linux Lite 6.2, features an improved upgrade manager, new Papirus icons, and Openshot has been replaced by Shotcut in the Lite Software utility. Other changes include: "Fixed dialogue lengths of many Linux Lite applications. Fixed hostname bug in Lite Tweaks. Many updates to the Help Manual. The Hardware Database now has over 75,000 submissions. 100k here we come! Fixed bug in Lite Sources not populating the codename. Purging even more logs in Lite Tweaks, freeing up space. Latest stable versions of Chrome, LibreOffice, Lite applications, etc. New wallpapers. Task Manager (System Monitoring Center) right click now works everywhere, updated icon. Microsoft Teams removed from Lite Software, no longer maintained by Microsoft, instead, they will offer a PWA version only for Linux. Fixed Kernel Removal in Lite Tweaks...." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-6.2-64bit.iso (2,135MB, torrent, pkglist) |
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| 2022-10-01 |
Development Release: Linux Lite 6.2 RC1 |
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Linux Lite is a beginner friendly distribution based on Ubuntu. The project's latest development snapshot, Linux Lite 6.2 RC1, includes an improved upgrade utility, Shotcut is replacing Openshot in the Lite Software utility, and a host of fixes: "Fixed dialogue lengths of many Linux Lite applications. Fixed hostname bug in Lite Tweaks. The Hardware Database now has over 75,000 submissions. 100k here we come! Fixed bug in Lite Sources not populating the codename. Purging even more logs in Lite Tweaks, freeing up space. Latest stable versions of Chrome, LibreOffice, Lite applications etc. New wallpapers. Task Manager (System Monitoring Center) right click now works everywhere, updated icon. Microsoft Teams removed from Lite Software, no longer maintained by Microsoft, instead, they will offer a PWA version only for Linux. Fixed Kernel Removal in Lite Tweaks." These and other changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-6.2-rc1-64bit.iso (2,275MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2022-05-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.0 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 6.0. The distribution, which is geared toward providing a user friendly experience on an Ubuntu base, is focusing on bringing assistive technologies to users. "It's a well known fact that we target Windows users. Out of the box, Windows offers a fairly complete system. That includes tools for the hearing and sight impaired. In this release you can zoom in on the desktop, have a screen reader talk to you and complete tasks with an onscreen keyboard. We've made all of these functions highly configurable. The onscreen keyboard application is Onboard. On-screen virtual keyboard is an alternative input method that can replace a real hardware keyboard. Virtual keyboard may be a necessity in various cases. For example, your hardware keyboard is just broken; you do not have enough keyboards for extra machines; your hardware does not have an available port left to connect a keyboard; you experience difficulty in typing on a real keyboard; or you are building a touchscreen-based web kiosk. Orca is a free and open-source, flexible, extensible screen reader from the Gnome project for individuals who are blind or visually impaired." Additional information along with screenshots are available in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-6.0-64bit.iso (2,119MB, pkglist). |
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| 2022-04-25 |
Development Release: Linux Lite 6.0 RC1 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced that the first release candidate for the upcoming Linux Lite 6.0 is now ready for testing. Linux Lite 6.0 is based on the long-term supported Ubuntu 22.04. Some of the new features of this release include assistive technologies and a switch from Firefox to Google Chrome as the default web browser: "Linux Lite 6.0 RC1 is now available for testing. The theme of this series is inclusion and freshness. The newest browser, the newest office suite, the newest custom software. It has always been my goal to provide a lean, fully functioning operating system. In series 6 this will be our ongoing focus. New to this release are assistive technologies, in the form of a screen reader, a desktop magnifier and a virtual keyboard. All tools that ensures our hearing and sight impaired community is no longer forgotten. A new theme, a new system monitor and manager round out the main new features. Linux Lite 6.0 final, code name 'Fluorite', will be released on 1st June, 2022." See the detailed release announcement for a complete list of changes and a plethora of screenshots. Download: linux-lite-6.0-rc1-64bit.iso (2,120MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2022-01-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.8 |
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Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. The project's latest update is Linux Lite 5.8 which includes new wallpapers, Neofetch, and an easy to use USB writer. "Linux Lite 5.8 Final is now available for download and installation. This release includes updates to the Help Manual - our extensive, easy to follow Linux Lite guide, Lite Widget has caught up with the latest Conky syntax, there's an updated Papirus icon theme, Neofetch has been included, we've added Mintstick to our Accessories, there are 9 new wallpapers, and a host of bug fixes and enhancements for our target audience. If you're coming from Windows, you'll find this to be a solid, stable release that will help make your transition to a Linux based operating system, user friendly. If you're coming from another Linux based OS, you'll come to understand that this lightweight OS is the feature complete desktop you've been searching for. We've been repeatedly described as underrated, here's your chance to find out why." The release announcement offers additional details and screenshots. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-5.8-64bit.iso (1,470MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-08-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.6 |
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Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. The project's latest release, Linux Lite 5.6, is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and offers a number of conveniences and upgrades. Python 3 is now used by default, it is possible to install the distribution via the welcome screen on the live media, and the Lite Tweaks tool will offer to clean up temporary files used by the Brave browser. "Linux Lite 5.6 Final is now available for download and installation. This release includes updates to the Help Manual - our extensive, easy to follow Linux Lite guide, you can now install Linux Lite directly from Lite Welcome, an updated Papirus icon theme, 2 new features added to Lite Tweaks, the introduction of the 'Pay what You Want' digital download model, 7 new wallpapers, Python default version now set to Python3, and a host of bug fixes and enhancements for our target audience. If you're coming from Windows, you'll find this to be a solid, stable release that will help make your transition to a linux based operating system, user friendly." Details on the release, along with screenshots, can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): linux-lite-5.6-64bit.iso (1,424MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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