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Besgnulinux


Last Update: 2025-06-09 20:31 UTC

Besgnulinux is a lightweight, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch. Using the JWM window manager, it is designed to be fast, lightweight and easy to use, suitable for older and low-specification computers. Besgnulinux comes with the Calamares system installer, the Brave web browser, and over 40 custom-built tools to control the systems settings as well as the desktop's look-and-feel.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 299 (0), 6 months: 299 (1), 3 months: 299 (3), 4 weeks: 298 (9), 1 week: 239 (41)

Average visitor rating: 10/10 from 1 review(s).

Besgnulinux Summary
Distribution Besgnulinux
Home Page https://sourceforge.net/projects/besgnulinux/
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Feature 02-09_0
Release Date 2025-06-03
End Of Life  
Price (US$) Free
Image Size (MB) 2600-2700
Free Download ISO
Installation Graphical
Default Desktop JWM
Package Management DEB
Release Model Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice
Processor Architecture i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, XFS
Multilingual Yes
Asian Language Support  
Full Package List 02-09_0
Package 02-09_0
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.8
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0
apparmor (4.1.1) 3.0.8
apt (3.1.2) 2.6.1
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.15
bind (9.20.9) --
chromium (137.0.7151.103) --
cinnamon (6.4.10) --
cups (2.4.12) 2.4.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.0
ffmpeg (7.1.1) 5.1.6
firefox (139.0.4) --
flatpak (1.16.1) --
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1
gcc (15.1.0) 12.2.0
gimp (3.0.4) --
git (2.49.0) --
glibc (2.41) 2.36
gnome-shell (48.2) --
grub (2.12) 2.06
gtk (4.18.6) 4.8.3
httpd (2.4.63) --
inkscape (1.4.2) 1.2.2
kmod (34.2) 30
krita (5.2.9) --
LibreOffice (25.2.4) 7.4.7
Package 02-09_0
libselinux (3.8.1) 3.4
linux (6.15.2) 6.1.140
mariadb (11.8.2) --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) --
mesa (25.1.3) 22.3.6
mysql (9.3.0) --
nautilus (48.2) --
NVIDIA (575.57.08) 535.247.01
openjdk (24.0.1) --
openssh (10.0p1) 9.2p1
openssl (3.5.0) 3.0.16
perl (5.40.2) 5.36.0
php (8.4.8) --
plasma-desktop (6.3.5) --
postfix (3.10.2) --
postgresql (17.5) --
Python (3.13.5) 3.11.2
qt (6.9.1) 5.15.8
samba (4.22.2) --
systemd (257.6) 252.38
thunderbird (139.0.2) --
vim (9.1) 9.0
vlc (3.0.21) --
wayland (1.23.1) 1.21.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) --
xorg-server (21.1.16) 21.1.7

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Version: 02-09_0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-06-12
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 I have been using jwm for years. I have seen the most useful system in this distribution. I have not had any problems. It has everything I need. I also really liked the look of it. It is good that it has a dock bar. Normally icons are not added to the panel in a jwm session, but this besgnulinux has done a good job of adding icons to the panel. I can change the background image with a single click. Its own screen resolution tool is also nice. It is incredibly fast that it uses 250 MB of memory and is configured to use so few resources I will continue to use the lightweight and useful besgnulinux distribution


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