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Linux Lite


Last Update: 2023-04-02 12:52 UTC


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.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 9 (765), 6 months: 10 (731), 3 months: 10 (702), 4 weeks: 10 (594), 1 week: 12 (557)

Average visitor rating: 8.42/10 from 95 review(s).

Linux Lite Summary
Distribution Linux Lite
Home Page https://www.linuxliteos.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-03-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.4
 • 2022-10-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.2
 • 2022-10-01: Development Release: Linux Lite 6.2 RC1
 • 2022-05-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 6.0
 • 2022-04-25: Development Release: Linux Lite 6.0 RC1
 • 2022-01-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.8
 • 2021-08-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.6
 • 2021-07-28: Development Release: Linux Lite 5.6 RC1
 • 2021-04-01: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.4
 • 2020-10-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.2
 • 2020-09-22: Development Release: Linux Lite 5.2 RC1
 • 2020-05-31: Distribution Release: Linux Lite 5.0
 • More Lite releases...

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Feature 6.4 5.8 4.8 3.8 2.8 1.0.8
Release Date 2023-03-31 2022-01-31 2020-01-13 2018-01-30 2016-01-31 2014-01-16
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2300-2400 1400-1500 1300-1400 1000-1100    
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i686, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Upstart
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4 Btrfs, ext3, ext4 Btrfs, ext3, ext4 Btrfs, ext3, ext4    
Multilingual            
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 6.4 5.8 4.8 3.8 2.8 1.0.8
Package 6.4 5.8 4.8 3.8 2.8 1.0.8
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.6 1.2.2 1.1.3 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.25
amdgpu (23.0.0) 22.0.0 19.1.0 18.0.1 -- -- --
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (114.0.5735.106) 111.0.5563.146 -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.4) 2.4.1 2.3.1 2.2.7 2.1.3 1.7.2 1.5.3
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.3 4.2.4 4.1.ESV-R4
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.45.5 1.44.1 1.42.13 1.42.9 1.42
firefox (114.0.1) -- 96.0 71.0 58.0 44.0 26.0
freetype (2.13.0) 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.8.1 2.6.1 2.5.2 2.4.8
gcc (13.1.0) 11.2.0 9.3.0 7.4.0 5.3.1 4.8.2 4.6.3
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.30 2.10.18 2.10.14 2.8.22 2.8.16 2.8.10
glibc (2.37) 2.35 2.31 2.27 2.23 2.19 2.15
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.04 2.02 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 1.99
gtk (4.10.4) 3.24.33 3.24.20 3.22.30 3.18.9 2.24.23 2.24.10
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (23.04.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (30) 29 27 24 22 15 --
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.4) 7.4.6 6.4.7 6.0.7 5.1.6rc2 5.0.4rc2 3.5.7
linux (6.3.7) 5.15 5.4 4.15 4.4 3.19 3.8
Package 6.4 5.8 4.8 3.8 2.8 1.0.8
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.2) 22.2.5 21.0.3 19.0.8 17.2.4 10.5.9 8.0.4
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (20.0.1) 14.0.2 14.0.2 11.0.5 8u151 7u91 6b27
openssh (9.3p1) 8.9p1 8.2p1 7.6p1 7.2p2 6.6p1 5.9p1
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.2 1.1.1f 1.1.1 1.0.2g 1.0.1f 1.0.1
perl (5.36.1) 5.34.0 5.30.0 5.26.1 5.22.1 5.18.2 5.14.2
php (8.2.7) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.4) 3.10.6 3.8.2 2.7.17 2.7.12 2.7.5 2.7.3
qt (6.5.1) 5.15.3 5.12.8 5.9.5 5.5.1 5.2.1 4.8.1
samba (4.18.3) 4.15.13 4.13.14 4.7.6 4.3.11 4.1.6 3.6.3
systemd (253.5) 249.11 245.4 237 229 204 --
thunderbird (102.12.0) 102.9.0 91.5.0 68.2.2 52.5.0 38.5.1 24.2.0
vim (9.0) 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.16 3.0.9.2 3.0.8 2.2.2 2.1.6 2.0.8
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.16.0 4.14.2 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.11.8 4.8.3
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.3 1.20.13 1.19.6 1.18.4 1.15.1 1.11.4

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Version: 6.4
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-06-08
Votes: 1


 If you have enought time and patince to wait installer to finish, then the system could be fair enough. However I faced some glitches here and there. It falls short in speed compared to other Ubuntu based Xfce desktops. Somehow I feel filesystems to be quite slow but did not do investigation on root cause. It's strange a bit to have Chrome as default browser, perhaps it is by the creators personal taste. It could be a very good OS some day, but I think it still has a long way to reach this goal.


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Version: 6.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-04
Votes: 3


 It's a great distro for old PCs and notebooks: simple and works fine! The bootload is fast. I try this distro in an old notebook (Aspire E1-571 with 8GB Ram) and works fine and stable for developing with Node.js and React.js.

Others test that I have done was with Zorin OS Lite, but the Linux Lite works better. The UI it has good feedback when you need to run or switch to a new program. The snap is available and it simplifies install packages and softwares.

About UI: this distro isn't beautiful but isn't ugly as well. You can personalize all you want, and dark theme is available - I love dark themes.


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Version: 6.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-13
Votes: 15


 I received a Lenovo S340 laptop with defected ram and ssd. I attempted to install Windows 10 and 11 on it and got blue screens and boot loops at different points during the installations. Next, tried Zorin and Elementary. Installed successfully. Both were usable but hung up on daily basis. Then I tried Fedora and Linux Mint. Again, both were usable but hung up on weekly basis, especially when when using Chrome.
Finally, I tried Linux Lite. It works like magic. It has been very stable for more then six months.
I tried it on my cousin's defected computer. It works smoothly without any problems.


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