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 16.04.4[2] / May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
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.[3] LXLE is a lightweight distro, with a focus on visual aesthetics,[1] that works well on both old and new hardware.[4]

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".[5]

Jesse Smith reviewed LXLE 12.04.3 for DistroWatch Weekly:[6]

Running the LXLE distribution this past week was, in my opinion, a breath of fresh air. The project's strengths are not in new technologies or revolutionary ideas, but rather in the way the developers present existing concepts in polished ways. The distribution takes a solid base (Lubuntu), a fast and familiar desktop environment (LXDE), all the modern conveniences and applications a user is likely to want and puts them together in a manner I found very pleasant and intuitive. The fact the distribution can present to us desktops with slightly different layouts and controls is a nice bonus, but really what LXLE excels at is being a "just works" desktop operating system. There is little glamor, but the interface looks good, there is a stable core, but the applications are fairly up to date. Multimedia, Flash, Java, developer tools, productivity and networking were all right at my fingertips from the moment the system finished installing. And the installation took less than fifteen minutes. There are two package managers, an easy point-n-click front-end and the more detail oriented Synaptic for experienced users.

Jesse Smith also reviewed LXDE 14.04.[7]

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[8] 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[9] 2014-10-23
Old version, no longer supported: 12.04.5 2015-04-05
Older version, yet still supported: 14.04.2 2015-04-05
Older version, yet still supported: 14.04.3 2015-08-31
Older version, yet still supported: 14.04.4[10] 2016-03-26
Older version, yet still supported: 16.04.1 LTS[11][12] 2016-07-29
Older version, yet still supported: 16.04.2 LTS 2017-04-07
Older version, yet still supported: 16.04.3 LTS[13][14] 2017-11-22
Current stable version: 16.04.4 LTS[2][15] 2018-05-19

References

  1. 1 2 "Revive Your Old PC With Lightweight Linux LXLE". makeuseof.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 LXLE Eclectica 16.04.4 Released
  3. ↑ "What is it? < The LXLE Desktop". lxle.net. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Germain, Jack M. "Linux Insider". www.linuxinsider.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Tettamanzi, Gabriele (January 2015). "Review" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine. Full Circle Magazine. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 524, 9 September 2013
  7. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 566, 7 July 2014
  8. ↑ Have an older PC? Try the new Ubuntu Linux-based LXLE | PCWorld
  9. ↑ LXLE Linux 14.04.1 review - Champagne without bubbles, Dedoimedo
  10. ↑ LXLE Gives Aging Hardware a New Lease on Life | Reviews | LinuxInsider
  11. ↑ LXLE: A Linux Distribution Light on Resources But Heavy on Function | Linux.com | The source of Linux information
  12. ↑ LXLE: A Linux distro to give new life to old hardware | Network World
  13. ↑ "Articles < The LXLE Desktop". lxle.net. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ↑ LXLE Review: A Hassle-free Linux for Older Hardware | It's FOSS
  15. ↑ Download LXLE 16.04.4, Softpedia Linux. Archived 1 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
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