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]

System Requirements (2015)^[4]

Minimum: 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of hard drive space.
Preferred: 1024 MB of RAM and 8 GB of hard drive space.

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]

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^[6]

References

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

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