{"id":46684,"date":"2024-06-04T16:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=46684"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:37:12","slug":"linux-lite-7-0-ubuntu-2404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-7-0-ubuntu-2404\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Lite 7.0, Lightweight &#038; Ubuntu 24.04 base Distro is out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-46685\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/linux-lite.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Linux Lite, the lightweight and beginner friendly Linux Distribution, released version 7.0 few days ago.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Linux Lite is a free open-source (partly closed-source due to built-in proprietary apps, such as chrome) Distro based on Ubuntu LTS. It features customized XFCE Desktop environment that is lightweight for low end PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Compare to XUbuntu and Linux Mint (Xfce edition), the lightweight system has a <em>better look and feel<\/em> due to the default themes, that seem to be also in use for Manjaro Linux.<\/p>\n<p>The Distro aims to appeal to Linux beginners and Windows users, by trying to make the transition from Windows to Linux as smooth as possible. And, there&#8217;s NO Snap, NO Flatpak out-of-the-box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46686\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-700x438.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-700x438.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop-1320x825.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite7-desktop.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Linux has a <strong>welcome dialog<\/strong>, with quick buttons to install updates, drivers, set system restore point, and switch between light\/dark themes, as well to get support and contribute to the developer team.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>Control Panel<\/b> (aka Settings) includes some useful tools to easily configure the desktop. They include scaling factor setting for HiDPI monitor, a desktop widget to monitor CPU and Memory usage, &#8220;Lite Software&#8221; to install\/uninstall popular apps with few clicks, such as Spotify, TeamViewer, Zoom, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46687\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software-700x438.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software-700x438.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software-1320x825.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-software.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it includes a &#8220;Lite Tweak&#8221; tool to do common tasks with few clicks, such as clear memory, install\/remove Kernels, boot repair, save battery life with TLP, more efficient memory usage with zRAM, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46688\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks-700x438.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks-700x438.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks-1320x825.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lite-tweaks.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The new Linux Lite 7.0, code-name Galena, was released on June 1.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The release is based on the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and features updated apps including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>XFCE Desktop 4.18<\/li>\n<li>Kernel: 6.8.0-31<\/li>\n<li>Google Chrome 125.0<\/li>\n<li>Thunderbird 115.11.0 (from MozillaTeam PPA)<\/li>\n<li>LibreOffice 7.6.7.<\/li>\n<li>VLC 3.0.20<\/li>\n<li>GIMP 2.10.36.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more, see the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxliteos.com\/forums\/release-announcements\/linux-lite-7-0-final-released\/msg62218\/#msg62218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcement<\/a> via the forum thread.<\/p>\n<h3>Get Linux Lite:<\/h3>\n<p>Linux Lite so far only provides 64-bit iso image for computer with either Intel or AMD CPU.<\/p>\n<p>The minimum computer specs include: <b>1Ghz CPU<\/b>, <b>768MB RAM<\/b>, <b>8GB disk space<\/b>. While, preferred specs include <b>1.5GHz processor<\/b>, <b>1GB RAM<\/b>, and <b>20GB disk<\/b> space. In my case, it plays very smooth in virtual machine with i5-8350U (3 cores) and 2GB RAM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxliteos.com\/download.php#current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Linux Lite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linux Lite, the lightweight and beginner friendly Linux Distribution, released version 7.0 few days ago. Linux Lite is a free open-source (partly closed-source due to built-in proprietary apps, such as chrome) Distro based on Ubuntu LTS. It features customized XFCE Desktop environment that is lightweight for low end PCs. Compare to XUbuntu and Linux Mint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}