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Developer
  
Jerry Bezencon

Working state
  
Current

OS family
  
Linux

Initial release
  
Linux Lite 1.0.0

Linux Lite

Source model
  
Open source and closed source

Latest release
  
3.2 / 1 November 2016; 4 months ago (2016-11-01)

Linux Lite is a Linux distribution, based on Debian and Ubuntu and created by a team led by Jerry Bezencon.

Contents

The purpose of Linux Lite is to introduce Windows users to Linux.

  • CPU: 700 MHz processor
  • RAM: 512mb ram
  • RESOLUTION: VGA screen 1024x768 resolution
  • MEDIA: DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

    • Preferred Specifications

  • CPU: 1.5 GHz processor
  • RAM: 1024mb ram
  • RESOLUTION: VGA, DVI or HDMI screen 1366x768
  • MEDIA: DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

    • Available Software

    Linux Lite aims to provide a sense of familiarity to Windows users by providing the same software available for Windows computers.

    Linux Lite includes the following software as part of the operating system:

  • Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • VLC media player
  • GIMP
  • LibreOffice

    • Linux Lite offers the following software additional to the operating system:

  • Chromium (web browser)
  • Dropbox (service)
  • Kodi (software)
  • Skype
  • Spotify
  • Steam (software)
  • Teamviewer
  • Tor (anonymity network)#Tor Browser
  • Virtualbox

    • History

    Linux Lite began in 2013 with the release of Linux Lite 1.0.0, code-named "Amethyst", based on Ubuntu. It was initially developed and designed to attract Windows users to a Linux based operating system. The idea was to dispel myths that Linux was hard to use.

    Releases

    Linux Lite started out with a number system made up of the following - 1.0.0 The '1' represented the base code from Ubuntu i.e. '1' meant the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS base. The second number '0' represented the interim Ubuntu LTS release i.e. '0' meant 12.04.1 The third number '0' represented any point releases thereafter. For the 2.x Series, the third number was dropped as point releases were not required.

    Features

    Linux Lite utilizes free and open-source software, and some proprietary software.

    Software developed by Linux Lite

  • Lite Info: an application that retrieves hardware information from the users computer and shares it with the community.
  • Lite Kernel: custom built Linux Kernel (operating system) built by Linux Lite
  • Lite Manual: a user guide written to assist users to operate their Linux Lite computer.
  • Lite Software: offers additional, familiar software for users to install.
  • Lite Themes: a complete package containing, system, icon, font and mouse themes.
  • Lite Tweaks: a utility to provide users the ability to clean and fix their system.
  • Lite Upgrade: provides a way for users to update their system.
  • Lite User Manager: add and remove users.
  • Lite Welcome: a dialogue window that appears when a users computer boots for the first time.

    • References

    Linux Lite Wikipedia
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