Linux Lite 7.8 Released as New Lightweight & Ubuntu 24.04 Based Distro
Linux Lite, the lightweight and beginner friendly Linux distribution, released new 7.8 version yesterday.
The new Linux Lite 7.8 is still powered by Kernel 6.8.0 and Ubuntu 24.04 package base, and features XFCE 4.18 desktop with customized layout and themes for better look and feel while keeping lightweight.
The release completely re-wrote its core applications, porting to Python and GTK4. They include:
- Lite Auto Login
- Lite Desktop
- Lite DPI
- Lite Firewall
- Lite Network Shares
- Lite Software
- Lite Sounds
- Lite Sources
- Lite System Report
- Lite Theme Manager
- Lite Updates
- Lite User Manager
- Lite Welcome
Lite Software has been updated with 20 more popular applications support. They include BleachBit, Darktable, KDE Connect, Kdenlive, Stacer, and more. While, advanced users may use apt command to install more other apps.
It also updated the System tab of System Monitoring Center to display more information about the system. It now shows the OS name version, Kernel version, system uptime, basic computer specs, local and internet IP, and some about the desktop and packages.
For daily computing needs, there are as well Google Chrome 144.0, Thunderbird email client 140.7, LibreOffice 25.8.4, VLC media player 3.0.20, and GIMP image editor 2.10.36. And, for computers that’re not well supported with default Kernel 6.8.0, custom kernels from version 3.13 – 6.18 are available in the system repositories.
For more about Linux Lite 7.8, see the release note from its website.
Get Linux Lite 7.8:
Linux Lite only supports computers and laptops with modern 64-bit Intel/AMD CPU processors.
The computer specs requirement include 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, 40GB disk space, and 1366×768 resolution.
It as well needs DVD drive or USB port for booting the ISO image, and Secure Boot needs to be disabled for installing the distro, though it can be enabled afterward. And, in my case, it plays very smooth in virtual machine with i5-8350U (3 cores) and 2GB RAM.
To download Lite Lite .iso image, go to link below:
Source: UbuntuHandbook