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LXLE Focal Released

LXLE Focal Released

After many weeks of tweaks, adjustments and issues addressed the final version of LXLE Focal is being released for public criticism. This version is based on Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with LXDE.

This release concentrated on keeping the distribution light yet providing full featured apps and utilities necessary to deal with today's computing demands.

Issues Addressed

Replaced Applications

New Additions/Improvements

  • App Grid (software center)
  • Blanket (relaxing sound generator)
  • Bluetooth Adapters (set properties)
  • Claws Mail (lightweight email client)
  • Disk Image Mounter (mount ISO's)
  • Liferea (rss reader)
  • Nite Lite Switch (set screen temperature)
  • GAdmin-Rsync (backup utility)
  • GAdmin-Samba (gui to configure file sharing)
  • Osmo (personal organizer)
  • TLP GUI (configure TLP power manager) 
  • 100 brand new and reduced file size wallpapers
  • LockScreen updated and includes random Fortune quotes.

Additional notable changes

  • Additional Themes
  • Custom NeoFetch
  • Zram was replaced with Zswap
  • Pop Notifications Control Added
  • Guayadeque Music App interface and cache adjustments
  • The LXLE wiki has been updated to reflect the changes of default programs.

Known Issues

  • The installer tends to hang retrieving packages when connected to the internet. Disconnecting from the internet before installing is a succesful work around.
  • Disabled opensnap by default as it doesn't play well with virtualbox. It can be reenabled.
  • Nite Lite Switch only works on real hardware/monitor. It will not work in virtual box/emulation.
  • Occasionally the weather app runs out of api weather service queries, usually resolved quickly.


Release Jitters

Releasing any version of LXLE always makes me nervous. I'm just a person not much different than many average users; with a busy schedule as a Desktop Administrator and a young child. LXLE has always been a fun project for me not a life line. I'm very grateful many have enjoyed this project and found it useful for nearly 10 years.

I always consider the OS a job well done if it saves some aging computers from the landfills for a few more years. Enjoy!

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What others are saying

Love it , shares my main systems data flawlessly and when im trying to convert my windows and apple users this is how, simple elegant and just works and i love the website layout. ~Jason


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