LXLE Key Differences from Lubuntu 12.04
(possibly build your own from list)
Additions Many software repositories. Startup sound, flash, java, backports, etc. Conky lightweight system gauge. Aero Snap like feature enabled. Compton composite manager. 50 Stunning wallpapers. Additional themes. Lightweight screensavers. Random Wallpaper Fast Forecast Catfish File Search Accessories help file. Parcellite clipboard manager. Gnome screenshot utility. Frozen Bubble Gweled SolarWolf Shotwell photo manager. Firefox web browser Liferea news aggregator Pidgin Extra plugins Skype Messenger Xchat irc client HomeBank Accounting Asunder CD Ripper Audacity gtkPod manager Pulse Audio and pavcontrol OpenShot video editor Pithos pandora client Alternatives Configurator Deja Dup Backup Tool Bleachbit system maintenance Gufw firewall Samba networking Obkey editor GDiskDump Xterm Ubuntu One MiniTube QuickStart Launcher Y PPA Manager Trash access through panel. |
Replacements Greybird replaces default Lubuntu theme. Menu icon plus login and shutdown screens. Icon set switched to accommodate new theme. Notifications replaced by xfce4-notify dameon. Panel opacity, directory menu, find, monitor, etc. LibreOffice instead of abiword and gnumeric. Deepin Software Center replaces the LSC. Gnome games replaced penguin games. Gimp (enhanced) replaces mtpaint. Claws Mail (enhanced) replaces Sylpheed. Brasero replaces xfburn. Guayadeque music player replaces Audacious. VLC replaces Gmplayer. Gparted replaces Gnome Disk Utility.
Remains the same Most of the Core system remains unchanged. Most Accessories remain intact. Most System Tools remain intact. Most Preferences remain intact. SimpleScan remains intact. Chromium web browser (no longer default) Transmission remains intact. Document Viewer remains intact. Guvcview remains intact.
Benefits Setup and ready to go out of the box. Suitable for most users everyday needs. Beautiful layout with attention to detail. Runs great on any system with 1 GB ram. And all other Linux benefits you can think of.
Differences between 32bit & 64bit Due to lesser resources usually available in 32bit machines compared to their 64bit counterparts, Compton (shadows) have been turned off by default to ensure greater performance. However it can be re-enabled easily following the readme.
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