PCLinuxOS Br Edition Trinity is an open source Linux-based operating system built on top of the lightweight Trinity desktop environment and using the latest stable base of the well known PCLinuxOS distribution.
The main goal of the PCLinuxOS Br project is to offer a nice collection of Linux distributions, with different desktop environments, for the Brazilian Linux community. The default language used in these operating systems is Brazilian Portuguese.
Availability and boot options
It is distributed as a single and hybrid Live DVD ISO image, which can be used as-is, from either a blank DVD disc, or a USB flash drive. From the boot prompt, you can start a live session, drop to a shell prompt, or install the operating system without testing it (not recommended).
It is very important to mention here that after installing this edition, uses are required to select the session as TDE from the login screen before entering the username and password. Press OK, and after entering the credentials, select the “Make the default session” option.
Modern Qt/KDE desktop, simple and useful applications
The Trinity session appears to be a pure, unmodified one, providing users with a single taskbar located at the bottom edge of the screen, and a clock widget on the desktop. The taskbar is used for accessing the main menu, launch apps, interact with running programs, as well as the system tray area.
Default applications include the Evince document viewer, Leafpad text editor, SimpleBurn CD/DVD burning tool, File Roller archive manager, PCManFM file manager, BleachBit system cleaner, XnViewMP image viewer, Parcellite clipboard manager, Mozilla Firefox web browser, GNOME MPlayer video player, and Synaptic Package Manager.
Bottom line
Overall, PCLinuxOS Br Edition Trinity offers a very nice, modern and low on resources operating system for low-end computers. It is a good replacement for the complex and resource hungry KDE flavor of the PCLinuxOS Br project. It uses only 120MB of RAM during the start-up process!
What is new in this release:
- Trinity14.0.2
- Minimal Dependency on GTK and KDE4libs.
- Connectivity With Android devices through gMTP, as Konqueror does not support it.
- System for handling CD / DVD disk burning provided by Simple Burn
- Firefox 43.0.1
- Konqueror
- kPDF
- Libre Office 5.0.4 through Lomanager
- Video Player: Kmplayer
- Linux kernel 3.19.3
What is new in version 2014.3:
- This version brings incremental improvements in the interface and manipulation / viewing files.
- All versions now support preview video thumbnail. Kernel 3.16.6 and 3.16.7 in all versions except the LF version, which comes with old kernel for older computers (2.6.38.8).
- Updated packages:
- Firefox: 33.0.2
- Libre Office: 4.3.3.2
- VLC: 2.15
- Mplayer: 4.7.2
- Ffmpeg: 2.3.3
What is new in version 2014.2:
- Linux kernel 3.15
- Mozilla Firefox 30
- LibreOffice 4.2.5
What is new in version 2014.1:
- Linux kernel 3.12.18-2
- Xorg Server 1.12
- Mozilla Firefox 28
- LibreOffice 4.2.3.3 (via Lomanager)
- Evince PDF viewer
- GNOME MPlayer
- XnviewMP
- Simpleburn
- Graphics made by Mozart Couto.
- Plymouth theme PCLinuxOS Br.
- Native support RAR format.
- Native support for Okidata, Lexmark, Epson and HP printers.
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