PCLinuxOS LXDE is an open source and freely distributed edition of the popular PCLinuxOS Linux operating system built around the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. PCLinuxOS is a distribution of Linux derived from Mandrake, now known as Mandriva.
Availability and boot options
The system is distributed as two Live CD ISO-hybrid images, one for each of the supported hardware platforms (64-bit and 32-bit) and designed to be written to blank CD discs or deployed to USB flash drives of 1 GB or bigger.
The boot menu is quite identical with the ones found on other PCLinuxOS editions, except for the background image. It lets users to start the live environment with default settings or without the boot splash, as well as to boot in safe graphics mode.
In addition, users can boot the operating system in failsafe mode, drop to a shell prompt, check the media for errors (only if using a CD disc), run a memory diagnostic test, copy the entire live environment to RAM, and install the distribution to a local disk drive without testing it (not recommended).
Lightweight desktop environment, very nice selection of open source apps
Before entering the graphical session, users will be asked to choose a keyboard layout. After that, they will be notified about the usernames and passwords used on the Live CD. The LXDE desktop environment is comprised of two panels, a top one for switching between virtual workspaces and accessing the calendar and language switcher, and a bottom one for accessing the main menu, launching applications and interacting with running programs and the system tray area.
Default applications include the PCManFM file manager, Leafpad text editor, Evince document viewer, GPicView image viewer, Mozilla Firefox web browser, gFTP file transfer client, Sylpheed email client, XChat IRC client, AbiWord word processor, DeaDBeeF audio player, QMPlay2 video player, and Synaptic Package Manager.
Bottom line
Summing up, PCLinuxOS LXDE is a decent, stable, reliable and lightweight distribution of Linux that uses a beautiful desktop environment and supports low-end machines or computers with old hardware components.
What is new in this release:
- Highlights include kernel 3.18.1, ffmpeg 2.5.1, mesa 10.4.0, SysVinit (no systemd) and all popular applications such as Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and VLC have been updated to their latest versions.
What is new in version 2014.12:
- Highlights include kernel 3.18.1, ffmpeg 2.5.1, mesa 10.4.0, SysVinit (no systemd) and all popular applications such as Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and VLC have been updated to their latest versions.
What is new in version 2014.08:
- Kernel 3.15.9 for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Updated desktop theme
- xorg 1.14.6
- mesa 10.2.5
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- LibreOfficeManager can install Libre Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2014.07:
- Kernel 3.15.4 for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- LibreOfficeManager can install Libre Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2014.05:
- Kernel 3.12.18 for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- LibreOfficeManager can install Libre Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2014.04:
- Kernel 3.12.16 for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- LibreOfficeManager can install Libre Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2013.10:
- Linux kernel 3.4.64
What is new in version 2013.06:
- Kernel 3.4.49 for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- LibreOfficeManager can install Libre Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2010.12:
- Kernel 2.6.33.7-bfs kernel for maximum desktop performance.
- Full LXDE Desktop.
- Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
- Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
- Wireless support for many network devices.
- Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
- Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
- GetOpenOffice can install Open Office supporting over 100 languages.
- MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
- PCLinuxOS-liveusb - allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk.
What is new in version 2010.7:
- Kernel 2.6.33.5, KDE SC 4.4.5, Gnome 2.30.2 and updated LXDE desktop. PCLinuxOS includes all of the latest popular applications such as Firefox 3.6.6, Thunderbird 3.0.5, Dropbox , Pidgin 2.7.1, Ktorrent 4.0.1, Gimp 2.6.9, Digikam 1.3.0 , Amarok 2.3.1 and much much more.
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