wattOS LXDE Edition

wattOS LXDE Edition is an open source project that provides users with an energy-efficient, fast and lightweight distribution of Linux based on the award winning and widely used Debian GNU/Linux operating system.

Availability, boot options and supported architectures

The LXDE edition of the wattOS Linux operating system, a remaster of the latest stable Debian release, is available for download as two Live CD ISO images, one for each of the supported architectures (64-bit and 32-bit (non-PAE)), which can be burned onto CD discs, or written to USB flash drives of 1GB or higher capacity.
 
From the boot prompt, the user can start the live environment with default options or in failsafe mode, run a memory diagnostic test, as well as to boot an existing operating system that is installed on the first hard disk drive.

Lightweight desktop environment for low-end machines

The wattOS desktop environment is really beautiful, providing users with a modern, clean and fast graphical session that comprises a single taskbar located on the bottom edge of the screen, from where users can access the main menu, launch applications, interact with running programs, as well as to cycle between virtual workspaces.

Default applications include the Iceweasel web browser, Audacious audio player, PCManFM file manager, Leadpad text editor, GPicView image viewer, LXTerminal terminal emulator, Xarchiver archive manager, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, FileZilla file transfer client, Transmission torrent downloader, VLC Media Player, Xfburn CD/DVD burning software, and Htop system monitoring tool.

Bottom line

Summing up, wattOS is a very fast and easy-to-use operating system when deployed on your computer, and now is the right time to rethink our energy use and how we utilize computers in our daily life. Use wattOS, as it’s the perfect OS for any computer with a Pentium 3 class processor or better and a minimum of 256MB of RAM.

What is new in this release:

• Core system - Linux Kernel 3.13.0.53
• File manager - PCManFM 1.2.0
• Graphics Editing - Shotwell 0.18.0
• Web Browsing (including flash support) - Firefox 38.0
• File transfer - Filezilla 3.7.3
• BitTorrent client - Transmission 2.82
• PDF viewing - Evince - 3.10.3
• Music Player - Audacious 3.4.3
• Video/multimedia player - gnome-mplayer - 1.0.8
• Power management utilities like powertop to optimize settings, support for power management features of laptops

What is new in version 8:

• Debian based instead of Ubuntu
• Microwatt changed from PekWM to customized Openbox
• Microwatt includes Qupzilla browser
• Non-pae support continues for 32bit systems/processors
• Changed to iceweasel browser for all versions except Microwatt
• Broad inclusion of wireless chipset support and their related drivers
• All versions built from scratch on base Debian images
• New simple installer (with tips and tricks taken from LMDE and Point Linux and their excellent installer implementations)

What is new in version 7.5:

• The addition of the 32 and 64bit MATE-Desktop versions
• The addition of the Lubuntu software center for LXDE and MATE-Desktop versions
• This greatly eases adding new software for casual users
• Microwatt Changes from Qupzilla to Midori Browser
• Multiple bug fixes on all versions including better software update support
• Better language support
• Updates to all versions to the latest upstream app and kernel updates
• Focus on slimming things down and making things simpler
• Changed login manager back to slim from lightdm
• Removed abiword and gnumeric
• MATE-Desktop simple menus and core apps only - very gnome classic like setup