Robolinux Xfce

As its name suggests, Robolinux Xfce is a flavor of the Debian-based Robolinux operating system that uses the lightweight Xfce desktop environment instead of GNOME, which is used on the main edition of the distribution.

Supports 32-bit and 64-bit computers

The Xfce edition of Robolinux comes as two Live DVD ISO images of approximately 2GB in size each, one for old 32-bit computers and another one for modern 64-bit machines.

How to use the ISO images

You must download and write the ISO image that corresponds to your computer’s hardware architecture on a DVD disc or USB thumb drive of 2GB or higher capacity in order to boot it from the BIOS of a PC.

You can run the OS in live mode or install it

From the Live DVD boot menu, the user can run the live system without any change to his or her computer or perform a fresh installation, using the built-in graphical installer.

Classic and traditional desktop environment that is low on resources

Being designed to run on computers with no more than 140MB of RAM, this special edition of Robolinux uses Xfce to provide a classic and traditional desktop environment that is low on resources and looks great. It comprises of a single panel that includes the main menu, an application launcher, the taskbar, the desktop switcher and the system tray area.

Comes with numerous drivers, out-of-the-box multimedia codecs and lots of apps

Robolinux Xfce comes with numerous drivers, supporting AMD and Nvidia graphics cards, as well as various wireless cards, out-of-the-box multimedia codecs, and lots of applications and utilities.

Default apps include the Mozilla Firefox web browser, Amarok audio player, VLC Media Player, GIMP image editor, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, Skype VoIP client, Deluge torrent downloader, Pidgin instant messenger and LibreOffice office suite.

What is new in this release:

• All Robolinux Raptor 8.4 versions are based on 100% rock solid current Debian 8 stable source code running the newest Debian 3.16 Linux kernel plus over 180 important upstream security and Application updates. We also included the newest Firefox 45 and Thunderbird 38.7, Tor Browser, VirtualBox and replaced all of our 32 bit Operating Systems end of life Google Chrome versions with Chromium.
• As usual all four of the upgraded 32 & 64 bit Robolinux Raptor Version 8.4 Operating Systems are loaded with many popular User applications such as the newest Tor browser, i2P, many popular multimedia apps, Kazam screencaster, Google Chrome, Google Earth, Skype & VirtualBox plus 12 incredibly powerful Security and Privacy apps to keep our Users safe!

What is new in version 8.7:

• All Robolinux Raptor 8.4 versions are based on 100% rock solid current Debian 8 stable source code running the newest Debian 3.16 Linux kernel plus over 180 important upstream security and Application updates. We also included the newest Firefox 45 and Thunderbird 38.7, Tor Browser, VirtualBox and replaced all of our 32 bit Operating Systems end of life Google Chrome versions with Chromium.
• As usual all four of the upgraded 32 & 64 bit Robolinux Raptor Version 8.4 Operating Systems are loaded with many popular User applications such as the newest Tor browser, i2P, many popular multimedia apps, Kazam screencaster, Google Chrome, Google Earth, Skype & VirtualBox plus 12 incredibly powerful Security and Privacy apps to keep our Users safe!

What is new in version 8.6:

• All Robolinux Raptor 8.4 versions are based on 100% rock solid current Debian 8 stable source code running the newest Debian 3.16 Linux kernel plus over 180 important upstream security and Application updates. We also included the newest Firefox 45 and Thunderbird 38.7, Tor Browser, VirtualBox and replaced all of our 32 bit Operating Systems end of life Google Chrome versions with Chromium.
• As usual all four of the upgraded 32 & 64 bit Robolinux Raptor Version 8.4 Operating Systems are loaded with many popular User applications such as the newest Tor browser, i2P, many popular multimedia apps, Kazam screencaster, Google Chrome, Google Earth, Skype & VirtualBox plus 12 incredibly powerful Security and Privacy apps to keep our Users safe!

What is new in version 8.5:

• All Robolinux Raptor 8.4 versions are based on 100% rock solid current Debian 8 stable source code running the newest Debian 3.16 Linux kernel plus over 180 important upstream security and Application updates. We also included the newest Firefox 45 and Thunderbird 38.7, Tor Browser, VirtualBox and replaced all of our 32 bit Operating Systems end of life Google Chrome versions with Chromium.
• As usual all four of the upgraded 32 & 64 bit Robolinux Raptor Version 8.4 Operating Systems are loaded with many popular User applications such as the newest Tor browser, i2P, many popular multimedia apps, Kazam screencaster, Google Chrome, Google Earth, Skype & VirtualBox plus 12 incredibly powerful Security and Privacy apps to keep our Users safe!

What is new in version 8.3:

• Robolinux is pleased to announce V7.9.2 LTS (Until 2018) X12+ Privacy & Security which has many enhancements, plus maintenance and upstream security updates, the newest VirtualBox, Firefox and Thunderbird versions as well as three exceptional new apps. After releasing "Apex X12 Privacy & Security" in version 7.9.1 May 1st, 2015, We asked our Users what enhancements and new apps would you like added to Robolinux? They said: "We would like the Robolinux 7 series to have "LTS" Long Term Support" and we want 1. A Download Manager 2. A better text editor and 3. A better screen capture program. The result is Version 7.9.2 will now be supported through 2018 and we added the following applications: Uget Downloader Manager, Shutter Screen capture & Medit. All existing users & ROSSF Premium Members can upgrade right now by simply clicking on our "Robolinux Auto Upgrade" System Menu Option. Please be aware that the Robolinux series 7 versions do not support the Intel Haswell chipset but future Robolinux series 8 versions will support it.

What is new in version 7.9.2:

• Robolinux is pleased to announce V7.9.2 LTS (Until 2018) X12+ Privacy & Security which has many enhancements, plus maintenance and upstream security updates, the newest VirtualBox, Firefox and Thunderbird versions as well as three exceptional new apps. After releasing "Apex X12 Privacy & Security" in version 7.9.1 May 1st, 2015, We asked our Users what enhancements and new apps would you like added to Robolinux? They said: "We would like the Robolinux 7 series to have "LTS" Long Term Support" and we want 1. A Download Manager 2. A better text editor and 3. A better screen capture program. The result is Version 7.9.2 will now be supported through 2018 and we added the following applications: Uget Downloader Manager, Shutter Screen capture & Medit. All existing users & ROSSF Premium Members can upgrade right now by simply clicking on our "Robolinux Auto Upgrade" System Menu Option. Please be aware that the Robolinux series 7 versions do not support the Intel Haswell chipset but future Robolinux series 8 versions will support it.

What is new in version 7.9.1:

• For the last three months Robolinux has been building an arsenal of privacy and security applications into all eight of its operating systems. These new versions are a direct result of our Users asking for more privacy and security apps. Robolinux Version 7.9.1 also added rcconf which allows you to remove any unecessary memory resident services from running when you boot up Robolinux. The result is Linux will run even faster. In addition Version 7.9.1 also has the newest VirtualBox 4.3.26 & Firefox 37.0.1 as well as a new upstream kernel and all security updates.

What is new in version 7.8.3:

• After releasing "Full Scale X4 Privacy & Security" in version 7.8.2 You asked for more proactive maximum privacy & security apps so we delivered again! 1. Tor Anonymous Browser. 2. Tor Anonymous Chat. 3. The new Robolinux App called "Stealth Text Vault". 4. BleachBit Data Scrubber. 5. PGP eMail Encryption For Thunderbird.

What is new in version 7.8.1:

• A massive amount of time and effort was spent to significantly speed up this new Robolinux Gnome version by creating a more streamlined menu system, removing the Nautilus file Manager load time lag to zero seconds, and optimizing many other Gnome core applications so that Linux Beginners and Advanced Users would be very pleased with it. The 32 & 64 bit versions are based on the newest rock solid Debian stable 7.8 kernel and source code. Please note that the Robolinux Gnome FAQ section is being edited as fast as we can to reflect the completely new User Interface. We also upgraded Robolinux Xfce & LXDE with the newest Debian upstream 7.8 kernels and security updates, removed Iceweasel, added Firefox 35.0, fixed the gtk2-engines-pixbuf error, changed the default wallpaper, plus added several more exciting new wallpapers and integrated mime pdf, mp4, mp3, wav, jpg, avi, mov file support.

What is new in version 7.7.2:

• We have released V7.7.2 an important maintenance update to the previous Robolinux XFCE & Gnome Versions 7.7.1 that had a C library incompatibility due to Popcorn time which caused some application and driver issues. This new release solves that problem as we have made Popcorn Time an optional installation. Please read our FAQ called "Popcorn Time issues & workarounds" for complete details. In addition we have updated VirtualBox & Firefox to their newest versions and have improved the Robolinux Auto Updgrade option.

What is new in version 7.7.1:

• Now you can enjoy watching thousands of live streaming TV Shows & Movies instantly with Popcorn Time on your PC or laptop.
• You can even Chromecast them directly to your TV.
• We also added Xarchiver, DNS Utils & 2 more BCM Wifi Drivers.
• Plus all Debian upstream security updates and the newest Oracle VirtualBox version.