Fluxbox is now that only desktop environment used

May 21, 2015 03:28 GMT  ·  By

Arne Exton, the creator of several distributions of GNU/Linux and Android-x86 Live CDs, has recently updated his LFA (Linux For ALL) distribution with a new, custom kernel package and various under-the-hood improvements.

Probably the most important feature of the new LFA (Linux For ALL) build is that it's now based on the recently released Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) and Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (Jessie) operating systems. "LFA (Linux for all) is based on Ubuntu 15.04, codenamed 'Vivid Vervet' and Debian 'Jessie' (Debian 8). It's a total rebuild. I.e. nothing is left of the old LFA system," says Arne Exton.

Another interesting feature that has been implemented by Arne Exton in the new build of his LFA (Linux For ALL) distribution is "Copy to RAM," which means that users will be able to run the Live CD entirely from RAM (system's memory), ejecting the bootable medium. However, for the new "Copy to RAM" feature to work, users will need to have a computer with at least 2GB of RAM.

Additionally, the custom kernel package has been updated in LFA (Linux For ALL) from version 3.19.0-5-exton to version 3.19.0-14-exton, and the Live DVD ISO image has gained ISO-hybrid capabilities, which means that you can either burn it onto a DVD disc with any CD/DVD burning software or write it on a USB flash drive with Unetbootin, GNOME Disks, or a similar app. It is recommended to use a USB stick because it allows you to save system settings and continue the live session at a later time.

The distribution now uses only the Fluxbox window manager

Now for the not-so-good news, we can report that LFA (Linux For ALL) now uses a single desktop environment, which is built around the Fluxbox window manager. Previous versions of LFA (Linux For ALL) use no less than four desktop environment, namely Unity, LXDE, Razor-qt, and XBMC.

However, the Fluxbox-based desktop is highly customized with a dock (application launcher) and various other tweaks that make it both fast and modern. Download LFA (Linux For ALL) 15.04 build 150513 right now from Softpedia.