Available with systemd or OpenRC init systems

Aug 31, 2015 05:50 GMT  ·  By

The Manjaro Linux team, through Bernhard Landauer, has proudly announced the release of an updated version of the Manjaro Linux Fluxbox Edition, namely 0.8.13.1, which features an updated Linux kernel and numerous improvements.

Being based on Linux kernel 4.1 LTS and using the latest packages from the Manjaro Linux 0.8.13.1 operating system, the Fluxbox community edition comes in two flavors, one with the systemd init system and another one with OpenRC.

It has been designed from the ground up to be as lightweight, easy-to-use, user-friendly, fast, and low on resources as possible, while featuring all the software a regular user requires for all typical everyday multimedia and office needs.

Manjaro Linux 0.8.13.1 Fluxbox Edition boasts an accessible and native right-click menu that offers detachable submenus and lets users access all of the pre-installed applications, as well as the newly installed ones, without too much hassle.

The distro also sports the gorgeous Wbar dock-like launcher on the left side of the screen, numerous useful keyboard shortcuts, as well as the versatile and beautiful AwOken icon theme, which comes with white, dark, and colored styles.

"As usual, this release comes with our advanced graphical installer Thus as well as our CLI-installer. Default kernel is linux41. Stable branch was used to create these install medias," says Bernhard Landauer. "Please give us feedback and report any issues with this release."

It comes with many useful apps

As mentioned, the new Fluxbox edition of Manjaro Linux 0.8.13.1 comes with numerous useful apps, among which we can mention the Pamac package manager, Abiword word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet editor, PCManFM file manager, Claws Mail email client, VLC Media Player, Gparted partition editor, and Hexchat IRC client.

Additionally, it features Pinta, LXTerminal, Mousepad, LXMusic, Qpdfview, Gpicview, Palemoon, Galculator, Scrot, Clipit, Nitrogen, Compton, PulseAudio, Nano, Cbatticon, LXAppearance, Manjaro Settings Manager, yaourt, Oblogout, pa-applet, and nm-applet.

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