Several new apps have been added and old ones removed

Aug 31, 2015 11:00 GMT  ·  By

The LXLE team has announced the immediate availability for download of the third maintenance release of their lightweight and open-source LXLE 14.04 Linux kernel-based operating system built around the LXDE desktop environment.

Being based on the recently released Lubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (Trusty Tahr) operating system from Canonical, the new LXLE 14.04.3 build is here to introduce several interesting new features, such as the Xautolock utility for monitoring user's activity and invoking the WinPick expose-like script, as well as the addition of the OpenSnap feature (Openbox + Aero Snap), which handles Lubuntu's windows.

Among other changes, we can mention the addition of the Close'n forget add-on for SeaMonkey, the ability to manually check for updates, automatic installation of a powerful, system-wide applications settings tool, bugfixes, and numerous performance and stability improvements.

"Delays, delays. First with SeaMonkey then Lanshop. Still, moving forward with the release of LXLE 14.04.3 OS for both 32 & 64 bit machines. 12.04.5 32 bit has also been updated to reflect the same changes," reads the announcement. "All software has been updated to it's latest stable version given its availability in the main software repositories and additional PPAs."

Old apps are out, new apps are in

Probably the entire software selection has been changed in LXLE 14.04.3, starting with StartupDiskCreator and Gcalculator, which have been replaced with MultibootUSB and GNOME Calculator respectively. Then, the Minitube and DejaDup apps have been removed, LightBird and Lightning Calendar have received important updates, and there's root privilege support in the Menu Editor.

You can download LXLE 14.04.3 right now from Softpedia, where it is distributed for free as 64-bit and 32-bit Live DVD ISO images. There, you will also find an updated LXLE 12.04.5 32-bit build, which includes the same changes presented in the current announcement. Below, there's a nice screenshot tour of the distribution, so you can see its new features and improvements. Enjoy!

LXLE 14.04.3 (14 Images)

LXLE 14.04.3
LXLE 14.04.3 with the app launcherThe Applications Menu
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