A new version of the Linux Lite, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at lower-spec’d computers, is available to download.
Linux Lite 6.2 is based on the Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS point release and Linux kernel 5.15, plus a tweaked version of the Xfce 4.16 desktop environment and its associated assembly of apps.
Any modest 64-bit computer can run Linux Lite but as the distro is built off a minimal Ubuntu install (with customised Xfce desktop and considered set of apps) it’s able to run on older or lower-resource hardware that may struggle with regular Ubuntu.
“This release is mostly comprised of UI adjustments, up to date software and bug fixes,” Linux Lite creator Jerry Bezencon says in a release announcement posted on the Linux Lite forums.
Updated versions of bundled software, including the latest update in the LibreOffice 7.3 series and the most recent release of Google Chrome, come as standard.
Video editing fans may be interested to hear that Shotcut replaces OpenShot in the software installer list. The latter app is broken on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and, in the absences of any forthcoming fix, Linux Lite didn’t want to leave users “without a feature rich, simple to use video editor”, hence the switch.
Similarly, with news that Microsoft Teams for Linux is being retired Lite’s developers have removed the app from the software install list. Microsoft encourage Linux users needing the service to use the Microsoft Teams PWA instead.
Other changes include:
- Dialogue lengths in many apps fixed
- Lite Tweaks can purge more logs (to free up space)
- New icon for Task Manager app
- New wallpapers
You can download Linux Lite 6.2 via the distro’s official website. Those using Linux Lite 6.0 can upgrade to the latest release using an (improved) Lite Upgrade tool that comes preinstalled, however it’s not (currently) possible to upgrade from earlier versions.