We also now use the Openzone mouse theme. Most of our approach to theming in Series 4.x follows the popular Flat design focus. New Theme (Adapta) and Icon (Papirus) sets.įaenza icons were dropped as it had not been maintained in some time (albeit there is a fork) and the same for the Arc theme, development seems to have stalled there. Compositing is now enabled out-of-the-box. A swap file is now automatically created for you which is a maximum of 2gb or 5% of free disk space (an Ubuntu implementation). Ubuntu no longer offers an opportunity to set a swap partition. The new boot splash also shows you the password field in GUI for encrypted partitions.
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Full disk encryption now replaces home encryption in the installer (an Ubuntu implementation). XFCE Pulseaudio plugin, has been added to the system tray for highly customizable options regarding volume management.
If you still require a 32bit OS due to hardware limitations, Series 3.x is supported through to April 2021. Minimum recommended specs have been raised slightly to more realistic levels (RAM, CPU). The main changes in Linux Lite Series 4.x include a new icon and system theme, Timeshift for system backups, Shotwell to manage and perform basic edits on images, MenuLibre to manage menu entries, new Lite applications including Lite Desktop that manages common icons on the Desktop, Lite Sounds to manage system wide sounds, and many of our existing applications have been updated. This release marks the beginning of Series 4.x Codename Diamond. Linux Lite 4.0 Final is now available for download.