Linux Lite

{{Short description|Lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS}}

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| logo = Linux Lite Simple Fast Free logo.png

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| developer = Jerry Bezencon

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| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| working state = Current

| source model = Open source and closed source

| released = Linux Lite 1.0.0[https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlite/files/1.0.0/ Linux Lite 1.0.0 Release Date] / {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012|10|26}}{{cite web|title=Distribution Release: Linux Lite 1.0.0 (DistroWatch.com News)|url=http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07521|website=DistroWatch|access-date=7 October 2017|date=26 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxliteos.com/download.php#roadmap|title=Roadmap|access-date=9 February 2022}}

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| marketing target = Linux beginners; Windows users

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| update model = apt

| package manager = dpkg

| supported platforms = IA-32, x86-64

| kernel type = Linux kernel

| userland = GNU

| ui = Xfce

| license = Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, some proprietary

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Linux Lite is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS{{cite web |last1=Bezencon |first1=Jerry |title=Linux Lite Easy to Use Free Linux Operating System |url=https://www.linuxliteos.com/ |website=www.linuxliteos.com |publisher=Linux Lite |access-date=3 June 2024}} created by a team of programmers led by Jerry Bezencon.{{Cite web |url=http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/03/inside-linux-lite-interview-with-jerry.html |title=Jerry Bezencon interview |access-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109123625/http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/03/inside-linux-lite-interview-with-jerry.html |archive-date=9 November 2015 |url-status=dead }} Created in 2012, it uses a customized implementation of Xfce as its desktop environment, and runs on the main Linux kernel.

The distribution aims to appeal to Linux beginners and Windows users, by trying to make the transition from Windows to Linux as smooth as possible. To achieve this, the distribution tries to conserve many of the visual and functional elements of Windows, to create an experience that can be perceived as familiar by Windows users. Additionally, the distro sets out to "dispel the myth that Linux is hard to use", by trying to offer a simple and intuitive desktop experience.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxliteos.com/features.html|title=Free Operating System - Linux Lite|last=Bezencon|first=Jerry|website=www.linuxliteos.com|access-date=2 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://itsfoss.com/linux-lite-interview/|title=In Free Software, the Community is the Most Important Ingredient: Jerry Bezencon of Linux Lite [Interview]|last=Prakash|first=Abhishek|date=17 May 2020 |access-date=11 September 2022}}

File:Lite_Welcome_screen-3.6.png|Welcome Center

File:Linux lite 3-help manual.png|Help Manual

File:Linux lite 3-manual detail01.png|Screen shots from the Help Manual

File:Linux lite 3 2-tweaks.png|Lite Tweaks

File:Linux lite 3-install software.png|Lite Software, for installing popular software.

File:Linux lite 3-hardware info upload program.png|Lite Info, an application for uploading system information to the community hardware database