What is Linux Lite?

[Valtam]

I've updated our Features page with the following information:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/features.html

Linux Lite is a 'gateway operating system'. It was created to make the transition from Windows to a linux based operating system, as smooth as possible. It does this by providing easy to use familiar software such as Skype, Steam, Kodi and Spotify, a free Office suite, a familiar user interface or DE (Desktop Environment) layout, and most importantly, by continuing to improve on what we already provide by listening to members of the community.

This is a question I get regularly, so now when someone asks you what is Linux Lite, or what is it's purpose, you can get the answer easily

[torreydale]

[member=2]Jerry[/member]

A minor housekeeping issue...there is a second closing parenthesis after the word 'Environment'.

[Valtam]

Thanks.

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[Moltke]

One quick question [member=2]Jerry[/member] , I noticed that it states LL has a 5 year support and correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge Ubuntu derivatives, with a few exceptions, received only 3 years of full support and I believed this included LL. For instance, LL 3.6 would be fully supported untill 2019 since it's based on Ubuntu 16.04, just like LL 2.8 based on Ubuntu 14.04 has reached its end of support, am I wrong? 

[Valtam]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member] answer here - https://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life (we are based on LTS)

[Moltke]

I'd already read that and I did run

Code:

$ ubuntu-support-status

For example, these packages,  among others, will be supported from Ubuntu untill April 2019:
vlc-plugin-samba watershed xbacklight xfburn xfce4-appfinder
xfce4-indicator-plugin xfce4-notes xfce4-notes-plugin xfce4-notifyd
xfce4-panel xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-power-manager
xfce4-power-manager-data xfce4-power-manager-plugins
xfce4-screenshooter xfce4-session xfce4-settings xfce4-taskmanager
xfce4-volumed xfce4-xkb-plugin xfconf xfdesktop4 xfdesktop4-data
xfwm4

Don't get me wrong [member=2]Jerry[/member] I don't mean to be controversial whatsoever, if anything I just try to understand how exactly LTS support works.

[TheDead]

[member=7109]Moltke[/member]
Ubuntu LTS main hardware support until 2019 but has maintenance updates, including critical security upgrades until 2021.

Some of the modules you mentioned seem quite "core" and almost all are XFCE. Is this information from Xubuntu?
I'm too noob in Linux to known the planned for XFCE but could go to version 5 maybe in 2019?

Cheers!

[Moltke]

Is this information from Xubuntu?

[member=6733]TheDead[/member] No, it's not from Xubuntu, it's from LL when running

Code:

ubuntu-support-status

that's what I get, apart from other output but some mentioned packages I installed myself so it's not relevant. 

I'm too noob in Linux to known the planned for XFCE but could go to version 5 maybe in 2019?

I don't know but it'd be nice having a 5 XFCE version  ;D



It's my understanding, according to what I read that the Ubuntu base packages are fully supported until 2021, but like you mentioned and like the above image shows main hardware support until 2019. I've also read, for example, in this post https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/why-can-...04/5098/12  that Ubuntu derivatives/flavours such as LL with an alternative DE like XFCE has only 3 years support from Ubuntu regarding desktop environment packages. I guess we're good until 2021 on LL, but I still don't fully understand all this and how it exactly works. What happens next after 2019 when main hardware support ends? I guess we'll figure it out when the time comes. 

[Ottawagrant]

Some Linux based OS' do only get 3 years of support. For example Xubuntu 18.04 will have a 32-bit & a 64-bit release. But what comes as no surprise, with only 3 years of support, we're back to 2021. Linux Mint is also another distro that only has 3 years of support. When they release 18.03 (which will have an XFCE desktop as an option) it will also be a 32-bit, 64-bit release. But with 3 years of support, and just like 'who's on first, what's on second', we're back to 2021. If you were to install Linux Lite series one on your computer (don't do that) and then run a support status you'd find that some parts of LL series one are still in support. Clear as mud, isn't it?

[TheDead]

:o :o :-\ :-[ :-X (missed clicked so I had to miss click more. )

Or,
[member=7109]Moltke[/member]
You could try and install 2.x and see how it fairs and updates in the next few months.
That release is already in the "after-hardware" phase at the moment.
1.x has passed it's end-of -life since its based on 12.04.
See here for Lite 1:
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/secur...ted-ended/

Cheers!