14 DAY TRIAL // Linux Lite project manager Jerry Bezencon announced today the final release of the Linux Lite 4.4 operating system, which brings various enhancements and updated components.
Based on the Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system, Linux Lite 4.4 is here to add a number of minor changes to the GNU/Linux distribution beloved by so many users worldwide. The most important change is the fact that there aren’t beta releases anymore, which were replaced with RC (Release Candidate) images.
“The RC information and Build number will only appear on the default wallpaper for that release, Login screen and the Live Boot screen. The positioning of the text is such that it allows room for desktop widgets like Conky and Lite Widget to appear uncluttered on the right,” said Jerry Bezencon.
What’s new in Linux Lite 4.4
New features of the Linux Lite 4.4 release include updated Papirus icon theme, Sound Juicer CD ripper is now available for installation from the Lite Software package manager along with the Restricted Extras package for rip-to-mp3 support, Mozilla Firefox 65.0 web browser, and Mozilla Thunderbird 60.4.0 email and news client.
Also included in this release is the LibreOffice 6.0.7.3 office suite, GIMP 2.10.8 image editor and viewer, and the VLC 3.0.4 media player. Under the hood, Linux Lite 4.4 is powered by the Linux 4.15 kernel from the Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system, but users can install any other Linux kernel from versions 3.13 to 5.0.
The double level volume bug from previous releases was addressed as well in this release, which also removes all references to the Google+ social network platform as it's closing down on April 2nd, 2019. You can download Linux Lite 4.4 for 64-bit or 32-bit computers right now through our free software portal.
