Last September, “light Linux” He launched which was the largest version in its history, and among its novelties was that it began to be available in many more languages. A few hours ago They have published another big jump, a Linux Lite 7.0 which uses the code name "Galena" and which highlights both its base and the version of the graphical environment and related applications.
Linux Lite 7.0 is now based on Ubuntu 24.04, available since last April. You could say that it is based on Xubuntu, since the graphical environment chosen by Lite is also Xfce 4.18. But you already know, all x-buntu are Ubuntu and Ubuntu is not all x-buntu. The kernel of this version has become Linux 6.8.0-31, which just stopped receiving support 24 hours before the release of Linux Lite 7.0. There is nothing to fear, since Canonical releases the patches that are necessary.
Other news in Linux Lite 7.0
Among the rest of the new features, the Lite developer team highlights some functions such as the split view of Thunder 4.18.8. If anyone doubts what this function is or what it is for, it is very simple: to be able to carry out transactions in two different locations without having to open two instances of the file manager. The moment has been taken to make minor changes to Lite Welcome – the welcome application – and add slides in the new installations.
Linux Lite 7.0 has also served to update packages to new versions, such as Chrome 125.0, Thunderbird 115.11.0, LibreOffice 7.6.7.2, VLC 3.0.20 and GIMP 2.10.36.
Users interested in installing this version can download the new images from their download page. It is a good option for computers with limited resources, since it only requires a 1Ghz processor, 768mb of RAM and 8GB of hard drive, although a little more than that is recommended.