It is so amazing to discover small distributions which use LXDE. The latest one I became aware of is Masonux:
Masonux is derivative of Ubuntu Linux using the LXDE desktop environment created using remastersys. Masonux contains the following: Ubuntu base install (from the 10 megabyte mini.iso, found here), LXDE, Firefox, Pidgin, Synaptic Package Manager, ubiquity graphical [...]
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LXDE distribution progress – Lubuntu and Masonux
Posted in lxde, tagged c-base, lubuntu, lxde, lynxis, masonux, ubuntu on September 13 2009 | 2 Comments »
LXPanel 0.5.2
Posted in Desktop Experience, lxde on August 14 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nice screencast, presents amazing new features of the LXDE program launch panel LXPanel:
PCMan and the Desktop standard process
Posted in Desktop Experience, lxde on June 5 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The LXDE wizard Hong Jen Yee (“PCMan”) makes some bitter remarks concerning the Desktop standard process:
Why should we always be forced to follow all those things we don’t like or don’t even need? If we don’t follow them, we lost compatibility with many existing Gnome/GTK+ and KDE programs. In addition, they modify the specs frequently, [...]
MoonOS and LXDE
Posted in Desktop Experience, lxde, tagged lxde, moonos, slim on May 11 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is MoonOS? You can compare it with Linux Mint, it is a flavour of Ubuntu with a focus on theming and user appearance from Cambodia:
moonOS is a complete and fully functional operative system based on the LXDE, Enlightenment DR17 and powered by the popular Linux Distribution Ubuntu. moonOS, a project started and designed by [...]
EU: ICT for energy-efficient, low carbon economy
Posted in Organic Computing, lxde, tagged low carbon on March 15 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on mobilising Information and Communication Technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy
COM(2009) 111 final, 13-03-2009
This Communication presents a set of ambitious measures that focus on what can be achieved [...]
LXDE vs XFCE
Posted in lxde, tagged lightweight, lxde, xfce on March 12 2009 | 2 Comments »
A memory footprint comparison:
LXDE wins the lightweight contest hands down. Now, it is time for the Xfce community to get back in the game.
Panel background
Posted in lxde, tagged lxde, panel on March 9 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Daniel Schneider publishes some alternative panel background images. Distributors, he criticises, paid attention to unique widget styles and window themes but failed to improve the visual appearance of panels.
Heise about LXDE speed
Posted in lxde on February 9 2009 | 3 Comments »
Heise: Fosdem 2009: Mit Open Source aufrecht durch die Krise gehen
Das gilt auch für einzelne Packete wie den abgespeckten X-Manager LXDE, mit dem Open Office in drei Minuten gestartet werden kann. [It also applies to smaller packages as the lightweight X-manager LXDE, with lxde you can start Openoffice within three minutes.
What did Heise get wrong [...]
