The distribution is now based on the LXDE desktop

Jun 16, 2015 04:21 GMT  ·  By

On June 15, Yann Le Doaré was more than happy to announce the release of his independently developed and lightweight LinuxConsole 2.4 Linux kernel-based operating system.

Powered by Linux kernel 4.0.5, LinuxConsole 2.4 is now distributed as Live CD and DVD editions. While the CD ISO image contains the LXDE desktop environment, various drivers and libraries, as well as the SuperTuxKart game, the DVD ISO image comes with numerous mature applications like LibreOffice, as well as the 0 A.D. game.

There's now a new tool that promises to allow LinuxConsole users to install a broad range of third-party open-source or proprietary applications, such as Google Chrome, Skype, Steam for Linux, or Mozilla Firefox. LinuxConsole 2.4 comes with support for both 32- and 64-bit hardware architectures, but a Windows installer is also available for download.

"This release is easy to try or install. It could be installed on computers used by kids or and teenagers. You can install many games, educational, internet and music software," says Yann Le Doaré in the official release announcement for LinuxConsole 2.4.

Here's what's new in LinuxConsole 2.4

Prominent features of LinuxConsole 2.4 include support for the Russian and Chinese languages, support for user accounts, X.Org Server 1.16.4, Mesa 3D Graphics Library 10.5.4, support for Adobe Flash Player in Mozilla Firefox, both synced from the Arch Linux repositories, apt-get wrapper, a new theme, Kdelibs 4.14.6, and QupZilla as the default web browser.

Also, the /opt directory has been made persistent for third-party applications, such as Google Earth. Users will be able to install applications and games like VLC Media Player, Filezilla, LibreOffice, GCompris, TuxPaint, KGeography, InkScape, GIMP, Wine, Lutris, LMMS, Jackd, Ardour, Rosegarden, Extreme Tux Racer, Frozen Bubble, Hedgewars, Neverball, Teeworlds, Aisleriot, and Battle for Wesnoth from the main repos.

Download LinuxConsole 2.4 right now from Softpedia.