14 DAY TRIAL // Jacque Montague Raymer, the founder and lead developer of the MakuluLinux project had the pleasure of announcing the availability of a new edition of his Ubuntu-based distribution MakuluLinux LxFce, which combines the LXDE and Xfce desktop environments with Compiz.
Based on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, MakuluLinux LxFce mixes the core components of LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) to provide the speed needed for a lightweight distribution with the user interface of the Xfce desktop environment, as well as Compiz and Emerald for beautification.
"I am proud to announce the new installment of MakuluLinux, the world's first ever of its kind, the new Hybrid LxFce Desktop," says Jacque Montague Raymer. "This is a beast, simple and elegant yet powerful, customizable, beautiful and rock solid stable."
Besides the upstream Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (Trusty Tahr) base, the new MakuluLinux LxFce distribution is UEFI-compatible (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and comes with support for 64-bit hardware, in addition to the built-in support for 32-bit architectures.
The many features of MakuluLinux LxFce
Under the hood, it is powered by Ubuntu's Linux kernel 3.16.0 packages, supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) out of the box, includes a significant amount of drivers, and supports the latest Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards.
Among the pre-installed applications, we can mention that MakuluLinux LxFce comes with a full WPS Office suite, Steam for Linux, PlayOnLine and Wine packages for a complete gaming experience, antivirus and firewall software for total security and safety, as well as dozens of beautiful desktop themes and wallpapers.
In addition, the distribution offers support for MTP connections, a unique wallpaper changer with beautiful desktop widgets powered by Variety and Conky, transparency for several applications, a new setting center, Popcorn Time, Netflix support, PPA support, Apple devices support, and many other goodies for you to discover.
The MakuluLinux LxFce 8.0 operating system is now available for download on Softpedia, distributed as a 64-bit Live DVD ISO image that can be written to either a USB flash drive or a DVD disc. Watch the video below if you want to see MakuluLinux LxFce in action.
