A lightweight and fast distribution of GNU/Linux

Apr 15, 2015 05:06 GMT  ·  By

Jean-Jacques Moulinier informed Softpedia about the immediate availability for download of the final version of his Toutou SlaXen 6.0 RCX computer operating system, a lightweight distribution of Linux based on the upstream Puppy Linux Slacko 5.9.3 distro.

Toutou Linux SlaXen 6.0 is a lightweight and fast distribution that contains all the programs one needs for everyday use, including Internet navigation, writing and reading of email, writing and printing of documents, listening to music and online radios, watching movies, and even editing of audio and video files.

The final release of Toutou Linux uses the Openbox 3.5.2 window manager, Lxpanel 0.6.1, LXTask 0.1.6, Frisbee 1.3.4, lxrandr 0.3.0, network_tray 2.7.4, flSynclient 0.7, dhcpcd 6.7.1, Gnumeric 1.10.0, AbiWord 3.0, Foxit Reader 1.1, as well as mtPaint 3.44.90.

Users will find the desktop layout of the Toutou distro very easy to use, as it consists of an application launcher and a vertical bar on the left side of the screen for easy interaction with programs that are opened in full screen mode.

Many other apps can be installed from the Toutou Linux website

In addition to the pre-installed apps, the user will be able to easily install many other popular applications from the Toutou Linux website. These include Amaya, Amule, Audacious, Audacity, AviDemux, Bluefish, Clementine, Cinelerra, Deadbeef, Mozilla Firefox, Fotoxx, FreeOffice, and GIMP.

Furthermore, you can also install the Grisbi, Gtkyoutubeviewer, Guvcview, Homebank, LazPaint, LibreOffice, ohmiGene, OOlight, Opera, PaleMoon, Pidgin, QupZilla, SeaMonkey, Skype, Slimboat, VLC Media Player, Viewnior, and XnView, all of them being optimized for Toutou Linux and distributed as PET packages.

There is no default web browser in the Toutou Linux SlaXen 6.0 distribution, but the choice to install one (or more) has been implemented in the welcome screen. Also, you will need to download the Adobe Flash Player plugin, which allows you to play online videos.

Download Toutou Linux SlaXen 6.0 right now from Softpedia. This version has been optimized for newer computers, but it will be a perfect match for older, low-end system running on at least 256 MB of RAM.