14 DAY TRIAL // GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton is informing us about the release and immediate availability of his CRUX-based CruxEX 3.3 distro, a release that bumps the Linux kernel to the 4.12 series and revamps the LXDE desktop environment.
Powered by the latest CRUX 3.3 GNU/Linux operating system designed for enthusiasts and nerds, CruxEX 3.3 uses the lightweight LXDE desktop environment and the developer's special 4.12.10-x86_64-cruxex kernel, which replaces CRUX's original kernel and adds support for additional hardware components.
"CruxEX 3.3 64 bit Linux Live USB is based on CRUX 3.3, which is all Linux enthusiasts/nerds favorite OS," said Arne Exton in the release notes. "CruxEX 3.3 2017 uses the LXDE desktop environment. I have replaced the original CRUX kernel with "my" special kernel 4.12.10-x86_64-cruxex, with support for "extra everything."
Ships with Google Chrome 60.0.3112 and Mozilla Firefox 55.0.3
Among the updated applications shipping by default with the CruxEX 3.3 distro, we can mention both the Mozilla Firefox 55.0.3 and Google Chrome 60.0.3112 web browsers, which aren't present in CRUX's repositories, as well as popular software like Gparted, GIMP, Wicd, and PCManFM.
On top of that, this release ships with all the compilation tools a user needs to install other programs from source tarballs, programs that aren't available in the repos or don't have a binary package. According to the developer, CruxEX 3.3 2017 is unique in the world as there are no other CRUX-based Live CD/USB images out there.
If you want to use the CruxEX 2017 is distribution on your personal computer, you should know that it can be download as a zip archive from our website, which you'll be able to install on your PC using a USB flash drive. Detailed installation instructions are provided by the developer here, but you can also use CruxEX 2017 live.
