exGENT Build 170407 is now available for download

Apr 9, 2017 23:02 GMT  ·  By

GNU/Linux developer Arne Exton announced the release of yet another build of his Gentoo-based exGENT Live Linux distribution, using the lightweight Xfce and LXQt desktop environments.

exGENT Build 170407 is dubbed exGENT 2017 Xfce4/LXQt Live DVD by Arne Exton, as it uses both Xfce 4.12.1 and LXQt 0.11.0 desktop environments on the same image. Users can choose between Xfce and LXQt from the login screen before using the distribution, which is powered by the Linux 4.10.4 kernel.

"I call it exGENT 2017 Xfce4/LXQt Live DVD. It replaces version 20170331. The ISO file is of 2620 MB due to the fact that this version has a lot of packages pre-installed. Despite this, exGENT version 170407 runs surprisingly fast from DVD or USB. Even in VirtualBox and VMWare. Faster than most other Linux live systems," says the dev.

What’s new in exGENT Build 170407

The biggest new change in exGENT Build 170407 appears to be the implementation of the GRUB2 bootloader, as a replacement for GRUB Legacy. Moreover, the file system is now writable when running exGENT live, which means that you'll be able to install new packages no matter if you're using it from a USB stick or a DVD disc.

The best part is that if you decide to install exGENT on your personal computer, all of these installed packages and other changes you'll make to the live session will be kept. Furthermore, it's now possible to deploy the ISO image on a USB flash drive using either the Rufus or Etcher Live USB Creator tools on Windows PCs.

As for the software collection used in exGENT Build 170407, you'll find the Mozilla Firefox web browser instead of Google Chrome as it now supports watching of Netflix movies and TV shows, Mozilla Thunderbird, Gparted, AbiWord, VLC Media Player, GNU Emacs, Samba, and Spotify.

The Nvidia 375.39 graphics driver is also installed by default for those who own Nvidia GPUs, and NetworkManager will take care of all of your network connections. Download the exGENT Build 170407 64-bit Live ISO image right now from our website and check out the gallery below to see the OS in action.

exGENT running Firefox and Netflix
exGENT running Firefox and Netflix
exGENT running Spotify – in Xfce4
exGENT running Spotify – in Xfce4

exGENT Build 170407 (8 Images)

exGENT running Spotify – in LXQt
exGENT running Nvidia configexGENT running Firefox and Netflix
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