14 DAY TRIAL // Softpedia has been informed today by the creator and lead developer of the user-friendly Linux Lite operating system, Mr. Jerry Bezencon, about a few interesting facts regarding the upcoming major release of the GNU/Linux distribution.
It appears that more and more Linux Lite users are worried about the way the GRUB bootloader handles other Linux kernel-based operating systems in the current release of the distro. Therefore, as Linux Lite is designed specifically for Linux newcomers, a.k.a. people who want to migrate from Windows, the GRUB's default state will be reinstated in Linux Lite 3.2.
"First, let me reiterate that Linux Lite is targeted at Windows people first and foremost. I don't want people to infer from that, that I ignore or place little emphasis on other distros," says Jerry Bezencon, Linux Lite creator. "In Linux Lite 3.2 I'll default back to the way GRUB handles other operating systems. I'm unsure of the outcome of this, and I'll revert to placing Windows to the fore in 3.4 if it doesn't all workout."
Linux Lite 3.2 to get a Beta in mid-October, launch on November 1, 2016
In the meantime, the development of Linux Lite 3.2 will begin very soon, and a first Beta milestone should be ready for public testing in mid-October. After that, it looks like the final release of the GNU/Linux operating system is set to launch on the first day of November 2016. Again, the main feature of Linux Lite 3.2 will be support for dual-booting with other Linux-based distributions, besides Microsoft Windows.
That being said, we can't wait now for the Linux Lite 3.2 Beta to be released and take it for a test drive on our personal computers and see what new features it offers. We'll let you know about any other Linux Lite-related news as soon as Jerry Bezencon informs us about upcoming novelties of his user-friendly operating system. Check out the forum announcement if you want to join the discussion.