Further integrates Linux Mint, MATE, and LXQt components

Nov 22, 2017 17:15 GMT  ·  By

The developers of the Ubuntu-based LXLE GNU/Linux distribution have announced the release of LXLE 16.04.3, the latest update to the Eclectica series based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus).

Incorporating all the updates and core components of Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, the LXLE 16.04.3 release is here to further integrate various of the components of the MATE and LXQt desktop environments, as well as some from the Linux Mint operating system.

On top of that, the application menu received improvements to its layout and how items are organization, the system theme was tweaked for consistency, LXhotkey replaces the Obkey Openbox key editor, and Pithos has been removed because it required a user account.

Some GTK+ theme tweaks have also been implemented to make Qt apps look better, login and bootloader wallpapers were added for system-wide theme consitency, and various desktop effects like transparency, fading, and shadows are now provided by Compton.

Slimmed game section, streamlined default PPAs

Among other changes added to the LXLE 16.04.3 release, we can mention that the game selection was slimmed to focus only on desktop games, and the default PPAs and other repositories have been streamlined to avoid redundancies.

Last but not least, better blur and a new indicator to display what's new since you were away from your computer were implemented on the lock screen, and the update notifier now checks the unattended-upgrades log for non-automatic updates.

"This version may find itself being one of the nicest versions of LXLE ever released. Bits and pieces were worked on which essentially amounted to user annoyances and developer ocd style pet peeves," reads the release announcement.

You can download LXLE 16.04.3 right now from our website if you want to try the GNU/Linux distribution on your personal computer, but existing users running LXLE 16.04.2 or a previous release can update their installations using the default package manager.

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