Ships with LXQt 0.14.1 desktop and Kodi 19 Alpha

May 13, 2019 15:40 GMT  ·  By

A new version of the ExTiX "The Ultimate Linux System" GNU/Linux distribution from developer Arne Exton has been released with the latest Linux 5.1 kernel series and LXQt 0.14.1 desktop environment.

Based on the recently released Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) operating system, ExTiX 19.5 is now available featuring the lightweight LXQt desktop environment by default instead of GNOME, the latest and most advanced Linux 5.1 kernel series, and the upcoming Kodi 19 "Matrix" media centre with the Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Plex add-ons pre-installed.

The ExTiX 19.5 release also ships with Refracta Installer as default graphical installer instead of Ubuntu's Ubiquity live installer, with built-in support for UEFI-enabled computers, the latest Nvidia 418.74 graphics drivers, as well as the Refracta Snapshot utility, which lets you create your own live and installable system based on ExTiX 19.5 and Ubuntu 19.04.

"The best thing with ExTiX 19.5 is that while running the system live (from DVD/USB) or from hard drive you can use Refracta Snapshot (pre-installed) to create your own live installable Ubuntu system. So easy that a ten year child can do it," says Arne Exton in the release announcement. "One other very good thing with this version of ExTiX is that it is quite light."

Smaller ISO image, other improvements

When compared to the previous version, ExTiX 19.5 looks super fast and more lightweight thanks to its smaller ISO image of only 1.22 GB in size. This also means that you'll be able to run ExTiX directly from RAM (system memory) without issues while ejecting the bootable medium. Use the second boot alternative on the boot menu for loading ExTiX to RAM.

Of course, the ExTiX 19.5 ISO image is hybrid so you can burn it to a DVD disc or write it to a USB stick, and supports persistence, which means that you'll be able to save configurations and other files for future sessions, without installing anything on your computer. You can download ExTiX 19.5 right now from our free software portal.

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Kodi 19 running in VirtualBox
ExTiX 19.5 showing Kodi information
ExTiX 19.5 showing Kodi information
ExTiX 19.5 using the Nvidia graphics driver
ExTiX 19.5 using the Nvidia graphics driver
Root’s desktop configuring Wi-Fi
Root’s desktop configuring Wi-Fi

ExTiX 19.5 (5 Images)

ExTiX 19.5's live desktop
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