Linux Lite 8.0 sheds Chrome, slims down, and finds its name fits better than ever
Linux Lite 8.0 is now available, rebuilt atop Ubuntu 26.04 and with its custom helper apps rewritten around GTK4.
It arrives almost exactly two years after we looked at Linux Lite 7, itself two years after Linux Lite 6.0. The regularity of the release cycle is a sign of its maturity: the project is now 14 years old.
Version 8 is based on Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon, but it eliminates the vexed question that many distros pose: which desktop to use. Linux Lite uses version 4.20 of the Xfce desktop, which in our opinion is an excellent choice.
While Ubuntu continues to pile on the pounds, this release of Linux Lite is slightly smaller than its predecessor – the download is 410 MB less. As ever, it includes neither Snap nor Flatpak, which should help users to keep it slim and light.
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