En the world of Linux, there are many distributions that are available to users. Here on the blog we try to cover some of the Ubuntu derivatives that we find interesting or quite popular.
This time We will talk about LXpup today, a derivative of Puppy but with LXDE which in turn is based on Ubuntu. LXPup is a remastered version of Puppy Linux that uses the LXDE desktop environment.
For those who do not know Puppy I can tell you that this is a small Linux distribution that allows you to make any PC (even the oldest ones), in a super simple, fast and safe machine.
The distribution that we present today is nothing more than a derivative of Puppy and goes by the name of LXpup.
About LXpup
LXpup Its graphical work environment is the lightweight LXDE - Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment.
This graphical environment is recommended for machines with slightly more limited or older hardware (for example, low RAM, low-power processor and even little disk space) and that fulfills, in functional terms, the objectives that other more popular graphical environments have. as is the case with KDE and Gnome.
Among the characteristics that we can highlight of this distribution we can find:
- Distribution is small in size (~ 125 MB)
- It allows booting via CD, DVD, USB pen and others.
- It runs in RAM, which makes it a very fast operating system (compared to disk-requiring operating systems)
- Low hardware requirements
- Start-up time in the order of 30 to 40 seconds
- Includes a diverse set of work apps, games, image editors
- Detects most of the system hardware
LxPup allows you to have a lightweight operating system, which you can use both on a pendrive or installed on a PC.
Simple and functional, the distro also includes graphical Puppy Linux tools, which allow you to configure or install with extreme ease.
LxPup combines all the significant advantages of Puppy Linux in a small size ISO, with extensive hardware support, wide range of embedded applications, live cd and installations.
In addition, it has a support forum where you can receive the help of its community that is quite friendly.
LXpup Applications
LxPup It offers the Openbox window manager, the LxPanel panel manager and the PCManFM file manager.
It is important to note that the distro comes with the Puppy Linux package manager, a graphical application with which it is possible to easily install or remove the various applications, and the software itself also has a very useful repository manager.
In it, they can install applications that are included in the official repositories through PPA and be able to receive the updates released by Canonical and install various deb packages (such as Google Chrome, Skype, etc.).
Another cool feature of LxPup are the standard applications, it actually comes with Pale Moon as the standard browser and with the Flash Player plugin installed.
Also the distro brings the Sylpheed email client, Uget as the download manager, X-Chat, the managing director of the camera for gtkam cameras, mtPaint and many other useful applications.
Of the installed applications and tools, we stand out as productivity tools, LXPup includes AbiWord, a free word processor in the style of Microsoft Word.
Besides Abiword, LXPup also includes the Document Viewer and Gnumeric (as a spreadsheet).
Like any other Linux, LXPup is ideal for Windows information recovery when there is a problem in starting the Microsoft operating system.
Download and try LXpup
In order to download this Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, you can go directly to the project's official website where you can find the system image in its download section.
Once the download is done, you can save the image with the help of Etcher on a USB.