Linux Lite

Linux Lite
Developer	Jerry Bezencon
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source and closed source
Initial release	Linux Lite 1.0.0 / 26 October 2012; 12 years ago
Latest release	7.4 / 31 March 2025; 38 days ago
Marketing target	Linux beginners; Windows users
Update method	apt
Package manager	dpkg
Platforms	IA-32, x86-64
Kernel type	Linux kernel
Userland	GNU
Default; user interface	Xfce
License	Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, some proprietary
Official website	www.linuxliteos.com

Linux Lite is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS^[5] created by a team of programmers led by Jerry Bezencon.^[6] Created in 2012, it uses a customized implementation of Xfce as its desktop environment, and runs on the main Linux kernel.

The distribution aims to appeal to Linux beginners and Windows users, by trying to make the transition from Windows to Linux as smooth as possible. To achieve this, the distribution tries to conserve many of the visual and functional elements of Windows, to create an experience that can be perceived as familiar by Windows users. Additionally, the distro sets out to "dispel the myth that Linux is hard to use", by trying to offer a simple and intuitive desktop experience.^[7]^[8]

Welcome Center
Help Manual
Screen shots from the Help Manual
Lite Tweaks
Lite Software, for installing popular software.
Lite Info, an application for uploading system information to the community hardware database