What's new in wattOS LXDE Edition 10
Sep 2, 2016
- OS-Basis – Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
- Core system – Kernel 4.4.0-36
- Web Browser – Firefox 48.0
- Music Player – Lollypop 0.9.112
- File Manager – PCManFM 1.2.4
- Graphics/Picture editing – gThumb 3.4.3
- File-transfer – Filezilla 3.15.0.2
- BitTorrent client – Transmission 2.84
- PDF viewer – Evince 3.18.2
- Gufw (ufw firewall gui) 16.04.1
New in wattOS LXDE Edition 9 (Jun 1, 2015)
- Core system - Linux Kernel 3.13.0.53
- File manager - PCManFM 1.2.0
- Graphics Editing - Shotwell 0.18.0
- Web Browsing (including flash support) – Firefox 38.0
- File transfer - Filezilla 3.7.3
- BitTorrent client - Transmission 2.82
- PDF viewing – Evince – 3.10.3
- Music Player - Audacious 3.4.3
- Video/multimedia player – gnome-mplayer – 1.0.8
- Power management utilities like powertop to optimize settings, support for power management features of laptops
New in wattOS LXDE Edition 8 (May 12, 2014)
- Debian based instead of Ubuntu
- Microwatt changed from PekWM to customized Openbox
- Microwatt includes Qupzilla browser
- Non-pae support continues for 32bit systems/processors
- Changed to iceweasel browser for all versions except Microwatt
- Broad inclusion of wireless chipset support and their related drivers
- All versions built from scratch on base Debian images
- New simple installer (with tips and tricks taken from LMDE and Point Linux and their excellent installer implementations)
New in wattOS LXDE Edition 7.5 (Oct 10, 2013)
- The addition of the 32 and 64bit MATE-Desktop versions
- The addition of the Lubuntu software center for LXDE and MATE-Desktop versions
- This greatly eases adding new software for casual users
- Microwatt Changes from Qupzilla to Midori Browser
- Multiple bug fixes on all versions including better software update support
- Better language support
- Updates to all versions to the latest upstream app and kernel updates
- Focus on slimming things down and making things simpler
- Changed login manager back to slim from lightdm
- Removed abiword and gnumeric
- MATE-Desktop simple menus and core apps only - very gnome classic like setup