8/09/2008

Light LXDE, DESKTOP for Linux

Conference LinuxWorld in middle San Francisco taken place and gOS, distro Linux is strarting leaf rising lately merilis version has new. Change very signifikan from this newest version is desktop new environment using LXDE ( Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) replaces Enlightenment. And gOS is not the only distro is putting into use LXDE, there are some other light distro which has started makes a move to LXDE from Gnome or even XFCE, including Ubuntulite.


Because popular proven Linux Used in netbook and also product ULPC ( Ultra Low Cost PC), no wonder if vendor look for light alternative for Gnome, thing suited for Used in segment hardware under without sacrificing too much fungsionality.

From the angle of fitur, LXDE is not far failed from Gnome. most Important everything that like tabbed file manager, session manager, appearance draws, terminal, editor text, altogether there have in LXDE, however framework applied very efficient and can work in hardware with specification far lower.

Hereunder is some screenshot from gOS showing kapability to give interesting appearance of which is not failed from Gnome and or KDE.

Screenshot gOS

Screenshot gOS

Screenshot gOS


Situs they also tells that " not all people in rich world. a desktop environment which is good there must be for them not ready to buy expensive hardware, and capable us helps them."

Besides light, one of reason of why LXDE also popular among distro Linux be the structure is a real modular. Situs LXDE explains that they " doesn't integrate all components powerfully, but we try makes all components to be able to be self-supporting usable and independently without many dependencies."

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