Linux Lite 7.0 “Galena” is out, the new release of this simplified and Snap-free distro based on Ubuntu 24.04, aka “Noble Numbat.”
Linux Lite is deservedly one of the higher-profile third-party Ubuntu remixes. It resolves many of the issues first-time migrants from Windows might face, while avoiding some of the complexities that other Ubuntu downstream distros, such as Linux Mint and Zorin OS, introduce. Linux Lite cuts through this: it offers just one desktop, Xfce, which in this vulture’s opinion is the most solid choice available. Xfce has been configured with a sensible desktop layout to resemble Windows XP, with the optional Whisker menu rearranged to match.
I’ve not actually heard of Linux Lite (that I can recall). But this article does touch on something I’ve come to realise: Why so many users stick with Windows and Mac, and with centralised social media platforms like X or Facebook. They don’t like making changes where there are lots of choices to make.
Many do just want “the one thing” to just install and use, and ideally it looks the same as others experience it.
I suppose then that this Linux Lite distro does offer that. One gotcha is that Linux Lite does not support major-version upgrades: you will have to reinstall from scratch, and this is not something I’d like at all.
Because of that gotcha I’d probably still recommend a new Linux user sticks with Linux Mint Xfce or similar platform.
See https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/10/linux_lite_70_arrives/