Linux Lite 6.4 Arrives Based on Ubuntu 22.04.2 and with ZSTD Compressed Applications

Linux Lite 6.4

The word "Lite" in English can have different meanings. In some cases it is said that it has to do with "dynamite" and in others with some material, but the one I know best is that it is another way of writing "light", light in English. And it is that this distribution claims not to have excessive weight, and that is more true than ever after the launch of Linux Lite 6.4, the version that succeeds the 6.2 Released last November.

The first thing they say in the release note of Linux Lite 6.2, which is posted on their forum, is that their own applications have started using the ZSTD compression, which speeds up decompressions and compressions. As an example they give their Lite Themes package, which with the previous compression weighed 91.2mb and with the new one 76.8mb. This, they say, will benefit computers of all kinds, especially slower computers when they are installing updates. They will be faster in modest equipment, and ultra-fast in more powerful equipment.

Highlights of Linux Lite 6.4

Among the rest of the news, it stands out that the SystemD report has been added to its Lite System Report app, which has been added support for WebP to Thunar image format, that Thunderbird now has a new image with new icons, bars, address book and header. It also includes the latest Papirus icon theme, the latest versions of Chrome, LibreOffice, Lite Applications and new wallpapers.

The kernel used by Linux Lite 6.4 is Linux 5.15.0-69, with the possibility of using from 3.13 to 6.2, and the base is now that of Ubuntu 22.04.2. About specific version numberings, this version includes Chrome 111.0, Thunderbird 102.9, LibreOffice 7.4.6, VLC 3.0.16 and GIMP 2.10.30, so some of the packages are a few versions behind the latest. In the case of the office suite, it is understood that it is by philosophy that they prefer the most reliable version.

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