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Title: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: biffster on April 25, 2015, 09:26:51 PM

This area will have info related to apps and config for the release of the LXDE version


**Application List**
wattOS R9 LXDE will be based on ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
3.13 Kernel
Firefox 37 with Flash support
Audacious music player
VLC media player
Xfburn for CD/DVD
Shotwell for pictures
Filezilla - FTP
Transmission - Bittorrent
Catfish file search
Evince - PDF
KeePassX password manager
Language support GUI and tool

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: biffster on April 25, 2015, 09:30:53 PM

LXDE beta testing begins today for others. I will be sending private invites to the usual suspects (and a few others). 64bit will be first followed by 32bit in a couple days after 64bit gets some testing.

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info - everyne loves pictures
Post by: biffster on April 26, 2015, 12:08:10 AM

Details are starting to come together - here are pics of the beta that is currently under testing

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/desktop.jpg)

File Manager and the green you know and love

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/pcman.jpg)

Better language support and a GUI to make it easy to change

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/lang.jpg)

Firefox and flash of course to waste time watching Vanilla Ice

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/firefox.jpg)

Audacious Music player and all the plugins to play all the music

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/music.jpg)

Beautiful login page (took this pic myself at a beach beer brewery near my home :)

(http://www.planetwatt.com/pics/login.jpg)

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: lordmmx on April 29, 2015, 05:29:40 AM

what will the system requirements be?

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: biffster on May 03, 2015, 06:41:47 PM

Systems reqs will be posted on release. Still not settled on exact specs but will be similar to previous releases.

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: blaze on May 04, 2015, 10:41:13 AM

Good to know, thanks.  8)

Title: Re: R9-LXDE-info
Post by: lordmmx on May 05, 2015, 03:53:55 AM

hey i was wondering if you can offer firefox esr? :D