Gnucash review 2017 install#

Gnucash review 2017 install#

On older 32-bit machines like mine you may need to adjust the install options to force the memory extension flags for PAE (add: forcepae - forcepae). LXLE is somewhere in the middle of the scale the 1.3GB ISO installer image comfortably between the minimalist Puppy Linux, the now defunct Crunchbang and the heavier official Lubuntu, Arch or Debian (my regular Linux OS).īoth 32 and 64 bit OS versions are available, depending on your hardware. In the re-spin world, there's 'lightweight' and there's 'lightweight'.

The Ubuntu/Lubuntu base is in my comfort zone and the system requirements fitted within the JVC's 1GB RAM and Centrino processor's capabilities. Looking around at the lightweight Linux distros currently on offer, LXLE bobbed up to the top of the list. Was published July, 2016, and when you look at the installed set of software, 'eclectica' is an apt description of this Lubuntu re-spin.įinally unpacking in the new house, my old JVC Mini-note resurfaced over the holidays, but the last attempt to revive it with Lubuntu had broken down somewhere along the line. The current release, LXLE 16.04.1 'Eclectica' It follows the same LTS schedule as Ubuntu to ensure stability, as well as hardware and software support. LXLE is an easy-to-use, lightweight desktop Linux distribution based on Lubuntu an Ubuntu re-spin using the LXDEĭesktop environment, it is aimed at reviving or extending the life of ageing computers.