Snowlinux 2 "Ice" LXDE RC released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 "Ice" LXDE.

 

Snowlinux 2 LXDE

New features:

  • Snowlinux-Metal-Theme
  • Snowlinux-Metal-Icons
  • Improved installer (keyboard variants, UUID in fstab)
  • Printkey taking screenshots
  • Firewall
  • Apturl
  • Terminal colors
  • OpenJDK 6 Java
  • Updated software and packages
  • Better software selection
  • Improved speed and response
  • New look and feel
  • System improvements

 

System requirements:

  • x86-CPU
  • 256 MB memory
  • 2 GB free disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • CD-ROM drive or USB port

 

Known bugs:

  • Isolinux medium name wrong (32-bit)

 

Md5sum:

32-bit: ee2faa0096c210fda6bc6883b8eb7dcf

64-bit: fe7e5c918cdbacc3185944ad1956eaca

 

Download:

32-bit

64-bit

 

We are looking forward to your comment on this RC. Thank you for using Snowlinux and enjoy this new release.

Poll: Snowlinux editions

As we’re planning for Snowlinux 2 and upcoming releases, we would like to know more about our user base. Here are some questions. Feel free to answer and thank you for taking part in this survey.

What are you using on your main computer?

Gnome (Main) 32-bit - 64.2%
Gnome (Main) 64-bit - 5.7%
KDE 32-bit - 3.1%
KDE 64-bit - 5.7%
XFCE 32-bit - 3.8%
XFCE 64-bit - 1.9%
LXDE 32-bit - 3.8%
LXDE 64-bit - 0.6%
Ubuntu-based 32-bit - 4.4%
Ubuntu-based 64-bit - 6.9%

What Snowlinux edition do you currently use?

Gnome (Main) 32-bit - 36.4%
Gnome (Main) 64-bit - 13.6%
KDE 32-bit - 4.5%
KDE 64-bit - 18.2%
XFCE 32-bit - 4.5%
XFCE 64-bit - 0%
LXDE 32-bit - 18.2%
LXDE 64-bit - 0%
Ubuntu-based 32-bit - 0%
Ubuntu-based 64-bit - 4.5%

Which releases are you using at the moment?

Snowlinux 1 Cold - 28.6%
Snowlinux 2 Ice - 50%
Snowlinux 1 Winter - 21.4%

What is your favourite desktop environment?

Gnome - 45.7%
KDE - 25.7%
XFCE - 8.6%
LXDE - 20%

What is your favourite Gnome desktop environment?

Gnome Shell - 61.1%
Unity - 8.3%
Cinnamon - 30.6%





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Are you using 32-bit oder 64-bit?

32-bit - 55.6%
64-bit - 44.4%

Can you computer read DVD discs?

Yes. - 100%
No. - 0%

Which browsers are you regularly using in Snowlinux?

Chrome - 40%
Firefox - 50%
Opera - 0%
Epiphany - 10%
Konqueror - 0%

Do you use the default look and feel?

Yes, I keep both. - 27.3%
No, I change wallpaper. - 45.5%
No, I change theme. - 9.1%
No, I change both. - 18.2%

Do you want to have LibreOffice pre-installed?

Yes. - 88.9%
No. - 11.1%

How large is your screen resolution?

640px - 0%
800px - 0%
1024px - 28.6%
Larger than 1024px - 71.4%

What video driver do you use?

I don't change the driver - 57.1%
I install the ATI/nVidia driver when asked by Snowlinux or via the Hardware Drivers tool - 42.9%
I install a driver myself - 0%

Do you use 3D effects on the desktop (compositing)?

Yes - 40%
No. - 40%
Not sure. - 10%
I like them but it is not important for me. - 10%

Which edition should switch to Ubuntu base?

KDE - 14.3%
XFCE - 14.3%
LXDE - 28.6%
None. - 42.9%

What is your default video player?

Banshee - 33.3%
Rhythmbox - 16.7%
Video-Player - 50%

What do you wish for Snowlinux?

Better homepage. - 33.3%
Better blog. - 0%
Better forum. - 44.4%
Nothing. - 22.2%