wattOS LXDE Edition is an open source project that provides users with an energy-efficient, fast and lightweight distribution of Linux based on the award winning and widely used Debian GNU/Linux operating system.
Availability, boot options and supported architectures
The LXDE edition of the wattOS Linux operating system, a remaster of the latest stable Debian release, is available for download as two Live CD ISO images, one for each of the supported architectures (64-bit and 32-bit (non-PAE)), which can be burned onto CD discs, or written to USB flash drives of 1GB or higher capacity.
From the boot prompt, the user can start the live environment with default options or in failsafe mode, run a memory diagnostic test, as well as to boot an existing operating system that is installed on the first hard disk drive.
Lightweight desktop environment for low-end machines
The wattOS desktop environment is really beautiful, providing users with a modern, clean and fast graphical session that comprises a single taskbar located on the bottom edge of the screen, from where users can access the main menu, launch applications, interact with running programs, as well as to cycle between virtual workspaces.
Default applications include the Iceweasel web browser, Audacious audio player, PCManFM file manager, Leadpad text editor, GPicView image viewer, LXTerminal terminal emulator, Xarchiver archive manager, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, FileZilla file transfer client, Transmission torrent downloader, VLC Media Player, Xfburn CD/DVD burning software, and Htop system monitoring tool.
Bottom line
Summing up, wattOS is a very fast and easy-to-use operating system when deployed on your computer, and now is the right time to rethink our energy use and how we utilize computers in our daily life. Use wattOS, as it’s the perfect OS for any computer with a Pentium 3 class processor or better and a minimum of 256MB of RAM.
