If you can’t upgrade to a newer Linux LTS series, Greg Kroah-Hartman suggests to contact the CIP project at, who apparently are considering maintaining the Linux 4.4 branch going forward, but in a limited capability. Supported Linux kernel branches that are maintained for a longer period of time include Linux 4.9 LTS until January 2023, Linux 4.14 LTS until January 2024, Linux 4.19 LTS until December 2024, Linux 5.4 LTS until December 2025, Linux 5.10 LTS until December 2026, as well as Linux 5.15 LTS until October 2023.Ĭonsidering the fact that Linux kernel 4.4 was supported for more than six years, you may want to upgrade to Linux kernel 5.10 LTS, which has the longest support window from all supported LTS kernel branches. If you’re still using the Linux 4.4 kernel on your system, it is highly recommended that you upgrade to one of the supported LTS (Long-term support) kernel branches as soon as possible after reading this article. Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntus long-term support (LTS) release and featuring the Xfce desktop. It has powered many millions, maybe a few billion, devices out in the world, but now it’s time to say good-bye. Do not use it anymore unless you really know what you are doing,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman. It will not be getting any more updates from the kernel stable team, and will most likely quickly become insecure and out-of-date. Except in Linux Lite, which has proven that it doesn’t have to be true! Only in Linux Lite have I seen and experienced no reduction in speed and performance “in exchange for” the super-easy graphical user interface and cool tools for newbies.“This kernel branch is now END-OF-LIFE. Speed is sacrificed for simplicity, they said. The more “user-friendly” the distro, the poorer performance you could expect. Name Last modified Size Go to parent directory: (View Contents) 0 19:27: 1.3G: linux-lite-4.4. It used to be an axiom in the desktop Linux world that “newbie-friendliness” and performance were a trade-off. Fortunately the Xfce desktop is not only very lightweight, but infinitely configurable! I won’t want my computer to “look or behave like Windows” in any way! I want mine as different from Windows as I can make it! But that’s just me. Folks coming from Windows will find the default layout and configurations (pictured above) almost “familiar.” On my own computer of course, I change that right away. In my humble but somewhat experienced opinion, Linux Lite beats even Linux Mint for newbie-friendliness and simplicity. My other old favorite, SalixOS, won’t run on newer hardware, believe it or not, because even upstream Slackware hasn’t updated the kernel in so long. This new version of Linux Lite is lightweight compared to most other Xfce desktop distros ( Xubuntu, Linux Mint Xfce, and the Xfce flavor of PCLinuxOS). This version is more stable and up-to-date than other versions, which Linux Lite 3.4 inherits. The addition of the adapted MintUpdater helps to prevent it, especially if it’s set up to accept only tested, safe updates from upstream. 2 LTS, the latest revision of Ubuntu LTS. Not that it’s a daily occurrence or anything, but it happens often enough to brick a perfectly good working system. I continue to believe and assert that including untested stuff in updates in a distro intended for newcomers to Linux is unconscionable and unforgivable. This is not the official and accepted way to update Linux Lite, but because it’s Ubuntu-based and because Ubuntu puts a lot of beta-quality, untested crap in their updates, I choose to use the updater, especially for newbies to Linux! I added Waterfox (not in the Lite Software listing), Mintstick (also not in Lite Software), and of course, a safe updater adapted from Linux-Mint for Linux Lite, available here. Once you turn off some auto-start stuff you don’t need (like Bluetooth and Virtualbox in my case), it’s a quick-booting masterpiece that is even more simplified for new-users, especially those Windows users who are looking to try Linux for the very first time.
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