This is the first major update to the 32 bit version of Chromixium since 1.0 was released. This release brings a raft of improvements:
- Now using the standard Ubuntu (Ubiquity) installer with better language support, hardware detection and support for encrypted home and LVM (see note below).
- Rolls up Service Pack 1 and all upstream updates (including latest Flash and Chromium updates) into a new ISO
- Updated Xorg, but kernel remains on long term support 3.13
- Faster right-click applications menu generation
- Inclusion of Cardapio menu for a standard dockable menu (find it in the Control Panel and drag it to the dock)
- File-roller replaces PeaZip for better integration with Files application
- Lxinput is included for left-handed mouse adjustment
- A load of key bindings have been integrated to better support hotkeys such as volume adjustment out of the box
- A new simple GUI to enable autologin has been added
- New HD wallpapers
- Support for booting the ISO directly from a hard drive via Grub
- The revised build process aligns much better with Ubuntu/Lubuntu base
- Finally, a little command line tool called "chromixium-version" lets you know what version of Chromixium you are running!
This release requires a fresh installation. If you are running Chromixium 1.0 and do not want to reinstall, please install Service Pack 1 which includes many of the above improvements. More service packs may be released in future.
Minimum Requirements
- 512MB RAM (1GB recommended)
- 1GHz PAE-enabled processor
- 8GB free hard disk space
- ability to boot from DVD or USB.
Technical specifications
Chromixium 1.5 is based on Ubuntu 14.04.01 LTS i386 :
- 32 Bit LTS Linux PAE Kernel 3.13
- Chromium Web Browser
- Pepperflash Plugin
- Openbox window manager
- Compton desktop compositor
- Plank dock
- LXPanel
- Nautilus (Files)