Besgnulinux is a lightweight, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch. Using the JWM window manager, it is designed to be fast, lightweight and easy to use, suitable for older and low-specification computers. Besgnulinux comes with the Calamares system installer, the Brave web browser, and over 40 custom-built tools to control the systems settings as well as the desktop's look-and-feel.
From ZDNET: What in the world is that name? Every time I say it, I think, "Best GNU Linux." Besgnulinux
is the brainchild of a single developer who seems to be on a mission to
keep old computers out of landfills, and I find that to be a very noble
pursuit. The developer has taken Debian stable and created a
user-friendly desktop with the help of the JWM window manager. What this
does is create a very fast operating system that's also highly stable
and works brilliantly on older hardware.
I tested Besgnulinux as
a virtual machine with only 2GB of RAM and a single CPU core. Guess
what? The OS ran like it was on a powerful, modern desktop computer.
This
distribution will appeal to anyone with an aging Windows 10 computer
who doesn't care about having the most modern, eye-candy-laden UI and
wants an OS they can trust will run reliably and well.
Besgnulinux uses the Calamares system installer, defaults to the Brave web browser, and includes over 40 custom-built tools to control the system's settings as well as the look and feel of the desktop.
I gave this light full featured distro a try and like all the applications and tools that come preinstalled with it. It uses the JWM window manager. Besgnulinux includes the Brave browser, LIbreOffice office suite, Synaptic package manager, Thunar file manager, Deluge BitTorrent client, Inkskape, Mousepad text editor, LXQ Terminal, firewall, screen shot tool, photo viewer, a large number of wallpapers, a Welcome screen, and a few Conky themes. This is a very nice distro for users with older hardware with 4GB of memory or less. I installed two of my favorite browsers right from Synaptic: Firefox ESR 149 and Chromium. There is little that needs to be installed to get up and running as a full desktop suite application. Below are my screen shots and where to get this distro. Enjoy.
You can download and try this distro here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/besgnulinux/files/
