DistroScreens
Screenshots of GNU/Linux, BSD, and other open source distributions.
- Peppermint OS 9 screenshots (2018/08/07 19:29)Peppermint OS is an Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution with integrated support for cloud based applications. It provides a handful of web applications on default installation, and also facilitate creating custom applications with Ice application launcher. The Peppermint OS 9 is a release based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. In addition to the package updates from parent distribution, it includes serveral usability improvements.
Distribution Name Peppermint Version 9 Release date 22nd June 2018 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment LXDE Home page http://peppermintos.com/ 
Peppermint OS 9 Desktop - First impression. It includes a dark background by default. 
The Whisker Application menu in Peppermint OS. Despite the LXDE base, Peppermint OS is using Xfce4 panels. 
Nemo File Manager (File Manager from Cinnamon ecosystem) 
Terminal Emulator 
GUI based multitasking demonstration 
Alt + Tab window switching 
Peppermint OS 9 uses Mozilla Firefox as default browser. The previous release was shipped with Chromium browser. 
VLC Media Player - The universal media player 
Pixlr is a web based image editing application. It is shipped as a self contained web application in Peppermint OS 
Peppermint OS 9 also ships web based microsoft productivity suite. With this we need to signin with the microsoft account. 
XViewer - A standard image viewer applications shipped with XApplication stack 
Htop illustration the memory usage of Peppermint OS 9 on idle state 
Peppermint Settings Panel is a homemade application to look for all configuration options. 
Peppermint OS 9 is shipped with a set of beautiful wallpapers. 
GNOME Software 
GNOME Software - Detailed description 
Peppermint OS 9 also ships mintinstall. Why there are two package management applications? 
Category View in mintinstall 
Synaptic package manager 
Shutdown confirmation
- ArchLabs Linux 2018.07 screenshots (2018/07/31 19:55)ArchLabs Linux 2018.07 is a stable release of Arch based GNU/Linux distribution featuring OpenBox window manager. The main focus of this release on stability and usability improvements. With multiple changes, it also includes a new default dark theme.
Distribution Name ArchLabs Version 2018.07 Code name NA Release Date 29th July 2018 Desktop Environment Openbox
ArchLabs Welcome App provides a handful of options and descriptions to get started with the system 
Application Menu 
Thunar File Manager 
Terminal Emulator 
Firefox Web browser 
mpv - a generic media player 
Audacious music player 
Resource usage monitoring using htop 
Shutting down the system
- Linux Mint 19 Tara Cinnamon Edition screenshots (2018/07/21 18:32)Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon Edition is an official release of popular GNU/Linux distribution. It is based on top of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Long Term Supported) release and features Cinnamon Desktop 3.8. It also features redesigned Mint Software, Redshift snapshot creator, snapshot based update strategy ..etc.
Let's quickly explore some screenshots in Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon Edition.Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 19 Code name Tara Release Date 29th June 2018 Desktop Environment Cinnamon Desktop 
Booting into Linux Mint 19 Tara Cinnamon Edition 
Mint Welcome providing quick links to different resources and lists the initial steps to follow after installing the system. 
Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop - First impression 
Traditional looking, full functional application menu in Cinnamon Desktop 
Nemo File Manager 
GNOME Terminal 
A demo of multitasking in Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon Edition 
Mozilla Firefox Web Browser 
Xplayer - A media player as part of XApplication stack developed by Linux Mint team. 
Rhythmbox Music Player 
LibreOffice impress 
XViewer - A functional image viewer in Linux Mint 19 
Pix - An alternative image manager in Linux Mint 19 
System Resource Monitor 
Htop shows the system resource usage on idle state 
System Settings 
Backgrounds 
Software Manager - Home page 
Software Manager (aka Mint Software ) - Detailed description 
Update Manager 
Synaptic package manager 
Shutdown confirmation
- Linux Lite 4.0 Diamond screenshots (2018/07/19 07:12)Linux Lite 4.0 Diamond is a stable release of Linux Lite. It is an Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution featuring well tweaked Xfce Desktop. This release brings an updated system and icon theme. It also ships an updated documentation, timeshift restore utility, Lite sound..etc
Let's have a quick tour through various screens of Linux Lite 4.0 Diamond.Distribution Name Linux Lite Version 4.0 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment Xfce Release date 3rd June 2018 Home page https://www.linuxliteos.com/ 
Lite Welcome - An application launched on loading Linux Lite Desktop. It provides quick links to various resources and some initial TODO actions. 
Linux Lite 4.0 Xfce Desktop - First impression 
Whisker Menu - Bigger than any other distribution and well decorated 
Thunar File Manager 
Xfce4 Terminal is tweaked with beautiful look & feel. 
Multitasking Overview in Linux Lite 
Mozilla Firefox Web browser 
VLC Media Player 
Shotwell Image Manager 
LibreOffice Impress 
Gufw file manager 
Linux Lite Terminal 
Synaptic Package Manager 
Linux Lite Updates 
Desktop Icons 
Lite Software - Software manager in Linux Lite 
Lite Tweaks 
Lite Updates Notifier - A tool to configure, who often the updates notification should popup 
System Information 
Timeshift snapshot creator 
Settings Manager 
Background Settings 
Shutdown Confirmation
- Linux Mint 19 MATE screenshots (2018/07/10 20:28)Linux Mint 19 MATE Edition is the latest stable release of Linux Mint project. It the oldest flavor of this project. From the very beginning, Linux Mint MATE Edition ships a well-tweaked desktop environment, that provides a blend of traditional and modern desktop experience. It leverages the productivity.
Let's have a quick tour through Linux Mint 19 MATE screenshots.Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 19 Code name Tara Release Date 29th June 2018 Desktop Environment MATE Desktop 
Linux Mint Welcome App 
The Welcome App lists first steps to follow after installing the OS 
Linux Mint MATE Desktop - First impression 
The Application Menu 
Caja Files 
MATE Terminal 
Multitasking Overview 
Mozilla Firefox web browser 
XPlayer - A classic looking, functional video player 
Rhythmbox Music Player 
LibreOffice Writer 
XViewer - An image viewer shipped with XApplication stack 
The Mint Software Manager 
Software Manager - Details 
MATE Control Center 
Appearance Preferences 
Desktop Settings 
System Monitor 
Synaptic Package Manager 
Update Manager 
Timeshift system restore utility 
Shutdown confirmation
- Linux Mint 19 Xfce Edition screenshots (2018/07/03 21:28)Linux Mint 19 Tarah, is a stable release of popular GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. This release has made a significance improvement in delivering a beginner friendly distribution with traditional desktop concepts. Let's have a quick walk through different screens of Linux Mint 19 Tarah, an official flavor of Linux Mint.
Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 19 Release date 30th June 2018 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment Xfce Home page https://linuxmint.com/ 
Linux Mint 19 Xfce Desktop - First impression 
The Whisker Application Menu in Linux Mint 19 Xfce. It smooth, response and can be launched by hitting the Super Key. 
The Thunar File Manager 
Xfce4 Terminal is a decent terminal emulator and is included by default in Linux Mint Xfce edition 
Multitasking Overview. Linux Mint 19 Xfce edition provides provisions to set windows in each corner by dragging them to the edges. 
Despite being a lightweight distribution, Mozilla Firefox is used as default browser. 
XPlayer, a traditional looking, yet fully functional video player 
Rhythmbox Music Player 
LibreOffice impress 
Alt + Tab window switching 
Xviewer is an image viewer shipped as part of XApplication stack. 
The backup & restore utility 
Timeshift is a tool for creating quick system snapshots and to restore the system into a previous point. 
The Xfce4 Settings Manager 
Desktop Settings 
Xfce Task Manager 
Top utility showing memory usage. On idle state this release takes around 371 MB of memory. 
Update Manager 
Software Manager 
Software Manager - Details page 
Synaptic package manager 
Shutdown confirmation
- Xubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver screenshots (2018/06/21 20:18)Xubuntu 18.04 is a long-term supported release of Xubuntu, an official community flavor of Ubuntu featuring Xfce Desktop. This release replaces some of the GNOME applications with corresponding MATE application to provide more consistency. It also provides better support for HiDPI screens and includes improved Greybird Gtk+ theme.
Distribution Name Xubuntu Version 18.04 LTS Code name Bionic Beaver Release date 26th April 2018 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment Xfce Home Page http://xubuntu.org/ 
Xubuntu 18.04 Xfce Desktop - First impression 
Xubuntu 18.04 is shipped with Xfce Desktop 4.12, latest stable release available now 
Xubuntu uses Whisker Application Menu by default. Whisker is a modern application menu designed for Xfce Desktop 
Thunar File Manager 
Xfce Terminal Emulator 
Demonstration of GUI based multitasking. Open windows includes Firefox, Thunar & Xfce Terminal 
Alt + Tab window switching feature 
Mozilla Firefox web browser 
Parole Media Player 
LibreOffice Writer 
Ristretto Image Viewer 
GNOME Software 
Mousepad Text Editor 
Task Manager 
Top utility illustrating memory usage. On idle state, Xubuntu 18.04 consumes around 376 MB of memory 
Settings Manager 
Background Settings 
Xfce Panel Layout Switcher 
GNOME 2.x layout 
Redmond Layout 
Xfce 4.12 default layout 
Ubuntu Precise Pangolin Layout 
Shutdown Confirmation
- Devuan 2.0 ASCII Xfce screenshots (2018/06/16 11:44)Devuan 2.0 ASCII provides an option to choose from multiple desktop environments while installation. However, the Devuan team recommends using Xfce edition to explore the live system. So, let's a quick tour through Devuan 2.0 ASCII Xfce edition screenshots.
Devuan 2.0 ASCII login screen 
Devuan 2.0 ASCII Xfce Desktop - First impression 
Traditional application menu in Devuan Xfce Desktop 
Thunar File Manager 
Xfce4 Terminal emulator 
Multitasking Overview 
Mozilla Firefox Web browser 
VLC Media Player 
Quod Libet 
LibreOffice Writer 
GIMP Image Editor 
Task Manager 
Settings Manager 
Appearance Editor 
Background selection 
Synaptic Package Manager 
Shutdown confirmation
- Kubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver screenshots (2018/06/07 21:56)Kubuntu 18.04 LTS is a long-term supported (LTS) release of official Ubuntu community flavor featuring Plasma Desktop. This release ships to responsive Plasma Desktop on top of solid Ubuntu base to provide a reliable desktop experience.
The main highlights of this release include completely revamped Software Manager - Discover, muon - an alternative package manager and the stunning Plasma Desktop.
Let's have a quick walk through Kubuntu 18.04 LTS.Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 18.04 Code name Bionic Beaver Release Date 23rd April 2018 Desktop Environment Plasma Desktop 
Basic details on Kubuntu powered system. It includes a quick snap of hardware configurations and Software versions 
The Application Menu in Kubuntu 18.04. It is configured to launch with Super Key and is very much responsive. 
Dolphin File Manager 
Konsole Terminal Emulator 
Mozilla Firefox - default web browser in Kubuntu 18.04 
A demonstration of GUI based multitasking. Screenshot includes dolpin, firefox & konsole 
Alt + Tab window switching 
VLC is used as default media player in Kubuntu 18.04 
Kubuntu 18.04 ships complete LibreOffice suite with default installation. 
Gwenview Image Viewer 
Kate is an advanced text editor built with Qt. 
Kubuntu 18.04 includes a redesigned version of Discover - the software manager 
Search results in Discover 
Kubuntu uses Discover as default update manager. Discover lists updates available at the moment 
System Settings is a place to look for all configurations. The latest system settings includes all options on side pane and it also remembers frequently used modules. 
Look & feel module in system settings 
Muon is an alternative package manager built with Qt 
As per KSysGuard, Plasma consumes only 400 MB of memory on idle state. 
While, top utility says, Plasma requires around 450 MB of memory on idle state 
The Calendar Widget in Kubuntu 18.04 
Volume Configuration Widget in Kubuntu 18.04 
Battery & Brightness Widget 
Shutdown options in application menu 
Shutdown confirmations
- Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Bionic Beaver screenshots (2018/05/14 21:32)Ubuntu MATE is one among the most popular and successful official derivatives of Ubuntu. Within a relatively small span, it has acquired a lot of growth both in terms of popularity and financial base. The distribution occupied the space left by the classical Ubuntu releases with GNOME 2.x Desktop.
Ubuntu MATE 18.04 is a stable release of Ubuntu MATE project. The initial idea of this project was to retain the user experience provided by the earlier Ubuntu releases, however, the Ubuntu MATE 18.04 comes with some significant changes including the Brisk Menu, a modern application menu developed by Solus project in collaboration with Ubuntu MATE.
Let's have a quick tour through various screens of Ubuntu MATE 18.04.Distribution Name Ubuntu MATE Version 18.04 Code name Bionic Beaver Release Date 23rd April 2018 Desktop Environment MATE Desktop
Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Desktop - MATE welcome greets the user when they login to the system after installation 
MATE Welcome introduces the operating system to end users 
Ubuntu MATE 18.04 Desktop - Initial impression 
About Ubuntu MATE - MATE System Monitor 
For the first time, Ubuntu MATE has shipped the Brisk Menu, a modern application menu developed by Solus in collaboration with Ubuntu MATE. This menu can also be launched by hitting Super Key. 
Caja File Manager 
MATE Terminal 
Multitasking Demonstration 
Mozilla Firefox 
Instead of using XApps developed by Linux Mint project, Ubuntu MATE uses VLC Media Player to provide extended support for various multimedia files 
Rhythmbox steaming a song from online source 
Shotwell Image manager 
LibreOffice Writer 
Software Boutique is a part of MATE welcome and it helps to install various common tools and applciations 
Software Boutique also provides some miscellaneous scripts to fix package management related issues 
MATE Control Center is a central location to look for all configuration options related to MATE Desktop & Ubuntu MATE 
Ubuntu MATE ships a wide range of wallpapers to choose from. 
Ubuntu MATE provides several layouts to choose from. With these predefined layouts, we can customized our system to look like other popular operating system. 
The Contemporary layout 
Cupertino layout 
Mutiny layout 
Netbook layout 
Pantheon layout 
Redmond layout 
Traditional layout 
System Monitor showing resource usage on idle state. It shows that, Ubuntu MATE consumes 930 MB of memory on idle state, which is simply unbelievable 
Top utility shows a more believable result. According to it, Ubuntu MATE takes around 400 MB memory on idle state 
The system menu 
Shutdown confirmation
- GhostBSD 11.1 MATE Edition screenshots (2018/05/07 21:22)GhostBSD 11.1 is a stable release of desktop BSD distribution based on FreeBSD. This release includes MATE and Xfce editions which provides a user friendly experience on desktop systems and laptops. Let's have a quick tour through various screenshots of GhostBSD 11.1 MATE edition.
Distribution Name GhostBSD Version 11.1 Code name NA Release date 16th November 2017 Base FreeBSD Desktop Environment MATE Home page http://www.ghostbsd.org 
GhostBSD 11.1 MATE Edition login screen. Needless to say, this is the most beautiful login screen that I remember in open source operating systems. 
GhostBSD 11.1 MATE Desktop - First impression 
GhostBSD 11.1 uses MATE Desktop Environment 1.18.0 
Caja File Manager in GhostBSD 
MATE Terminal emulator. I was not able to install screenfetch package as I does in other distributions, hence a preview of ping. 
Mozilla Firefox is used as default browser in GhostBSD 
A demonstration of GUI based multitasking in GhostBSD 
MPlayer and GNOME MPlayer are default media players shipped in GhostBSD 
Exaile Music Player 
Shotwell Image Viewer 
Eye of MATE - A simple image viewer as part of MATE ecosystem. 
LibreOffice impress 
On idle state, MATE System Monitor shows around 367 MB of memory, which is comparable with memory usage in other MATE distributions. 
top utility showcasing memory usage 
OctoPkg is a package manager shipped in GhostBSD. Unfortunately, I was not able to see or install packages using this application. 
MATE Control Center is a central place to look for all configuration options 
Background selection in GhostBSD 
Station Tweak is a part of MATE Control Center and it helps to easily switch between various desktop layout 
The element layout provided in station tweaks 
The purity layout provide in station tweaks 
System Menu 
Shutdown confirmation
- KaOS 2018.04 screenshots (2018/05/06 17:55)KaOS 2018.04 is a rolling snapshot of independently evolved GNU/Linux distribution that offers a lean Plasma experience. Let's have a quick tour through various screens of KaOS 2018.04.
Distribution Name KaOS Version 2018.04 Code name NA Release date 6th March 2018 Base Independent Desktop Environment Plasma Home page https://kaosx.us/ 
SSDM Login Manager in KaOS 2018.04 
KaOS welcome app, inspired by welcome app in other desktop environments 
KaOS Desktop - First impression 
About System - KInfoCenter in Plasma Desktop 
Unlike many other desktop environments, panel is located on left panel. There is a compact application menu 
Dolphin File Manager 
Konsole Terminal Emulator 
A demonstration of GUI based multitasking 
Falkon Web browser 
Calligra Words 
Karbon Vector Drawing program 
Elisa Music Player 
SMPlayer is used as default media player. In default installation MPV is also present 
KSysGuard showing memory usage on idle state 
top utility is used to demonstrate the resource usage 
System Settings 
Background selection 
Octopi file manager 
Audio volume control widget 
Shutdown confirmation
- Fedora 28 Workstation screenshots (2018/05/04 19:07)Fedora 28 Workstation is a stable release of popular, independently developed, bleeding edge GNU/Linux distribution. This release brings various improvements to provide a better desktop experience. Some of the highlights of Fedora 28 Workstation includes various kernel level and hardware tuning to provide longer battery backup on laptops, ability to enable proprietary repositories with a single click, GNOME 3.28 ..etc.
Distribution Name Fedora Version 28 Code name NA Release date 1st May 2018 Base Independent Desktop Environment GNOME Home page http://fedoraproject.org/ 
First impression of Fedora 28 Workstation, the background looks very beautiful and it is of very high quality. 
Fedora 28 Workstation features GNOME 3.28.x as default desktop environment. Well, the 0.28 may be a coincidence. 
Application Overview, default feature of GNOME shell 
Nautilus file manager, icons are a little big but not looking bad in overall 
GNOME Terminal emulator. As usual in distroscreens screenshots, screenfetch utility is used for demo 
Multitasking Overview - Another cool feature of GNOME shell 
A demo of GUI based multitasking. Nautilus, Firefox and GNOME terminal running simultaneously. 
Alt + Tab window switching. Nothing changed here for years. 
For better productivity, firefox is still used as default browser 
GNOME Videos. Additional plugins and codecs are required to play common multimedia files. It is not that easy in a live session. Hence, no screenshot while streaming a video :( 
Rhythmbox Music Player. Nothing changed much since years 
LibreOffice 6.x series is used as productivity suite in Fedora 28 
The revamped version of GNOME Photos helps us to organize our photos in a better way. 
GNOME Calendar 
GNOME Weather 
GNOME Maps 
GNOME Clocks 
GNOME Software in Fedora 28. Do you see the message on top of the window? Yes. It is asking whether we want to enable proprietary repositories or not. One of the cool highlight in Fedora 28 
Once we enable 3rd party repositories, we can get access to a variety of proprietary packages including Google Chrome 
GNOME Control Center 
There are only two backgrounds available in Fedora 28 Workstation. If we are more interested in backgrounds, we can install package containing community contributed wallpapers 
As per GNOME System Monitor, it takes around 1.1 GiB of memory to run Fedora 28 Workstation without any application open. 
While the top utility says, it takes only 837 MB of memory on idle state. 
Calendar cum Notification widget integrated to GNOME shell. In notification area, it includes an indicator for rhythmbox which is running on background 
The System Menu, a place to access various system related operations like poweroff, logout, settings .e.tc 
On clicking Power Off, Fedora asks whether you want o Power Off or Restart the system.
- Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver screenshots (2018/05/01 08:19)Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver is the first long term supported release from Ubuntu with GNOME shell as default desktop environment. Instead of providing a vanilla GNOME experience, Ubuntu developers have customized the GNOME shell to retain the desktop experience offered by discontinued unity shell project. In this post, let's take a peek into Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Distribution Name Ubuntu Version 18.04 Code name Bionic Beaver Release date 24th April 2018 Base Debian Desktop Environment GNOME Home page http://www.ubuntu.com 
First impression of Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Desktop. The GNOME shell is customized to retain the look & feel of unity shell. 
Full screen application menu, the default from GNOME shell 
Nautilus file manager. As different from stock nautilus, we can see some shortcuts placed on the left border of nautilus. 
GNOME Terminal 
A demonstration of GUI based multitasking 
Alt + Tab window switching in Ubuntu 18.04 
Multitasking Overview is a default feature from GNOME shell 
Mozilla Firefox web browser 
GNOME Videos (aka totem) showing videos from guardian. We need to install additional plugins and codecs to support common video formats like MP4, MKV, FLV ..etc 
Rhythmbox - Live streaming of internet radio 
Shotwell image viewer 
LibreOffice productivity suite. 
GNOME calendar app 
GNOME Control Center is the central location to look for all configuration options in Ubuntu 18.04 
Background selection 
The dock is customized to show on bottom instead of left side. This can be done using dock configuration options available in control center 
GNOME system monitor is showing resource usage after using the system for a while 
System resource usage just after launching the system. 
Ubuntu Software which is nothing but a renamed version of GNOME Software 
Software Updater 
GNOME Calendar cum notification widget in Ubuntu 18.04 
Global system menu 
Shutdown confirmation
- Trisquel 8 Flidas Mini Edition screenshots (2018/04/23 21:27)In addition to regular Trisquel releases, Trisquel project also provides mini edition with a lightweight desktop environment to use in old and low resource computers. The Trisquel 8 Mini edition features LXDE as default desktop environment.
Let's have a quick tour through different screens of Trisquel 8.0 Flidas mini edition.Distribution Name Trisquel Mini Version 8 Code name Flidas Release Date 18th April 2018 Desktop Environment MATE Desktop 
Trisquel 8.0 Flidas, LXDE Desktop - First impression 
The classic application menu in Trisquel 8 Mini edition 
PCManFM file manager 
LXTerminal 
Multitasking Overview 
Midori Web browser 
MPlayer enables out of the box media support in Trisquel 8 mini edition 
Abiword - A simple, yet powerful word processing tool 
Leafpad is a simple text editor 
mtPaint is a simple drawing program 
GPicView 0.2.5 is shipped as default image viewer in Trisquel 8.0 mini edition 
A simple application to add/remove applications 
For advanced users Trisquel 8 also includes synaptic package manager 
Customizing look & feel in Trisquel Desktop 
Desktop Preferences 
Resource usage on idle state. As per the output given by top utility, Trisquel takes only 210 MB of memory on idle state. 
Shutdown confirmation.
- Nitrux 1.0.10 screenshots (2018/04/16 21:04)Nitrux 1.0.10 is a stable release of Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution featuring a decently customized Plasma Desktop environment. This release is made on top of Ubuntu 18.04 base and includes various bug fixes and enhancements, especially on Nomad software components like Nomad Software Centre and Nomad Firewall. You can read more about Nitrux in our gallery.
In this post, let's have a quick tour through Nitrux 1.0.10 screenshots.Distribution Name Nitrux Version 1.0.10 Code name NA Release date 31st March 2018 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment KDE Plasma Home page http://fedoraproject.org/ 
First impression of Nitrux 1.0.10 Plasma Desktop. Unlike traditional Plasma, there is a top panel and a dock on the bottom. 
The application menu is something similar to what we see in elementary OS. One of the plus point is ability to launch application menu by hitting super key. 
Dolphin File Manager. In Nitrux, applications are configured to show global menu despite size of application. 
Konsole Terminal emulator. The screenfetch utility identify OS as a generic Linux distribution. 
A preview of GUI multitasking on Nitrux OS 
Alt + Tab window switching. 
Chromium is default web browser in Nitrux. 
The VLC media player is shipped with a custom skin to provide a better user experience. 
The Babe Music Player. 
ImageViewer 
Nomad Software Center. A tool to manage and update applications. 
KDE System Settings 
Nomad Software Updater 
Nomad Firewall 
About the system. KInfo Center 
System Monitor showing resource usage on idle. 
Kwantum theme manager 
Nomad Network configuration widget. 
Audio Control Widget 
Battery & Brightness indicator 
The Calendar Widget 
Shutdown confirmation
- Fedora 28 Workstation beta screenshots (2018/04/05 21:46)Fedora 28 Workstation beta release is major milestone in the development of upcoming Fedora 28 stable release planned for May 2018. In addition to various package updates, this release brings initial support for modular repositories, GNOME 3.28, latest version of LibreOffice ..etc. Le'ts have a quick walk through Fedora 28 Workstation screenshots.
Distribution Name Fedora Version 28 Code name NA Release date 04 April 2018 Base Independent Desktop Environment GNOME Home page http://fedoraproject.org/ 
First impression Fedora 28 Workstation Desktop. The wallpaper is somewhat boring and it appears like of less quality despite of it's file size and pixel ratio. 
About Fedora 28. The about dialog integrated with GNOME Control Centre. Fedora 28 uses GNOME 3.28 as default desktop environment. 
Fedora brings most of the applications actively developed by GNOME project. 
Nautilus File Manager 
GNOME Terminal showing output of screenfetch command for illustration. 
Multitasking Overview - A feature of GNOME shell 
Alt + Tab window switching in Fedora 28 beta 
GUI based multitasking demonstration. 
With the GNOME short keys, we can easily arrange windows side by side 
Fedora ships most of the applications from GNOME project, except web browser. It uses Firefox as default web browser instead of epiphany provided by GNOME project. 
GNOME Videos aka Totem. 
Rhythmbox Music Player 
GNOME Photos application provides a more elegant way to manager our photos 
Fedora 28 ships LibreOffice 6.0.1.1 in default installation. This is the latest version of productivity suite at the moment. 
As per the statistics shown by gnome-system-monitor, Fedora 28 takes around 1.2 GB of memory on idle state. This is very high and may be due to recently discovered memory leak issue in GNOME Desktop environment. 
At the same time, top command shows a memory usage around 800 MB. 
The GNOME calendar application 
The GNOME clocks application with which we can create clocks showing current time at various parts of world, set alarm, stopwatch and timer. 
GNOME Maps helps us to explore the earth in easy way. 
GNOME Weather app shows real time weather in various parts of world. It has also a beautiful illustration to indicate the weather 
GNOME Control Centre or simply Settings. One of the key highlight of GNOME control centre 3.28 is ability to remember previously opened tab. 
Comparing to previous releases, background selection is very poor in Fedora 28 beta. There are only two wallpaper images shipped in Fedora ISO. 
GNOME Software helps to easily install, remove and update application. When we launches this for the first time, it asks whether we want to enable 3rd party repos which will give access to a wide range of proprietary applications. 
With GNOME Software all of the installed applications can be removed or updated. 
In GNOME Software, applications has been classified to different categories. 
GNOME Calendar cum notification widget shows a small calendar with weather details and world clock times. It also includes various notifications generated by the system. 
GNOME System Menu helps to configure brightness and volume and to manager network connection. It also includes shortcuts for settings, rotate screen, lock screen and poweroff. 
Poweroff confirmation. Conclusion
Usually, we don't write conclusion in DistroScreens. But, for Fedora 28 I want to write it as it is doing better than it's ancestors. Recent releases of Fedora used to crash occasionally after connecting with the network and I had a gut feeling like Fedora releases are coming without any proper QA.When it comes to Fedora 28, it is pretty solid and working smoothly. I have n't experienced any unexpected behavior while exploring Fedora 28 Workstation beta. Let's hope the final release of Fedora 28 will also carry this much quality and regain it's reputation as a reliable operating system. - Trisquel 8 Flidas screenshots (2018/03/28 21:46)Trisquel is a Libre GNU/Linux distribution that completely adheres to the Free Software Foundation guide lines. Trisquel 8 Flidas is an upcoming stable release of Trisquel, based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS branch. This is going to be the first release of the project featuring MATE Desktop instead of discontinued GNOME 2.x. Let's have a quick walk through various screens of Trisquel 8.
Disclaimer : The screenshots shared in this blog are captured from a daily image of Trisquel 8. There may be slight variations in the final release.Distribution Name Trisquel Version 8 (daily build 20th March 2018) Code name Flidas Release Date 20th March 2018 Desktop Environment MATE Desktop 
Trisquel 8, just like it's parent, makes use of LightDM Display Manager. The visible differences with Ubuntu includes background change and the trisquel logo. 
Trisquel 8 is the first release of Trisquel that uses MATE as default desktop environment. It is customised to look like the GNOME 2.x desktop used in previous releases. 
Despite having several application menus for mate desktop, Trisquel uses the default Main Menu. it is exactly similar to the one included in previous release. In user experience point of view, the developers could have replaced this with a more modern menu like Brisk Menu developed by Solus project. hmm.... Wait a minute.. There may be some policy issues for including Brisk Menu. 
Caja File Manager. There is a decent in Gtk theme and icon theme included in Trisquel. It looks almost like in previous releases. But we can't forget the effort taken to migrate that user experience from discontinued GNOME 2.x project to MATE Desktop. 
MATE Terminal is default terminal emulator in Trisquel 8. The screenfetch command is used for illustration purpose. Screenfetch correctly identifies the distributions and draws an ugly logo in terminal window. 
GUI multitasking Overview in Trisquel 8. 
Abrowser is used as default web browser in Trisquel 8. On the first launch, it asks user to configure their privacy settings. In this page, we can configure the system to match with our privacy and feature requirements. 
Abrowser web browser in action. 
VLC is used as default media player in Trisquel. Previous releases of Trisquel used to ship totem as default media player. In this release VLC 2.2.2 is included, which quite outdated. But that is what we can expect from a system based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. 
LibreOffice productivity suite is available in default installation of Trisquel 8. 
The GNU Image Manipulation Program. 
Eye of MATE Image Viewer 
Trisquel 8 uses a standard application manager for adding/removing applications. 
For advanced users, Trisquel 8 includes synaptic package manager. 
The MATE Control Centre - A central hub to look for all configuration options. 
On idle state, Trisquel 8 consumes around 540 MB of memory, which is expected from a distribution featuring MATE Desktop. 
When we look for idle state memory consumption on command line, it is very less. It shows around 293 MB memory. 
The MATE Tweak tool contains option to switch between various panel layouts. I think, Trisquel team is quite ready with this configuration. Because, they don't have any name for their default configuration. 
The GNOME 2.x layout takes use to the old GNOME world with panels on top and bottom. 
The openSUSE layout is with a bottom panel. Alternatively, we can choose the Redmond layout. It is like open suse layout, but includes a modern menu with search options. 
Shutdown confirmation.
- Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Bionic Beaver screenshots (2018/03/18 09:07)Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Bionic Beaver is the first long term supported release of Ubuntu Budgie, an official community flavor of Ubuntu featuring Budgie Desktop developed and maintained by Solus project. The Ubuntu Budgie team is putting a lot of effort into making their first most LTS release. It is not just shipping a preinstalled budgie desktop on Ubuntu base. Instead, it is a continuous effort to provide an elegant, user-friendly experience with a custom-made Gtk+ and Icon themes.
Let's have a quick walk through various screens of Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 Bionic Beaver.
Disclaimer: These screenshots are captured from the daily build of Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. The look and feel in the final release may vary slightly.Distribution Name Ubuntu Budgie Version 18.04 LTS (daily build - 14th March 2018) Code name Bionic Beaver Release Date 14th March 2018 Desktop Environment Budgie Desktop
First impression of Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS Desktop. There is no much difference comparing to the previous release, except the transparent panel on top, Date & Time Conky on Desktop and additional applet icons on the panel. 
The Budgie Welcome App - An app developed by Ubuntu Budgie team that introduces the operating system to the users and help them to perform various customizations like layout change, theme change, applet installation ..etc. This app is expected to launch in the first run of the operating system. Unfortunately, I could n't find it on live image and had to install it explicitly from repositories. 
System configuration details are shown in Budgie Welcome 
Budgie Applet installation using Budgie Welcome App 
Look & feel change in Budgie Welcome 
About Ubuntu Budgie. What? It is saying Ubuntu 18.04 instead of Ubuntu Budgie. Well, it is a known issue and it exists in different areas. 
Budgie Application Menu 
Nautilus file manager 
Tilix Terminal Emulator. The screenfetch utility is used for the illustration purpose. Again, if you observe, you can see there is a glitch same as system details. 
Multitasking Overview in Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 
The Chromium web browser 
GNOME MPV 
Rhythmbox Music Player 
LibreOffice 6.0.x is included on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS. There is a discussion going on inclusion on LibreOffice, whether include it as snap or as .deb. It is included as snap, users can enjoy updates from the LibreOffice project. If it is Debian, it will be always restricted by update policy of Ubuntu. 
GNOME Weather App 
GNOME Calendar App 
GNOME Photos 
gedit text editor 
GNOME Software 
The GNOME Control Center. Now, it comes with sidebar layout and ability to remember previously launched configuration tab. 
Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 comes with a plenty of beautiful wallpapers. The wallpapers included in the final release may vary slightly. 
Raven - Applet cum Notification widget in Budgie Desktop. Earlier, all the desktop related configurations were placed in this widget. Later, it was migrated to a standalone configuration app. 
Budgie Desktop App - A place to configure all budgie desktop related settings. 
Budgie Panel settings. 
System resource usage monitor 
Places applet 
User indicator menu showing different options to shutdown the system. 
Shutdown confirmation.
- Fedora 27 LXQt spin screenshots (2018/02/18 10:01)I was always curious to explore LXQt desktop since the moment I heard about it for the first time. I have tried installing LXQt desktop in Fedora & Ubuntu releases by configuring third-party repositories. But my experience was always incomplete. Every time, there was something missing. Like entries in the application menu, desktop background ..etc. The Manjaro LXQt Edition, on the other hand, was over customized with a lot of colors and effects. I did n't want to use such a system in my daily life.
Recently, I saw someone shared a screenshot of Fedora 27 LXQt spin on facebook. I was quite desperate with my experience with recent Fedora Workstation releases because of it's poor quality and lack of stability. Still, I decided to give a try for the LXQt spin. To my surprise, the experience was quite impressing. Let's have a walk through various screens of Fedora 27 LXQt spin.Distribution Name Fedora Version 27 Code name NA Release date 14th November 2017 Base Independent Desktop Environment LXQt Home page http://fedoraproject.org/ 
The login screen in Fedora 27 LXQt spin. 
LXQt Desktop in Fedora 27 spin. The desktop is completely empty by default. In live session, we can see the installer link here. 
About LXQt Desktop. Fedora 27 LXQt spin is shipped with LXQt 0.11.x. The latest LXQt release at the moment is 0.12.x 
The LXQt application menu. It is simple, compact & traditional 
Despite of simplicity, LXQt application menu provides a search functionality with which we can search for applications. Though, there is one issue/unexpected thing here. The search entry persists even after closing the menu. Which is somewhat not convenient. 
PCManFM file manager. The LXDE file manager ported to Qt. 
QTerminal - A simple, multi platform supported terminal application. 
Another mode of QTerminal. Terminal can be launcher as a dropdown application. 
GUI based multitasking demonstration on LXQt Desktop. 
The QupZilla browser. This browser is lightweight & disables advertisements by default. 
The Dragon Video Player 
Yarock Music Player 
Featherpad - A Qt based simple text editor. 
LXImage Viewer 
KCalc 
System resource usage on idle state. It takes only 237 MB to run Fedora 27 LXQt spin. While it takes almost 1 GB to run Fedora 27 workstation. 
The LXQt Configuration Center 
Appearance Settings 
LXQt Appearance Configuration 
Power Management Settings 
Battery Info 
Leave the sessions options in application menu 
Shutdown confirmation - Linux Lite 3.8 Final screenshots (2018/02/04 15:04)Linux Lite 3.8 is the final stable release in Linux Lite 3.x series. It brings various package updates from base distribution and other improvements on Lite Applications. Let's have a quick walk through various screens of Linux Lite 3.8.
Linux Lite 3.8 Final - Boot splash screen Distribution Name Linux Lite Version 3.8 Base Ubuntu Desktop Environment Xfce Release date 1st February 2018 Home page https://www.linuxliteos.com/ 
LightDM Login screen 
Lite Welcome App - A welcome app which gives quick links to various tweaks, documentations & forums. 
Linux Lite 3.8 Xfce Desktop - Final impression. 
About the system - System Information 
Whisker Application Menu 
Thunar File Manager 
The Xfce4 Terminal. Oh, ho, we have something wrong here. The screenfetch utility identifies OS as Ubuntu. This is different from what I have experienced while exploring some other less popular distributions. In those distributions, screenfetch used to identify OS as a generic Linux distribution. 
Demonstrating GUI based multitasking. 
Mozilla Firefox Web browser 
The VLC Media Player 
GIMP Image Editor 
LibreOffice Writer 
Lite Software - A simple application for installing/uninstalling various free & proprietary packages. 
Lite Tweaks 
Ristretto Image Viewer 
Leafpad Text Editor 
Resource usage on idle state 
Synaptic package manager 
System resource monitor Conky 
Settings Manager - An integrated configuration center inherited from Xfce4. 
Background Selection 
System Report generated by report generator tool 
Shutdown confirmation. - ArchMerge 6.3.1 Xfce screenshots (2018/01/23 21:23)ArchMerge is an Arch based GNU/Linux distribution that offers a smooth learning curve. It provides a 4 phase learning path to improve Linux Skills. There are multiple flavors of ArchMerge. The Xfce flavor is meant for absolute beginners. Let's have a quick walk through various screens of ArchMerge 6.3.1 Xfce edition.
Distribution Name ArchMerge Version 6.3.1 Code name NA Base Arch Desktop Environment Xfce Release date 1st January 2018 
The ArchMerge 6.3.1 Xfce Desktop. First impression. It is looking dark with some modern wallpaper. A dock is present on left side of the desktop which contains a bunch of shortcuts to various applications. 
ArchMerge makes use of Xfce 4.12 Desktop from Arch repositories. ArchMerge does not reinvent anything, instead it makes use of existing stuffs from Arch repositories. Probably you may have noticed change in wallpaper. Yes. ArchMerge periodically change wallpapers unless we stop it explicitly. 
The Whisker Application menu is a component in recent Xfce4 featured distributions. Unfortunately, in ArchMerge, Whisker Menu is not configured to popup with Super key which is a desired feature. 
Thunar file manager 
The Termite Terminal emulator. 
Cool Retro Term - Old fashioned terminal emulator 
Finally, the default Xfce4 Terminal emulator. 
Chromium is default web browser in ArchMerge 
Vivaldi Web Browser 
Firefox 
VLC Media Player 
Lollypop Music Player 
InkSpace Vector Editor 
Ristretto Image Viwer 
DarkTable - Image & Camera manager 
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program 
Geany - A simple & lightweight IDE 
Sublime 3 Development Edition 
Atom Code Editor 
Background Selection 
LibreOffice productivity suite 
Conky Manager 
GUI Multitasking Demo 
Alt + Tab switching 
Task Manager 
Resource usage on idle state 
Pamac a front end of libpam 
GNOME Software 
Shutdown Confirmation
- SolydXK 201801 Xfce screenshot tour (2018/01/21 08:40)SolydXK 201801 is an updated installation image of SolydXK. In addition to various updates from base distribution, it includes latest Linux Kernal which includes the fix for Meltdown vulnerability, brands new SolydXK settings manager ..etc. Let's have a quick walk through various screens of SolydXK 201801 Xfce flavor.
Distribution Name SolydXK Version 201801 Code name NA Base Debian Desktop Environment Xfce Release date 16th January 2018
SolydXK 201801 Xfce Desktop. On first impression, it looks exactly like Plasma Desktop. The bottom panel is made transparent and is themed like Plasma. 
Similar to recent Xfce flavors, SolydXK 201801 also features Xfce 4.12, the +latest available release of Xfce Desktop Environment. 
The Whisker Application Menu is also themed well. Unlike many other Xfce flavor, application menu is not looking that odd comparing to it's surrounding. However, a bit transparency will make it better. Best point is application menu is configured to launch with the Super key, which is a much expected feature in modern operating systems. 
The Thunar File Manager 
Xfce4 Terminal Emulator. The screenfetch utility is used for illustration purpose. I was expecting this utility to identify SolydXK as Debian. But it identifies SolydXK as unknow distribution, which is not that bad.
GUI multitasking demonstration in SolydXK. 
Alt + Tab window switching feature. 
Firefox is used as default web browser in SolydXK. It is better than shipping some other less functional browsers for the sake of lightweightness. 
VLC Media Player 
LibreOffice Writer. 
The Xfce4 Task Manager lists RAM & Memory usage of varoius applications. Though it does n't show accumulate memory usage. 
The top utility shows resource usage at idle state. SolydXK consumes around 580 MB of memory on rest. Which is not bad enough comparing to the user experience provided. 
Mousepad is a simple, yet effective text editor. 
Packages isthe pacakge manager used in SolydXK. I'm not familiar with GUI tool. It is looking similar to Yumex. The package manager used to come as front end of YUM. 
XFCE4 Settings Manager 
Appearance Settings. 
Background selection. Usually, most of the distributions ship a plenty of beautiful wallpaper. But, SolydXK does not provide any such wallpaper. It includes only some branded wallpapers. 
SolydXK System Settings. 
Virus Scanner. A simple tool to check for vulnerabilities in system. 
Sticky notes application.
Logout options
- Uruk 2.0 Xfce Edition screenshots (2018/01/03 20:45)With the release of version 2.0, Uruk team has decided to expand the diversity of Uruk GNU/Linux by providing an additional desktop environment. Toward this goal, the project has released in Uruk 2.0 Xfce edition after the successful release of default MATE edition.
Uruk Welcome App - This is the first application shown when Uruk is loaded after installation. This provides links to various tools within the operating system and external links to various resources. Distribution Name Uruk Version 2.0 Xfce Edition Code name lugalbanda Base Trisquel/Ubuntu Desktop Environment Xfce Release date 26th December 2017
First impression of Uruk 2.0 Xfce Desktop. Similar to the MATE edition, there is one dock located at the bottom of the screen and panel on top of the screen. 
Uruk 2.0 Xfce edition makes use of Whisker application menu to access applications easily. Unfortunately, this application menu is not bound to the Super key as we expect from modern operating systems. 
Thunar file manager. 
Xfce4 Terminal Emulator 
GUI based multitasking demonstration. 
A browser is default web browser used in Uruk. It is a modified version of Firefox to be 100% compliant with free software guide lines. 
VLC Media Player
Rhythmbox Music Player 
GIMP Image Editor 
LibreOffice Impress 
Ristretto Image Viewer 
Emacs 
Xfce4 Task Manager 
top command showing resource usage measuremenets 
Htop, an advanced version of top is also included in Uruk 
Uruk Control Center replaces default settings manager provided by Xfce Desktop 
Desktop Settings showing various backgrounds available 
Uruk Cleaner 
Synaptic Package Manager 
Uruk Software Center 
User Context menu showing variuos methods to leave current session. 
Shutdown confirmation dialog
- Slax 9.3.0 screenshots (2017/12/26 18:08)Slax is a small sized, live GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian. It provides an intuitive user experience with well configured Fluxbox desktop environment. It includes all essential applications like file manager, terminal emulator, web browser ..etc required to operate a desktop computer. Let's have a quick walk through various screens of Slax 9.3.0 release.
The preboot screen in Slax 9.3.0. During this screen, we can either continue with normal boot or press Esc for alternate boot options Distribution Name Slax Version 9.3.0 Codename NA Base Debian Desktop Environment Fluxbox Release date 26th December 2017
Initial impression of Slax 9.3.0 desktop environment. The desktop gives a very pleasent experience with nice background and transparent panel. 
Application Menu. Unlike many other lightweight distributions, Slax provides a full screen application menu. Where we can either choose an available applicaiton on run corresponding command. The default application set includes chromium, leafpad text editor, PCManFM file manager, calculator, terminal emulator and network manager. 
Chromium web browser included in Slax by default. 
PCManFM file manager 
Xterm terminal emulator 
A demonstration of GUI multitasking capability. Showing multiple application simultaneously. 
Leaftpad- A simple GTK+ based, text editor. 
Qualculate - A calculator application based on Qt 
Top command shows resource usage. It is a surprise to see that, Slax is able to provide an intituite, responsive and smooth desktop experience with just 113 MB of memory. 
Network manager helps to connect with various modes of network. 
Shutdown confirmation
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