Bodhi Linux pairs an Ubuntu long-term-support base with Moksha, a desktop the project forked from an earlier generation of Enlightenment and continues to develop itself. Moksha keeps the compositing effects and modular design of its ancestor while staying frugal with memory and processor time, which lets Bodhi run comfortably on aging machines. The distribution's other defining habit is restraint: the default install includes only a small set of applications, on the theory that users should add what they want rather than strip out what they do not. Additional software comes through Ubuntu's APT ecosystem and Bodhi's AppCenter, a web-based catalog of one-click installs. Releases follow the Ubuntu LTS rhythm, so the foundations change slowly and predictably. Bodhi suits people who like Enlightenment's aesthetic lineage or want an ultralight desktop with mainstream package availability. An OpenFactory session in the browser puts Moksha in front of you without any commitment.
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