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Exe GNU/Linux is a complete operating system image for your PC which can be written to CD, DVD or USB and used in temporary "live" mode or as a permanent installation.
Most desktop or laptop PC's can run Exe GNU/Linux as a selectable alternative to or a replacement for their current operating systems.
Exe GNU/Linux contains only open-source, free, GPL-licenced software.
Exe GNU/Linux live images are based on Devuan GNU/Linux and use the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE). Versions for i386 (older 32 bit) and amd64 (most 64 bit) computers are available.
Please use the most recent "stable" version (codename Daedalus) suitable for your hardware.
There may also be some recent Devuan "Testing" (Excalibur) or "Unstable" (Ceres) versions available. These are essentially for testing purposes, will be quickly outdated and you will need to maintain it yourself.
This is *not* an official Devuan nor TDE project but is intended to be 100% compatible with both.
Features
- Devuan GNU/Linux base. No systemd.
- Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14
- Low system resource usage. Suitable for older hardware
- Alternative window manager "openbox"
- Preinstalled applications set for general desktop use
- Numerous system rescue and administration tools
- UEFI-capable installer
- Maintainable with ongoing update support from Devuan and TDE
- Current release tested for stability
Project Samples
License
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)Follow Exe GNU/Linux
User Reviews
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Hello ! WHowww.....!!!!! It is an ultra-lightweight distro, with about 285Mo of ram at start up !!! Runs flawlessly.Keep up the good work.
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Earlier versions and this latest 2025 edition don't seem to like newer hardware and I finally had to resort to virtualbox to see what is was actually like. I guess the target audience is for older machines, but it seems a bit poor newer hardware is not fully catered for. I like the old school trinity desktop and it seems to have sensible software choices - for older machines. Been a while since I've seen K3B (CD/DVD burner) because I went off KDE around version 4 as too bloated and buggy and it must be at least a decade since I included an optical drive in a PC build. As another choice for resurrecting old hardware it has some merit, but people with newer hardware have better choices elsewhere.
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Fast, light and very easy to install; I've really enjoyed my experience running Exe GNU/Linux for these past six months. The TDE desktop has everything that I need and is very familiar and uncomplicated. I've written a more detailed review of EXE on my personal blog, which can be found if you visit the Vivaldi.net community space. I highly recommend EXE to both the novice and experienced desktop computer user.
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Es fácil su manejo pero no hay tanto soporte
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It was very nice! I love that that useless pulseaudio has been left our and anything else 'systemd'. I had a blast using it for a few days. Everything simply worked. I just have a hard time still with Openbox. For some reason I just can't wrap my mind around how to get around on it like I could with KDE. The only thing unfortunate about my few days of using it was, the live version isn't 'persistent', so nothing is saved if you have to reboot for some reason. If the devs could figure out how to use the iso2usb.sh that AlienBob came up with for his licveslak (for Slackware), they'd have a gold medal winner here with ExeGNU/Linux.