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|release_date = 2020
|release_date = 2020
|creator = Webhouses
|creator = Webhouses
|country = United Kingdom
|country = United Kingdom
|language = English
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
|arch = x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
|size = 1.27 GB
|size = 1.27 GB
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|archiveadd = February 14, 2022
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'''Windows 12 Lite''' is a bootleg Linux distribution created by Webhouses in 2020, based on Linux Lite 3.8. The operating system tries to mimic Windows 10 rather poorly.
'''Windows 12 Lite''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Linux|Linux Lite 3.8]] distribution, which was created by Webhouses. It released in 2020. The original 32-bit version was added to the archive on February 14, 2022, while the 64-bit version was added on December 8, 2022.


The copy in the archive is an older version based on Lite 3.8, but there is known to be an updated version based on Lite 4.8.
The copy in the archive is an older version based on Lite 3.8, but there is known to be an updated version based on Lite 4.8.


== Description ==
== Description ==
Despite its name, this is not a Windows bootleg, but rather a Linux bootleg with Windows branding, making it somewhat similar to the infamous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linspire Lindows] (later renamed Linspire) distribution. The OS was, interestingly, sold physically on a DVD by its creator, making it one of the few modern Linux distributions to be commercially sold. It is no longer for sale on the Webhouses website.
The bootleg is a modified Linux Lite 3.8 ISO. Despite its name, this is not a Windows bootleg, but rather a Linux bootleg with Windows branding, making it somewhat similar to the infamous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linspire Lindows] (later renamed Linspire) distribution. The OS was, interestingly, sold physically on a DVD by its creator, making it one of the few modern Linux distributions to be commercially sold. It is no longer for sale on the Webhouses website.


The OS itself is almost a completely stock version of Linux Lite 3.8, except that it has a poorly resized Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" branded on it.
The OS itself is almost a completely stock version of Linux Lite 3.8, except that it has a poorly resized Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" branded on it


== Changes from Linux Lite ==
== Changes from Linux Lite 3.8 ==
* The wallpaper has been replaced with a stock Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" on the bottom. This wallpaper is also present on the lock screen.
* The wallpaper has been replaced with a stock Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" on the bottom. This wallpaper is also present on the lock screen.


== Software ==
== Software ==
* Firefox 58 ESR
* Firefox 58 ESR
* XFCE (with a Windows 10 theme)
* XFCE


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 09:20, 8 October 2023

Windows 12 Lite
Crusty Linux bootleg
Empty Desktop
Empty Desktop
Original OSLinux Lite 3.8
Release date2020
AuthorWebhouses
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit), x86 (64-bit)
File size1.27 GB
Download linkwindows12lite-32.iso
Windows.12.Lite-64bit.iso
Date addedFebruary 14, 2022

Windows 12 Lite is a bootleg Linux Lite 3.8 distribution, which was created by Webhouses. It released in 2020. The original 32-bit version was added to the archive on February 14, 2022, while the 64-bit version was added on December 8, 2022.

The copy in the archive is an older version based on Lite 3.8, but there is known to be an updated version based on Lite 4.8.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Linux Lite 3.8 ISO. Despite its name, this is not a Windows bootleg, but rather a Linux bootleg with Windows branding, making it somewhat similar to the infamous Lindows (later renamed Linspire) distribution. The OS was, interestingly, sold physically on a DVD by its creator, making it one of the few modern Linux distributions to be commercially sold. It is no longer for sale on the Webhouses website.

The OS itself is almost a completely stock version of Linux Lite 3.8, except that it has a poorly resized Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" branded on it

Changes from Linux Lite 3.8

  • The wallpaper has been replaced with a stock Windows 10 wallpaper with the text "WINDOWS 12 LITE" on the bottom. This wallpaper is also present on the lock screen.

Software

  • Firefox 58 ESR
  • XFCE (with a Windows 10 theme)

Gallery

  • Live DVD Menu

    Live DVD Menu

  • First Boot

    First Boot

  • Desktop

    Desktop

  • Desktop (Live DVD)

    Desktop (Live DVD)

  • The DVD of Windows 12, along with a sales pitch.

    The DVD of Windows 12, along with a sales pitch.

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