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Linux-OS: Voyager Linux — Another macOS Replacement Candidate

Voyager Linux Logo from sourceforge.net 

Voyager Live is an Xubuntu-based distribution and live DVD showcasing the Xfce desktop environment. Its features include the Avant Window Navigator or AWN (a dock-like navigation bar), Conky (a program which displays useful information on the desktop), and over 300 photographs and animations that can be used as desktop backgrounds. The project also develops several other editions of Voyager Live - a "GE" edition with GNOME Shell, a "GS" variant for Gamers, and a separately-maintained flavour based on Debian's "stable" branch. 

- Distrowatch

Recently I am facinated with docks and found a distribution that is pretty nice with a dock. It is called Voyager Linux. It is a Xubuntu-based and uses Xfce desktop environment. The version I am using is Voyager 20.04.2 LTS to have this desktop look below. 

Voyager desktop from operatelab.com

    The bad thing about this version is its update support expires on Apr 2023. However, I suspect you can upgrade so there is little concern, at least for me. There is a lot of apps that I don't use so I have to uninstall a lot of unwanted apps and install my favorite ones. 

Below are some applications that come with the default installation:
  • Media player: Parole Media Player
  • Audio player: Clementine Music Player 
  • Office: LibreOffice
  • File manager: Thunar
  • Web browser: Firefox
  • Package manager: Software Center
  • Terminal: Xfce terminal
  • Graphics editing tool: GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
  • Language Support: Gnome Language Selector
  • Personal firewall: UFW and gUFW

This distribution enables snapd as default since it is Ubuntu-based. The RAM usage is 1.23GB, which is on the high side but this is what you get for beauty. 


My setup is an HP Pavilion Sleekbook 14, with 8GB RAM and 350GB hard disk. It runs smoothly on this laptop. It is not meant for old and less than 2GB RAM computers. I really liked the looks of this desktop. I have not made any changes to the theme yet, as I usually prefer dark themes. Will look into it if it can be tweaked into using dark themes. 

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