Operating System: Super OS
What it is:
Super OS (formerly: Super Ubuntu) is just a modified version of Ubuntu
10.10 with the goal of making it more usable.
Features:
* Better Multimedia Support: VLC, support for DVD-playback, MP3
support and other multimedia codecs
* Better Internet experience: aMSN, Opera, Firefox, Flash,
Moonlight and Google Gears
* Portable Applications available (you need to install RUNZ - it
will be inlcuded in the next release)
* Programs are easier to run: App Runner is included
* Other software: Java, Ubuntu Tweak, StartUp-Manager
* System beep is disabled
* NEW: Super OS now has it's own repository, in addition to the
official Ubuntu repositories
* NEW: Live USB creator (cd2usb) right from the DVD menu (see second image)
* NEW: Most commonly used KDE and QT libraries included (for
easier deployment of software and portable apps)
* App Runner 0.2
* NEW: Based on Ubuntu 10.10
* NEW: Easy installation of Nvidia, ATI and Broadcom drivers, even
without an internet connection (see bellow)
* NEW: usb-creator, Live USB creator right from the DVD menu
(replacing cd2usb)
* NEW: Java re-added, replacing OpenJDK (only Java works with some
banking websites)
* NEW: All software in the Super OS repository updated to their
latest versions
* Additional Multimedia Support: VLC, support for DVD-playback,
MP3 support and for other formats, like QuickTime video, Real video,
Windows Media Video, Flash Video, DivX, Xvid, (.mov, .wmv, .flv, .avi,
etc...) etc...
* Internet software: aMSN, Skype, Opera, Google Chrome and Firefox
(all browsers include Flash)
* Portable Applications available (RUNZ included)
* Programs are easier to run: App Runner is included
* Mount tar.gz/.zip/.rar/.iso files with File mounter
* Super OS has it's own repository, in addition to the official
Ubuntu repositories
* Live USB creator (usb-creator) right from the DVD menu (see second image)
* Improved compatibility with 32-bits application, by including
ia32-libs (64-bits version)
* Wubi, allowing easy installation alongside Windows
* Computer Janitor disabled, since it is pretty much a useless and
confusing program
* Focus on making it very usable offline
To know more about:
http://superubuntu.linuxfreedom.com/
To download:
http://superubuntu.linuxfreedom.com/download.html
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Cheers,
Dhastha
Project staff
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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