14 DAY TRIAL // Softpedia is once again proud to introduce today, March 13th, a new Linux-based operating system for the masses, called elementaryOS.
elementaryOS is an operating system based on the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) distribution from Canonical, offering a light, fast, clutter-free and smooth desktop environment.
The first release of the distro, dubbed Jupiter, comes packed with a top panel, featuring interacticve indicators that shows you what's going on, and a bottom dock that offers quick access to your favorite applications.
elementaryOS 0.1 was released one year ago and it is dubbed Jupiter. It incorporated unique applications like the WebKit-powered Midori web browser, the Lingo dictionary, Postler email client, and the Dexter address book app.
Yeah, it is a modified Ubuntu 10.10 distribution, but we have to admit that it looks quite amazing, and every Linux user knows that elementary is one of the best GTK theme for the GNOME desktop environment. Not to mention the beautiful boot splash theme.
"We have a commitment to a particular toolkit (GTK+) and support a preferred programming language (Vala). We decide how our apps will behave."
"Sometimes we take control and shape the out-of-the-box experience as much as we possibly can by creating our own apps. We've created an application development framework (Granite) and other developer tools that are designed to help developers build apps specifically for our platform." - was stated on the SourceForge page of the project.
· Based on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat); · Linux kernel 2.6.35; · GNOME 2.32.0 desktop environment; · elementary artwork; · Docky dock app; · Midori web browser; · Lingo dictionary tool; · Postler email client; · Dexter contacts app; · Synaptic Package Manager; · Ubuntu Software Center; · AbiWord word processing app; · Shotwell photo manager; · Empathy Internet messaging client; · Transmission BitTorrent client; · Gnumeric Spreadsheet.
The next release of the elementaryOS, version 0.2 (Luna), will be out soon and it will be based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin).
Download elementaryOS 0.1 Jupiter right now from Softpedia.
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