Chrome OS Linux is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.
The aim of this project is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience on any x86 PC, notebook or Chromebook.
Download Chrome OS Linux Live CD and give it a try!
Featured software in Chrome OS Linux:
- Linux kernel 2.6.37
- GNOME 2.32 desktop environment
- Experimental GNOME Shell desktop environment
- Google Chrome 14.0.797 web browser New!
- Google Picasa 3.0 photo manager
- LibreOffice 3.3 office suite
- GIMP 2.6 image editor
- Wine Windows emulator 1.3
- Pidgin 2.7 instant messenger
- Dashboard with social toolbar
- Control Center
- better look and feel New!
- and much more!
To switch to GNOME Shell, just go to Terminal and type: gnome-shell –replace or choose it at logon.
System requirements of Chrome OS Linux:
- Processor: Intel Pentium, Atom, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
- RAM: min. 256 MB
- Hard disk: min. 1 GB
- Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards