Monday, February 27, 2012

Super OS


Super OS (formerly: Super Ubuntu) is just a modified version of Ubuntu 10.10 with the goal of making it more usable (see: Super OS and Ubuntu), but includes:
  • 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
Click here to go to their official website.

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