There has been a lot of hype for Google operating system ‘Chrome OS’. A New Chrome OS 0.4.237 beta is available for free download now.
Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser. The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.
Featured software in Chrome OS:
- GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
- Google Chrome 4.0.237 web browser
- Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
- GIMP 2.6 image editor
- Flash Player 10.0 plugin
- and much more!
You can either install the Chrome OS using a Live CD image or try it using a virtual software like VMware Player or Virtual Box.
- Download Chrome OS 0.4.237 beta (x86) VMDK
- Download Chrome OS 0.4.237 beta (x86) ISO
Update – This is a fan made build of Chrome OS and not the official build by Google. According to TechCrunch, The official Google Chrome OS is expected to be Launched within a week.
All the unofficial releases have been confirmed as fake till now. We need to wait for its official release or a better leak from google.
Try Ubuntu first. Is Google Chrome really Open Source? How much access does Chrome give to users? Google Chrome is really all smoke and mirrors, just another Linux distribution built on top of the popular free Linux system called Ubuntu.
If you need power tools, access to the source code, Ubuntu is not only Open Source, it is genuinely Free with no hidden costs, no annoying popups like Google Adsense and with complete privacy and GPG security you will never have to worry about a large corporation accessing your personal data.
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