| Myah OS goes gold with v2.3 SE |
Oct. 18, 2006
Founder and chief maintainer Jeremiah Cheatham last week released v2.3 SE of the Slackware-based Myah OS. Myah OS v2.3 SE, optimized for multimedia and gaming, is composed of a Linux live and installation CD and utilizes the KDE 3.5.4 desktop environment and a 2.6.18 kernel.
"We have taken the [most] powerful Linux kernel and the rich, full-featured KDE desktop," Cheatham said in the release announcement. "We've added 3D video acceleration and multimedia support, so you can have a powerful, simple-to-use home operating system."
Some of the key changes since the early September release of version 2.2, according to the U.S.-based project team, include: - Firefox 2.0rc2, with support for Flash
- Java and embedded video (embedded video also available within Konqueror)
- settings for DVD playback have been optimized
- 3D drivers for ATI and NVIDIA optimized
- A fresh Ksplash theme has been created to integrate with the bootsplash theme
- KDE 3.5.4
- Boot process much faster and smoother
- CUPS printing running
Myah OS aims to be a full system right out of the box, and it can also easily be expanded using packages from Myah, Slackware, or other Slackware third-party sites, Cheatham said.
Standard applications include:- Mplayerplug-in(extension and plugin), Greasemonkey, and Pklaunch.
- Konqueror with kmplayer support
- Thunderbird 2.0a1 with Mostly Crystal theme.
- KOffice 1.5.2
- GIMP 2.2.13 graphics editor
- RealPlayer 10 Gold
- Xine 0.99.4 with codecs and DVD support.
- GMplayer with codecs and DVD support.
- Kmplayer with codecs and DVD support.
- Amarok 1.4.3
- AudaCity 1.3.0b
- Kino 0.9.0
- Bittorrent 4.4.0
More than 30 games also are bundled, including ArmagetronAD, Battalion 2004, Enemylines 3, and Tuxpuck
You can download the 696 MB Myah OS 2.3 SE.iso here (direct link to ISO image file).
Screen shots are available here, courtesy of OSDir.com.
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