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| 2009-05-12 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 9.04 |
| Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 9.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution containing a selection of Islamic software, including prayer times, a Quran study tool, Arabic learning software and a web content filtering utility: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of Sabily 9.04, code name 'Taibah'. Sabily is the new name of Ubuntu Muslim Edition. New in this release: hijra, a Hijri Islamic calendar tray applet; mus-haf Othman, Othman Quran browser which displays Quran text in Othmani script style; updated artwork; Thwab can now open Shamela books. Main features: WebStrict parental control tool; Zekr 0.7.2 (Quran study tool), able to play Quran recitations; prayer times applications - Minbar and Firefox Pray Times add-on; Thwab (encyclopaedia); full support for Arabic...." Read the remainder of the release announcement for further details. Download: sabily-9.04-desktop-i386-full.iso (1,394MB, torrent). |
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| 2008-11-19 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10 |
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| Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution incorporating a variety of Islamic software, such as prayer times, a Quran study tool and a web content filtering utility: "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu ME 8.10. This release is only available as an installable DVD. Highlights: WebStrict (parental control tool) enabled by default; Zekr 0.7.1 (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations; Minbar and Firefox 'Pray Times' add-on installed; Monajat (display Islamic prayers); Thwab (encyclopaedia); Ubuntu ME artwork: usplash, login screen, Islamic wallpapers and theme. Tons of useful software packages have been added on the DVD: multimedia libraries for reading DVDs, codecs, Flash player, VLC; full suite of software for children; Arabic support." Read the complete release announcement for further details. Download (MD5) the live DVD image via BitTorrent: ubuntuME-8.10-desktop-i386.iso (2,849MB). |
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| 2008-07-22 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.04.1 |
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| Ubuntu Muslim Edition (UbuntuME) 8.04.1, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring Islamic software, a Quran study tool and a web content filtering utility, was released, in the form of not just an update but a full new DVD with tons of software: "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the release of UbuntuME 8.04.1. This release is only available as an installable DVD. Highlights: WebStrict (parental control tool) enabled by default (so as browsing the Internet is safe); Zekr 0.7.0 (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations; Minbar and Firefox "Pray Times" addon installed; Monajat (display Islamic prayers) Thwab (encyclopedia); UbuntuME artworks: usplash, login screen, Islamic wallpapers, theme etc." See the complete release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (MD5): ubuntuME-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso.001 (1,980MB) and ubuntuME-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso.002 (1,939MB). Also available via BitTorrent: ubuntuME-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso (3,919MB). |
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| 2008-05-17 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.04 |
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| Ubuntu Muslim Edition (UbuntuME) 8.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring Islamic software, a Quran study tool and a web content filtering utility, has been released: "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the final version of UbuntuME 8.04. It includes an installable live desktop CD, a second CD with additional software (OpenOffice.org, Arabic language packs, Quran recitations, etc.), an installable DVD (with more Quran recitations), and a script to convert standard Ubuntu installations to UbuntuME. Highlights: WebStrict (parental control tool) enabled by default; Zekr 0.7.0 (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations; Minbar and Firefox 'Pray Times' add-on installed; Monajat (display Islamic prayers); Thwab (encyclopedia); UbuntuME artworks: usplash, login screen, Islamic wallpapers, theme etc." See the complete release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): ubuntuME-8.04-desktop-i386-dvd.iso (3,445MB, torrent). |
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| 2007-12-02 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 7.10 |
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| Ubuntu Muslim Edition, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution enhanced with Islamic software, has been updated to version 7.10 "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the final version of UbuntuME 7.10. This version has exactly the same features as the 7.04 version but is built on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)." Some of the differences between Ubuntu 7.10 and UbuntuME 7.10 include: "OpenOffice.org, Gnome Games removed (available on CD 2); Flash player installed and configured for Firefox (to enable Quran recitations in Zekr); WCC (parental control) enabled by default (so as browsing the Internet is safe); UbuntuME packages - Islamic Calendar, Minbar, Zekr; miscellaneous packages - AptOnCd, rar, unrar, VLC." Read the release announcement and content information for further details. Download (MD5): ubuntuME-7.10-desktop-i386-cd1.iso (700MB, torrent), ubuntuME-7.10-desktop-i386-cd2.iso (689MB, torrent). |
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| 2007-10-12 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 7.04 |
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| Ubuntu Muslim Edition is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose main feature is the presence of Islamic software - prayer times, a Quran study tool and a web content filtering utility. A new stable version, 7.04, was announced earlier today: "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the final version of UbuntuME 7.04. It includes an installable live desktop CD, a second CD with additional software (OpenOffice.org, Arabic language packs, Quran recitations, etc.), an installable DVD (with more Quran recitations), and a script to convert standard Ubuntu installations to UbuntuME. Highlights: WCC (parental control tool) enabled by default (so browsing the Internet is safe); Zekr (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations; Islamic calendar and Minbar (prayer times tool); UbuntuME artworks." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): ubuntuME-7.04-desktop-i386-cd1.iso (695MB). |
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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