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Qomo Linux (formerly Everest Linux) was a Chinese distribution developed by Red Flag Linux and managed as a community project (in a fashion similar to Red Hat's Fedora or Novell's openSUSE). Its main features are user-friendly desktop, excellent hardware detection, full support for simplified Chinese, and a 6-month release cycle.
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2009-05-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Sabily 9.04 |
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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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About Sabily
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Sabily (formerly Ubuntu Muslim Edition) is a free, open source operating system based on Ubuntu. Its main feature is the inclusion of Islamic software, such as prayer times, a Qur'an study tool and a web content filtering utility.
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Sabily Summary |
Distribution |
Sabily (formerly Ubuntu Muslim Edition) |
Home Page |
http://www.sabily.org/ |
Mailing Lists |
http://www.sabily.org/website/index.php |
User Forums |
http://www.sabily.org/forums |
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Documentation |
http://www.sabily.org/wiki/ |
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Download Mirrors |
http://www.sabily.org/website/en/sabily/downloads.html |
Bug Tracker |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/sabily |
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11.04: Techworld
7.04: Blogspot
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2011-12-19 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 11.10 |
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Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 11.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution customised to include a collection of Islamic software and artwork: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of the new version of Sabily 11.10, codename 'Uhud'. What's new: new 'Uhud' pictures and wallpapers, new Plymouth and GDM themes; Hijra - better support for GNOME 3, added GNOME Shell extension; Thawab - added support for configurable themes, added bok2ki script; Monajat - prayer times reminder and Azan player; fonts-hosny-amiri - Arabic Naskh style typographically oriented font. New applications: Alfanous - Quranic search engine; GNOME Shell extension Islamic date and time - GNOME Shell extension providing Islamic date/time functions; GNOME Tweak Tool - a tool to customize advanced GNOME 3 options." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details an an important note about Nanny, the parental web control tool. Download (MD5): sabily-11.10-desktop-i386-full.iso (1,623MB).
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2011-05-05 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 11.04 |
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Sabily 11.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a collection of Islamic software and an integrated web content filtering tool, has been released: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of the new version of Sabily 11.04, code name 'Al-Badr'. What's new: new 'Al-Badr' pictures and wallpapers, new Plymouth and GDM themes; Unity and Unity 2D available, but Ubuntu classic (GNOME 2) set by default; new Firefox persona. New applications: Islamic Date - a Firefox extension that displays Hijri date; Zakat Calculator provides Zakat calculations; gufw - an easy-to-use Ubuntu firewall; DesktopNova (replacing WallpaperTray); autoKey - to avoid typing frequently encountered words; recordMyDesktop - records desktop sessions to a video file (Ogg Theora Vorbis file); Anki - an extensible flash card learning program...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): sabily-11.04-desktop-i386-small.iso (917MB, torrent).
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2010-11-03 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 10.10 |
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Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 10.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a collection of Islamic software and a web-filtering utility: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of the new version of Sabily 10.10, code name 'Al-Quds'. What's new: new 'Al-Quds' pictures and wallpapers, new Plymouth and GDM themes; new screensaver pictures; new Sabily logo; Zekr 1.0.0; new software - Alfanous - Quranic search engine. New from Ubuntu 10.10: new Ubuntu Software Center; the Ubiquity installer has been redesigned to be easier to use as well as to install drivers and download updates during installation; GNOME 2.32; Evolution 2.30, much faster; Shotwell has replaced F-Spot as the default photo manager." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) the live DVD image from here: sabily-10.10-desktop-i386-full.iso (1,587MB, torrent), sabily-10.10-desktop-amd64-full.iso (1,651MB, torrent).
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2010-06-28 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 10.04 |
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Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 10.04, an Ubuntu remix with Islamic software: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of a new version of Sabily 10.04, codename 'Manarat'. What's new? New 'Manarat' pictures and wallpapers, Zekr 0.7.6, Thawab 3, new offline recitation - Al-Muaiqly (48 kbps); new parental web control application - nanny. New from Ubuntu 10.04: new look (new theme, window management buttons on the left); better interaction with social networks (built-in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel); 2.6.32 Linux kernel, GNOME 2.30; improved support for NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers; removal of the previously deprecated HAL package (faster boot); OpenOffice.org office suite 3.2 (now branded as Oracle); Firefox 3.6.3; Simple Scan, a new simple scanning application; PiTiVi movie editor which can trim and combine clips, add transitions." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): sabily-10.04-desktop-i386-full.iso (1,459MB).
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2009-12-27 |
Distribution Release: Sabily 9.10 |
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Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 9.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution with Islamic software and web content filtering tools: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of Sabily 9.10. New in this release: Noor - new Quran browser; sample books for Thwab; Fsool - the Sira of the prophet Mohammed; Rejaal - men around the prophet Mohammed; Arabeyes Qamoos - and Arabic - English dictionary. Changes: new theme; new structure of Islamic software; Monajat is re-developed in Python. Main features: parental control tool (WebStrict); Zekr (Quran study tool), able to play Quran recitations; prayer times - Minbar and Firefox Pray Times add-on; Thwab (encyclopaedia); custom artwork; full support for Arabic; the DVD edition contains multimedia, scientific and educational software." More details in the release announcement. Download: sabily_9.10_small.iso (1,035MB, MD5).
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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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