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OpenELEC was a Linux-based embedded operating system built specifically to run Kodi, the open source entertainment media hub. The idea behind OpenELEC was to allow people to use their Home Theatre PC (HTPC) like any other device one might have attached to a TV, like a DVD player or Sky box. Instead of having to manage a full operating system, configure it and install the packages required to turn it into a hybrid media center, OpenELEC was designed to be simple to install, manage and use, making it more like running a set-top box than a full-blown computer.
Status: Discontinued
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2015-10-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin 15.10, an official Ubuntu variant tailored to the users in China, has been released: "We are glad to announce the release of Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 (code name 'Wily Werewolf'). In this release, we have fixed many internationalization and localization bugs in Ubuntu itself and bugs in software written by the Ubuntu Kylin team. All the work that Ubuntu Kylin team does is within the Ubuntu community and ecosystem and, as such, they get back to Ubuntu itself and everyone using Ubuntu can benefit from our work. This release is based on the 4.2 Linux kernel with the support of Intel Broxton. The following applications have been updated to their latest versions: Firefox 41, Chromium 45 and LibreOffice 5.0.2. We have also released Sogou Pinyin 2.0.0.0066. It is not included in the image by default, but you can install it easily from the Ubuntu Kylin Software Center. Besides a plethora of bugs fixed in this milestone, several Ubuntu Kylin specific packages have also been updated." See the brief release announcement (in Chinese) and check out the detailed release notes (in English) for more details. Download: ubuntukylin-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,306MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu flavour whose primary goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu optimised for Chinese users (using the Simplified Chinese writing system), although it also supports other languages. The default desktop is called UKUI (Universal Kylin User Interface) which is based on MATE desktop and is developed with the Qt toolkit. UKUI strives to adhere to the friendly-and-simple design concept. The distribution also includes more than 20 applications developed in-house, including Kylin Assistant, Kylin Video, Kylin Screenshots and Software Center.
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2024-10-11 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official community edition of Ubuntu which is localized for Chinese users and features the UKUI desktop environment. The project's 24.10 releae will be supported for nine months and features version 4.0 of the UKUI interface. "Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 is integrated with the 6.11 kernel. It also has upgraded some desktop environment components to UKUI4.0 with many new features. The basic library, subsystem, and core software have also been upgraded to improve overall system stability and compatibility, It will bringing a better experience to user! New features: Kernel 6.11 - Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 includes the new 6.11 Linux kernel that brings many new features. AMD performance enhancements and optimizations. Intel performance optimizations and Lunar Lake device support. Enhanced support for AI accelerators. Improvements in RISC-V related functionalities. Virtualization and filesystem upgrade improvements. Support for developing drivers using Rust language. Enhanced support for new hardware such as Chromebook, Snapdragon, etc. Enhancements to the io_uring subsystem. Reduction in real-time kernel latency. Enhanced KVM virtualization support. Enhancements to system calls and APIs." Further information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: ubuntukylin-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,404MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2024-04-26 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 24.04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu flavour whose primary goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu optimised for Chinese users (using the Simplified Chinese writing system), although it also supports other languages. The project's 24.04 release includes a number of improvements in the kernel to improve performance and hardware support, s well as visual changes to the desktop. "Ubuntu Kylin 24.04 is equipped with UKUI 4.0 desktop environment, which focuses on aesthetics and ease of use, and provides a wide range of personalized settings options. User can easily create a fitted desktop layout according to their preferences, making their work more convenient. The newly in-house developed file manager, Peony, boasts a visually appealing UI interface alongside convenient features, including file search, module view control, file sorting, disk mounting and formatting capabilities. The ukui-control-center not only has changed in UI style, but also has enriched many convenient system settings, such as user settings, display settings, sound settings, power settings, theme settings, language settings, application settings, etc." Additional details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download: ubuntukylin-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,111MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2023-10-13 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 |
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Version 23.10 of Ubuntu Kylin, an official variant of Ubuntu created primarily for the needs of Chinese-speaking users, has been released: "The Ubuntu Kylin team has announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin open-source operating system, version 23.10. As a short term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 comes with the Linux 6.5 kernel by default, and has comprehensively upgraded a series of system libraries, subsystems and core software. This version is mainly used to provide developers with a development and testing platform. Features: Intel's 'Topology Aware Register and PM Capsule Interface' (interface that provides better power-management features); arm64 permission-indirection extension (technology to set special memory permissions); RISC-V now supports ACPI; the Loongarch architecture now supports simultaneous multi-threading (SMT); support for unaccepted memory (protocol by which secure guest systems accept memory allocated by the host)...." The release announcement, available in Chinese, English, provides further details and screenshots. Download: ubuntukylin-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,288MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2023-04-21 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 23.04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an Ubuntu community edition optimized for Chinese speakers. The project's latest release, version 23.04, offers nine moths of support, version 6.2 of the Linux kernel, and an updated Mesa graphics driver. The release announcement (Chinese, English) reads: "On April 21, 2023, the Ubuntu Kylin team announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin open-source operating system, version 23.04. As a short-term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.04 comes with Linux 6.2 kernel and Mesa 23.0 graphics driver by default, and is fully upgraded with a series of core system software and base libraries. This version is mainly used to provide a development and testing platform for developers and you are welcome to download and use it. Full core software upgrade: Mozilla Firefox 111; Thunderbird 102; LibreOffice 7.5; Shotwell 0.30.17; Remmina 1.4.29; Transmission 3.0. Comprehensive upgrade of the base libraries: Python 3.11; Binutils 2.40; Ruby 3.1; golang 1.20; glibc 2.37; GCC 13; LLVM 16." Download: ubuntukylin-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (6,208MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2022-04-22 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 |
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Version 22.04 of Ubuntu Kylin, a distribution of Ubuntu customised for the convenience of users based in China, has been released. The new version features the improved UKUI 3.1 desktop environment (a fork of MATE), together with a variety of improvements and bug fixes: "On April 22, 2022, the Ubuntu Kylin team officially released the new version 22.04 LTS. 22.04 is the fifth long-term support (LTS) release after 14.04, 16.04, 18.04 and 20.04, and will be officially supported for three years. Compared with the previous version, this updated version adds new functions such as displaying remaining charging time, complex touch gestures and operation animation teaching, system light mode setting, WeChat online login and support for opening personal hotspots. Further optimized the display form of the taskbar area, taskbar startup time, notification popup animation and file manager sidebar level, fixed known issues such as Ctrl+Q not being able to close the music program, and the risk of memory leaks in kylin-burner." See the release announcement (in Simplified Chinese or English) for further information and screenshots. Download: ubuntukylin-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,703MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2020-10-23 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin, a Linux distribution built for China and an official member of the Ubuntu family, has arrived at the 20.10 release. The new version features the much improved UKUI 3.0 desktop environment (a fork of MATE), as well as an enhanced file manager called Peony: "The Ubuntu Kylin team is pleased to announce the official release of the open-source operating system version 20.10 (code-named 'Groovy Gorilla') of Ubuntu Kylin. 20.10 is the 16th version released by Ubuntu Kylin, which provides 9-month technical support, and it is released globally. The latest Linux 5.8 kernel and UKUI 3.0 desktop environment are integrated into the Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 release by default. It has fixed many problems in the start menu, file manager and control panel so as to provide users with a more efficient and stable user experience. You are welcome to download it and have a try, and do give us feedback on your user experience." Read the long list of improvements and bug fixes in the release announcement, available both in Simplified Chinese and in English). Here is the download link: ubuntukylin-20.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,929MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2020-04-24 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin 20.04, an official Ubuntu edition customised for the users in China, has been released. This release comes with an updated version of the UKUI desktop environment (a fork of MATE): "The Ubuntu Kylin team is pleased to announce the official release of Ubuntu Kylin's open-source operating system, version 20.04 LTS (code-named 'Focal Fossa'). Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 is the fourth long-term support (LTS) version and it offers 3 years of technical support. The new version of Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 LTS comes with the new UKUI 3.0 desktop environment preview and it supports x86 and arm64 architectures, which further optimizes the 4K HD display effect and application component stability. The new Kirin cloud account function unifies the identity authentication of all platforms and provides users with the cloud synchronization function. It also fixes 539 known issues, such as the inability of the taskbar to preview minimized apps and a file manager memory leak." See the release announcements (in Simplified Chinese or in English) for further information and screenshots. Download: ubuntukylin-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,186MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2019-10-18 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system. The distribution has published Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 which offers nine months of support. The release announcement (Chinese, English) lists the new project's new features: "In this release, Kylin Software Center is upgraded with fabulous startup animation and clear navigation which make it easier and smoother to operate. Practical and powerful as always. About the kernel, Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 ships with v5.3 based Linux kernel updated from 19.04. The new kernel adds a variety of new hardware support inherited from upstream, including: Adds support for Intel Speed Select, a feature only supported on specific Xeon servers. Adds initial support for the AMD Navi GPUs in the amdgpu driver, these are the new AMD RX5700 GPUs that just recently became available. Adds support for Zhaoxin x86 Processors. Adds utilization clamping support to the task scheduler. This is a refinement of the energy aware scheduling framework for power-asymmetric systems. The 0.0.0.0/8 IPv4 range will be accepted by Linux as a valid address range, allowing for 16 million new IPv4 addresses." Download: ubuntukylin-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,451MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2019-04-19 |
Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 |
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The team behind Ubuntu Kylin has published a new version of their distribution which introduces a new visual style. The project's new release, Ubuntu Kylin 19.04, introduces transparency effects to the application menu, adds a preview function to the file manager and provides nine months of support. "In April 19th, 2019, We are glad to announce the official release of open source operating system Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 (Disco Dingo). In this version, OS stability is our first goal to obtain. In order to provide a better experience for users, a series of improvements are made on system kernel, basic service, desktop environment and specialized apps. In addition, other open source distribution such as Ubuntu 19.04、Lubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu Mate 19.04 are released in the same time. We are bringing a whole new visual experience in this distribution, from system choice, boot up animation, log in program to system desktop, a unified style is presented. Amazing transparency effect is utilized on start menu, taskbar and notification area, give your desktop a sense of technology. Practical functions are provided to simplify your daily operations." Further details can be found in the release announcement (Chinese, English). Download: ubuntukylin-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,195MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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