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Freespire 8.0 announced.
Originally based on Debian GNU / Linux and aiming to be a full-featured operating system
like Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X, Freespire 's 8.0 version, which includes the
Ubuntu-based Xfce desktop environment , was announced by Roberto J. Dohnert.The new version
continues to arrive based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support release, 20.04 LTS. System
delivered as an update by the PC/OpenSystems LLC FOSS development team that provides much
needed system enhancements and security fixes; 5.4.0-91 LTS is built on the Linux kernel.
System shipped with Xfce 4.16 desktop environment, including non-UEFI and secure boot systems;
It contains Google Chrome 96 and various updated packages.
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Freespire 8.0 Released: Linux distribution
Freespire is a 64 bit freely available and OPEN Linux-based OS, that is geared towards
open source users and developers who want a quality free open OS. It has all the applications
users will need for the consumption of media and developer tools for those that want to
tinker with the system and deploy their own custom software and kernels. With FreespireOS
you can host the entire line of legacy applications that may still be in use in your environment
as well as facilities for deploying web apps.
Freespire Desktop Features What does this system include? It contains
a highly advanced desktop that is comfortable for users who want to be highly productive,
easy to use and it requires very little retraining. It also includes a whole host of applications
and features that are geared towards the community user.
Community Support Abiword
Gnumeric Firefox Web Browser
Geary Audacious
Parole Pinta
Font Manager NitroShare
Synergy
Changelog v8.0
Freespire 8.0 features a new stable kernel which fixes bugs / broadens hardware support.
Google Chrome version 96 includes security patches and other general browser improvements.
We have upgraded Xfce 4.16, X11, Samba, and other system fundamentals including non-UEFI
and secure boot systems.
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Freespire 8.0: arrives with Google Services integration
Some will remember when it was released Linspire, a distribution that had its controversy, but
that was presented years ago as a distro to make life easier for users thanks to its desktop
environment similar to Windows and with its popular CNR (Click and Run) system that allowed
software to be installed with a single click (a novelty at the time). And as a complementary
project came Freespire.
For those of you who don't know, Linspire started out as Lindows 20 years ago. A distro
that integrated WINE and facilities for users who came from the Redmond system. However,
Microsoft sued, so they had to change the name to Linspire. In 2005, Andrew Betts decided
to release a variant of this distro, but without the proprietary parts of Linspire (only FOSS
components), called Freespire.
Freespire se based on Ubuntu, with Xfce desktop environment, and taking some of the benefits
of Linspire. In addition, Linspire is a sponsor of this project, similar to what happens between
Chromium OS and Google's Chrome OS, for making a similarity ...
What's new in Freespire 8.0 Once that presentation of this project is
done, now let's see what's new in Freespire 8.0:
Stable Linux 5.4 kernel. Google Chrome 96 web browser.
Pre-installed Google Services: Gmail email client app.
Google Docs. GDrive for cloud storage.
Google Calendar Google Translator.
Google News. Xfce 4.16 as a desktop environment.
X11 update. Other improvements and bug fixes.
Something very positive for all those who use these services frequently and who will
not need to install Android emulators or other things to have them on their desktop. With
this, Freespire 8.0 is also close to Chrome OS, so it could also be an alternative to
it for those who lack a Chromebook.
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Freespire 8.0 Comes Tightly Integrated with Google Services
The distro is a full featured desktop OS, with all of the applications and resources
of the Ubuntu repositories available.
The developers behind Freespire 8.0 have decided to put strong focus and take full advantage
on Google’s services with this release.
For those of you unfamiliar with what Freespire is, let’s start with some history. Freespire
started off under the name Lindows twenty years ago as an easy-to-use Linux-based operating
system with great Wine integration and easy application support, but then changed to Linspire
following a Microsoft lawsuit.
Nowadays, Freespire is a desktop oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distro powered by Xfce.
It’s the open source equivalent of Linspire, but containing mostly FOSS components.
Freespire is sponsored by Linspire, a commercial, desktop-oriented Linux distrio based on Debian
and Ubuntu and owned by PC/OpenSystems LLC.
A couple of days ago the Freespire development team announced the release of Freespire 8.0,
so let’s take a brief look at it.
What’s News in Freespire 8.0
Freespire 8.0 features a stable Linux kernel 5.4 which fixes bugs and broadens hardware
support. It is interesting to note however that Google Chrome version 96 is also included
by default in this release with all security patches and other general browser improvements.
Definitely, the most important thing that need to be mentioned is that the distro puts
strong focus on Google’s services with this release. Freespire 8.0 comes preinstalled
with:
Gmail Google Docs
Google Drive Google Calendar
Google Translate Google News
On the desktop environments front, you get the latest and greatest Xfce 4.16. On top
of that, X11, Samba and other system fundamentals including non-UEFI and secure boot systems,
was also upgraded.
In step with keeping the distribution as close as possible to the definition of free software,
Freespire 8.0 does not include proprietary multimedia codecs or drivers. However, they
are available via the repositories.
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