elementary OS is one of the most beautiful and smooth Linux distributions I’ve ever used. The latest version of the operating system, “Freya”, doesn’t fall short of its’ promise.
elementary OS is a Linux distrubution based on Ubuntu. The latest version, Freya, which was crafted based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, took longer than expected for developers bring into the stable state. It’s been a long wait for the fans of the Mac-inspired OS.
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New OS comes loaded with plenty of improvements, fixes and apps, including new Calculator, Camera, and Videos apps, search in Files and Terminal and a redesigned Photos.
Here are some of the fixes that comes with Freya -:
- A more discoverable, redesigned, and app-focused multitasking view
- New interactive and dismissible notifications, plus a notifications settings pane including a system-wide “Do Not Disturb” mode
- A refined look and feel that includes a refreshed system-wide stylesheet, refreshed icons, space-saving Header Bars, a dark stylesheet for apps, rounded corners on menus and dialogs, improved animations, many new and refined “symbolic” icons, intelligent transparency for the panel, and more.
- Better emoji support & drop-in replacements for Microsoft Core fonts for the web
- A new firewall tool and “privacy mode”
- Much improved Applications menu including support for “quicklist” actions, drag-and-drop from search, and support for quick math calculations
- An updated software stack including Linux 3.16, Gtk 3.14, and Vala 0.26
- UEFI support
- A new captive portal assistant to make connecting to public WiFi easier
- Redesigned Displays, User Accounts, Applications, and Date & Time settings
- Unified login and lock screens
You can download the elementary OS Freya from here.
[ Via: elementary OS – Blog ]
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