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Element OS - An Ubuntu Based Distro For HTPCs
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| Element OS is a 32 bit Xubuntu based
| distro for HTPCs(Home Theatre PCs). It
| maintains compatibility with Ubuntu
| repositories. It uses the Advanced
| Packaging Tool(APT) with Element's own
| custom repositories and the Ubuntu
| repositories. Element OS also incorporates
| the AllMyApps software center to allow
| additional applications to be downloaded.
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http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/06/element-os-ubuntu-based-distro-for.html
An introduction to Peppermint OS
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| Stepping away from Peppermint for a
| minute, I'd like to say a few words about
| cloud-based applications in general. I
| don't think running programs over the
| Internet is really a good fit for desktop
| Linux. I'm a big fan of running thin
| clients on a LAN and I've often used web-
| based data solutions (such as web mail or
| document sharing services). But I can
| think of very few cases where web-based
| applications, running on servers outside
| the local area network, would be useful to
| Linux users. The two main benefits to
| running cloud-based apps are having one
| central location for updates and having
| the benefit of being able to access those
| applications from anywhere that has an
| Internet connection. Linux distributions
| already offer these features by way of
| software repositories, giving the end user
| the ability to keep up to date or,
| optionally, stick with older versions of
| software.
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| Many of the big name distributions also
| offer tools to install their product on
| Flash drives, allowing users to take their
| operating system with them anywhere. This
| combination, in my mind, is superior to
| cloud-based applications in speed and
| flexibility and it removes the need for a
| steady, fast network connection. I don't
| have anything against making use of cloud
| computing where it is appropriate, but I
| think most desktop Linux users already
| have solutions in place which make web
| applications redundant. When your
| operating system receives daily updates
| and can fit in your pocket, is there
| really any reason to turn control of your
| programs over to other people? Judging by
| the interest surrounding Peppermint, some
| users think so and are excited by the
| fresh approach.
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20100621
Recent:
Element OS- Your ultimate entertainment Linux OS.
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| It is based on the Debian Packaging System
| (.deb), same one that Ubuntu uses. Unlike
| other Debian/Ubuntu based systems, Element OS
| utilizes its own online app center for
| software installations, where many of the most
| popular Linux applications that are compatible
| with our interface standards have been ported.
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http://www.ghabuntu.com/2010/02/element-os-your-ultimate-entertainment.html
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