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{{Infobox OS
| name                   = Cr OS Linux
| website                = [http://getchrome.eu getchrome.eu]
| screenshot             = Screenshot of CR OS Linux.png
| developer              = [https://plus.google.com/102614965611269780525 Cr OS Linux Team]
| family                 = [[Unix-like]]
| source_model           = [[Free and open source software]]
| released               = {{release date|2009|09}}
| latest_release_version = 2.4.1290
| latest_release_date    = {{release date|2012|12|09}}
| marketing_target       = Consumer, Small Business
| language               = English
| kernel_type            = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| ui                     = [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]]
| license                = [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]] and others
| working_state          = Current
| supported_platforms    = [[x86]]
| updatemodel            = [[ZYpp]] ([[YaST]])
| package_manager        = [[RPM Package Manager]]
}}

'''Cr OS Linux''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|r|ɒ|s| |ˈ|l|ɪ|n|ə|k|s}}), formerly '''Chrome OS Linux''',<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chrome-OS-Linux-Is-Now-Known-as-Cr-OS-Linux-292836.shtml Chrome OS Linux Is Now Known as Cr OS Linux]</ref> is a lightweight [[operating system]] based on the [[Linux]] [[Linux distribution|distribution]] [[openSUSE]]. It contains a lot of [[out of the box feature|out-of-the-box]] [[software]], including the latest developer version of [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] [[web browser]], [[InSync|Insync]] client for [[Google Drive]], [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] and [[Java (software platform)|Java]] plugins, [[LibreOffice]] [[office suite]] and [[GIMP]] [[raster graphics editor|graphics editor]].<ref>[http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Cr-OS-Linux-50930.shtml Cr OS Linux on Softpedia]</ref> The default [[desktop environment]] in Cr OS Linux is [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]], but [[GNOME 3]] is also included. Since the beginning, Cr OS Linux has provided the latest available versions of all included software and its version numbers has resembled included Chromium versions. Cr OS Linux is distinct from [[Google Chrome OS]].

== History ==

The initial beta release of Cr OS Linux was version 0.4.207, published in September 2009,<ref>[http://lifehacker.com/5369361/try-out-a-fan+made-chrome-os-linux-build Chrome OS Linux in Lifehacker]</ref> based on openSUSE 11.1 and featured [[GNOME]] 2.24 desktop environment and [[Google Chrome]] 4.0.207 web browser.

The release 0.6.427 was published on July 31, 2010 and featured Google Chrome 6.0.427 web browser, [[Google Picasa]] 2.7 photo manager and [[OpenOffice.org]] 3.0 suite.<ref>[http://susestudio.com/a/jMOVxa/cr-os-linux/packages?image_type=oem&version=0.6.427 Cr OS Linux 0.6.427 package list]</ref> Since then, there have been many minor releases based on newer openSUSE versions.

The release 2.1.1145 on June 14, 2012 brought a major improvement, switching from openSUSE 11.4 to openSUSE 12.1, from GNOME to Cinnamon, from Google Chrome to Chromium and from Picasa to [[Shotwell (software)|Shotwell]].<ref>[http://susestudio.com/a/jMOVxa/cr-os-linux/packages?image_type=oem&version=2.1.1145 Cr OS Linux 2.1.1145 package list]</ref>
As of December 10, 2012 the current stable release of Cr OS Linux is 2.4.1290 and it is based on openSUSE 12.2.<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cr-OS-Linux-2-4-1290-Features-Cinnamon-1-6-313381.shtml Cr OS Linux 2.4.1290 Features Cinnamon 1.6]</ref>

== Distribution ==

Cr OS Linux is distributed as a [[live DVD]] (formerly [[live CD]]) [[ISO file]] and a raw [[USB]] [[disk image]] for the [[x86]] architecture. They can be downloaded via [[HTTP]] from external servers or using [[BitTorrent]] protocol.<ref>[http://getchrome.eu/download Cr OS Linux Download]</ref>

== Software ==

Cr OS Linux uses [[RPM]] package format and [[ZYpp|Zypper]] [[package management system|package manager]], as well as the graphical software manager in [[YaST]] Control Center. It searches OpenSUSE 12.2 and Tumbleweed [[software repository|repositories]] for additional software. Users can also install packages online using One Click Install.<ref>[http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:One_Click_Install One Click Install in openSUSE Wiki]</ref>

== System requirements ==

The minimum system requirements for x86-compatible hardware is as follows:<ref>[http://getchrome.eu/ Cr OS Linux hardware requirements]</ref>
* [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]: [[Intel]] [[Pentium compatible processor|Pentium]], [[AMD]] [[AMD Duron|Duron]], [[AMD Athlon|Athlon]] or newer
* [[Random Access Memory|RAM]]: 512 MB or more
* [[Hard disk drive|HDD]]: 3 [[Gigabyte|GB]] or more
* [[DVD]] or USB drive

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://getchrome.eu Cr OS Linux official website]
* [http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/78918.html Cr OS Linux review in Linux Insider]
* [http://www.efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=115882 Cr OS Linux review in EFY Times]
* [http://www.linux.com/directory/Distributions/livecd/chrome-os-linux Chrome OS Linux in Linux.com]
* [http://alternativeto.net/software/chrome-os-linux/about/ Cr OS Linux in AlternativeTo]
* [http://linuxnoveles.com/2012/chrome-os-linux-en-su-ultima-version-se-llama-cr-os-linux/ Cr OS Linux in Linux para Noveles]
* [http://linuxiarze.pl/chromeos Cr OS Linux in Linuxiarze.pl]

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