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{{Infobox OS
| name                   = Cr OS Linux
| website                = [http://getchrome.eu getchrome.eu]
| screenshot             = 
| developer              = [https://plus.google.com/102614965611269780525 Cr OS Linux Team]
| family                 = [[Unix-like]]
| source_model           = [[Open source]]
| 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          = Dead
| 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]]{{Fact}}, 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.{{Fact}} 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]

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