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Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.

The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.

Featured software in Chrome OS:
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[*]GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
[*]Google Chrome 4.0.237 web browser
[*]Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager
[*]OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
[*]GIMP 2.6 image editor
[*]Flash Player 10.0 plugin
[*]and much more!
[/LIST]System requirements of Chrome OS:
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[*]Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Ath**** Sempron, Opteron or newer
[*]RAM: min. 256 MB
[*]Hard disk: min. 1 GB
[*]Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards.
[/LIST]Quick note:
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[*]The tarball is containing vmdk and vmx files. You need a free VMware Player or VirtualBox in order to run this appliance.
[*]You can also install Chrome OS on your hard disk using the following Live CD image.
[*]Download the iso file and burn it into CD-R. Boot the computer from it and when Chrome OS is loaded, click Live Installer on the desktop. Follow the instructions.
[*]Warning: Google Chrome does not work in Live CD mode, you have to install it to the hard disk at first!
[*]User password: user
Root password: root
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