Linspire Operating System- Lindows renamed

Linspire is Debian based new and exciting operating system that offers the power, stability and cost-savings of Linux with windows environment. Linspire supports popular Microsoft Windows file types and with use of CNR technology it allows installation, updating and management of number of software programs with just one click of mouse.

Previously Linspire is known as Lindows Operating System. It is a Linux distribution based on Debian. Like Microsoft Windows XP or Apple Mac OSX, Linspire is a full-featured operating system and it provides power, stability and cost-savings of Linux with the ease of a windows environment. In addition, Linspire has CNR technology that makes installing software on Linspire fast and easy and for installing software we have to find the software in the CNR Warehouse then click and run it.

Linspire targets the desktop users. However, Linspire impress the desktop users more intensively than all other Unix-based or Unix-like distributions except Mac OS X. Linspire was the first Linux distribution to replace Windows with lower price than Microsoft Windows in home consumer desktop systems.

The initial goal of Linspire was not only developing a Linux-based operating system but also capable of running all major Windows applications. To support Windows compatibility it provided WINE. But later it changed its initial approach in favor of making Linux applications easy to use, download and install. By using Click-N-Run, Linspire achieved this application. Click-N-Run is program based on Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool, which provides an easy-to-use interface and a slightly modified package system. Click-N-Run has several pieces of software program for download.

System Requirements for Linspire Operating System:
1) It requires processor with 800 MHz or higher processor.
2) It requires128 MB of RAM or 256 MB or higher RAM for best performance.
3) It requires hard drive (hard disk).
4) A monitor with 1024 x 768 or higher resolution (3-D graphics card for games, screen savers etc.)
5) A CD-ROM or DVD drives, Mouse & Keyboard.
6) It requires Linspire-compatible sound card and speakers.
7) Linspire-compatible 56 Kbps hardware modem, cable modem.
8) For Internet/LAN connectivity Ethernet card is required.

Linspire is used for Internet, school, office work, video, music and games.

Internet Access
Linspire web suite is used optimally for convenience and usability. The web browser with popup-ad blocking keeps away desktop from clutter. In addition, the advanced integrated features perform custom web search engines with just a click of mouse. The intuitive email spam filtering technique makes as effective spam solutions by learning, which emails consider being good and which consider being bad. The inbuilt instant messenger simultaneously connects to multiple IM accounts for AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ and more…...

School & Office Use
Linspire provides robust office suite software including a Microsoft Word-compatible word processor, a Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet program and Microsoft PowerPoint-compatible slide show software. With word processor, excel sheet and power point it create, edit and share documents for school, home and work.

Game & Multimedia Support
Linspire provides inbuilt player to listen CDs and MP3s or watch video files. To watch DVDs at home or on the go on laptop click and run the Linspire DVD Player from the CNR Warehouse. Linspire provides number of games and can easily add more with just a click of mouse-button using the CNR Warehouse.

Enhanced Feature
Linspire takes only a few mouse clicks to install any software application and takes less than 10 minutes on most of the computers. And the interactive multimedia tutorials guide desktop users through everything from navigating through desktop to setting up email, wireless networking and many more application. Installing software is also very easy task with the CNR Software browser, which lets you click and run software by downloading and installing any of the programs present in the CNR Warehouse. This can be done with only one click of a mouse.

Linspire perform automatic hardware detection and automatically install driver without keeping track of confusing and annoying driver disks. Linspire provides hardware support including expanded Wi-Fi support for wireless Internet. It acts like a "Plug & Play" so user can plug devices such as scanners or digital cameras in USB and Linspire will quickly recognize them in just seconds and load necessary drivers to run that devices. Printer Wizard adds a printer to computer quickly and easily without any driver disks or additional software necessary. In addition, Linspires' provides easy Networking so that user can read, write, share and browse on a Microsoft Windows network just like he is working on Microsoft Windows computer.

Linspire has several varieties known as editions target for different markets. Three main editions are Standard, Developer and Laptop.

Standard
The standard edition provides the standard distributions intended for desktop users.

Developer
Developer version is designed for developers. This version offers many development tools such as text editors, compilers and libraries for developing software.

Laptop
Laptop version of Linspire optimized for mobile computers, which have different hardware requirements than desktop computers.

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