Google Chrome OS beta is ready to download
As many of you had seen a preview of Google Chrome OS on my blog about a month back. I am glad to announce that a beta has just been released to public. The announcement has been made on Google Chrome Website & can be found at: Google Chrome OS Beta release announcement . Ah not to mention I love the idea of google providing a virtual appliance to run on VMware Player for people to try their OS without having to install it. I believe it is a quite smart idea & will help the testing to spread a lot faster. Ah they still offer an installable version of the beta though :). So enjoy the ride.
Below is what had came on Google announcement Description:
About Chrome OS
2009-10-05: New Chrome OS 0.4.220 beta is available!
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:
- GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
- Google Chrome 4.0.220 web browser
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
- GIMP 2.6 image editor
- Flash Player 10.0 plugin
- and much more!
System requirements of Chrome OS:
- Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
- RAM: min. 256 MB
- Hard disk: min. 1 GB
- Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards
Download Chrome OS virtual appliance and give it a try!
Ah as well few good screenshots of the OS can be seen below:
- Google Chrome OS Beta Booting
- Google Chrome OS Version Screen
Well, what are you waiting for go and get the Google Chrome OS Virtual appliance and start testing the future OS :).
Please leave feedback of your Chrome OS Testing in the comments :).