BOSS - OPERATNG SYSTEM

Bharat Operating System Solutions(BOSS) is a GNU/Linux distribution developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) for the use of Foss throughout India.

Some of the features witnessed in BOSS with other Linux distributions are given below.

FEATURES:

• Linux kernel 2.6.32-5-486
• GNOME Desktop Enviornment 2.30 with unicode 5.1 support
• User friendly GUI
• Open Office 3.2in 22 Indian languages
• Bulk Document Convertor
• Improved security features
• Iceweasal & Icedov mail client
• Driver support for all peripherals
• Accessiblity tools like  Espeak & Orca reader (for visually impaired)
• Onscreen keboard
•  Multimedia support
• Network Manager
• Microblogging client
• Bluetooth support 

 BOSS consists of pleasing desktop enviornment with Indian language support .

Subsequent version will support educational domain  well. 

VERSION:

BOSS version 4.0 is available in DVD format wi install,live and utility options.

The various supported Indian languages are :

Assamese,Bengali,Bodo,Gujarathi,Hindi,Kannada,Kashmiri,Konkani,Maithili,Malayalam,

Manipuri,Marathi,Oriya,Punjabi,Sanskrit,Tamil,Telgu & Urdu.

 INSTALLATION  PROCEDURE:

BOSS GNU/Linux DVD comprises of BOSS install,Live d Utility .

1. Insert the BOSS DVD in drive, and boot through the DVD 

The main screen will navigate through sections  :   Install BOSS , Live BOSS  

INSTALL BOSS:

If manual partition is required, then allot minimum 5 GB for "/" & double the size of the RAM, for swap. 

After the installation completes the BOSS Utility can be used through Main menu - Applications->System tools ->BOSS utilities to invoke the install wizard.

LIVE BOSS:

To try BOSS continue with start BOSS Live option on the same main screen, this allows you to test BOSS system without altering any software on your computer.

Super User name : root

Super User password : root

Normal User : boss

Normal User Password : boss

SCREEN SHOTS :

You can also download the BOSS distribution from  http://bosslinux.in/