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Symphony OS is a GNU/Linux based operating system which uses it's own Mezzo desktop environment. It is meant as the ideal solution for the new computer user and as an environment in which even more technical users can feel at home. You will be impressed by it's ease of use and low usage of system resources.

Symphony OS 2006-05 includes;

• The OneClick software Installation System - A simple tool which can be used free of charge to install software from the OneClick software store. The OneClick software store is a front end for GUI applications in the Debian Unstable repository. The OneClick client, while designed for Symphony OS will soon be released as a deb package, making it available to all Debian based distributions and providing a user friendly method of software installation.
• Debian Testing Base System - A major change for the project is the move away from the KNOPPIX base system used in previous releases. 2006-05 is based purely on Debian testing with only minor changes made to accommodate the needs of the project and branding.
• Linux-Live - Symphony OS 2006-05 BETA is shipped as a LiveCD with a hard drive installer. The LiveCD and Hard drive installer are made possible by the great work of Tomas Matejicek of the Linux-Live and SLAX projects.
• Multiple Scripting Language support - Some minor changes in the Orchestra server code base are going to make a major difference for developers. Orchestra applications using the .orc file extension can now be written in any scripting language that includes a shebang (#!/usr/bin/something) line.
• Multiuser - The 2006-05 BETA release is also the first release to be truly multiuser. The system loads to the GDM login manager and allows different users to have different desktops and settings just as any other standard Linux distribution does.

Please note: $5.40 from each Symphony OS disc shipped is given to support the continued development of Symphony OS. We are proud to offer our support and encourage you to financially support Free and Open Source Software development.