Airinux For Linux

Airinux is an open-source, Ubuntu derived operating system that comes from Indonesia and brings a lightweight and beautifully designed graphical environment powered by MATE, a clone of the old-school and popular GNOME 2 desktop, also known as GNOME Classic among connoisseurs.

The good news is that Airlinux is distributed as a Live DVD, allowing you to try the operating system before installing it. However, the bad news is that it only supports 32-bit applications, but it will run on both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) computers.

When booting the operating system from the BIOS of a PC using a DVD disc or a USB flash drive, you can immediately notice the grandiose designed boot menu that allows you to run the live system with default drivers or in safe graphics mode, start the installer directly, perform a RAM diagnostic test or boot an existing OS from the first disk drive.

As mentioned, the distro is built around the MATE desktop environment, which uses a single taskbar located traditionally on the bottom edge of the screen, allowing you to easily launch applications and interact with running programs.

Default applications include the Google Chrome web browser, VLC Media Player, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, Transmission torrent downloader, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, LibreOffice office suite and K3b CD/DVD/BD burning software.

If you’re asking yourselves what can you do with Airlinux, than you should know that it provides everything you need. From modern web browsers that allows you to surf the Internet without to much fuss and watch videos online, to sophisticated desktop applications that allow you to watch full HD movies, edit complex documents, create astonishing art or listen to your favorite artists.