Linux Webstartup Play

Linux Webstartup Play is a free and open source distribution of Linux built around the controversial Unity desktop environment and based on Ubuntu Linux, the world’s most popular free operating system.

The Linux Webstartup project features three main editions, Play, Whoa and Lite. While the Lite edition comes with the lightweight LXDE desktop environment, the Whoa flavor features the Pantheon graphical environment.

Boot options, requirements, availability

The distribution is available for download as a single and hybrid Live DVD ISO image, which can be deployed to a USB flash drive or written to a blank DVD disc. Supported hardware platforms include 64-bit and 32-bit.

The boot menu is identical with the one found on the original Ubuntu distribution, allowing users to quickly change the language, try the operating system without installing anything, run a memory diagnostic test, boot an existing OS, or install the distro without testing it (not recommended).

It requires at least a dual core processor from Intel or AMD, one of the latest graphics cards produced by AMD, Nvidia and Intel, 2 GB or RAM, and at least 8.6 GB of free hard disk space to install the system.

The magnificent Unity desktop and pre-installed apps

While the desktop session is identical with the one from the original Ubuntu OS, it features a drop dead gorgeous icon theme. It is comprised of a dock (application launcher) located on the left side of the screen, and a top panel for interacting with running apps and the system tray area.

Default applications include the Darktable RAW photo editor, Gwibber social networking client, Cheese webcam viewer, Mozilla Firefox web browser, GIMP image editor, DeVeDe DVD-Video creator, FileZilla file transfer client, LibreOffice office suite, QuiteRSS news reader, Skype VoIP client, and Google Earth.

Conclusion

Summing up, Linux Webstartup Play is a decent and stable Ubuntu-based operating system designed to be used by users who want a modern and futuristic workstation powered by the Unity interface and the latest open source technologies.

What is new in this release:

• Multi language version with pre-installed the following languages: Italian and English. Discover some of the peculiarities of this distro added to the solid stability of Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Precise 32-Bit. The Unity desktop environment has been changed through several presets and changes to give greater prominence and make it immediately usable by anyone after installation. All you generally need to any operating system is already installed and at your complete disposal.