Linux Webstartup Whoa

Linux Webstartup Whoa is an open source distribution of Linux based on the popular elementaryOS operating system and built around the astonishing Pantheon desktop environment.

The Linux Webstartup project features three main editions, Lite, Play and Whoa, each one tailored for a specific audience. For example, the Lite version is designed for low-end machines, as it features the LXDE desktop environment, and the Play flavor for high-end machines, thanks to the Unity user interface.

Availability, system requirements and boot options

It is available for download as a single and hybrid Live DVD ISO image that can be easily written to a blank DVD disc or a USB thumb drive. Supported hardware platforms include only 64-bit (x86_64).

Users will be able to use the live medium to try the operating system without installing anything on their computers, run a memory test, boot an existing OS, as well as to install the distribution without testing it (not recommended).

It is recommended to install Linux Webstartup Whoa on systems that support the 64-bit instruction set architecture, have at least a dual core processor from Intel or AMD, the latest graphics cards produced by Intel, Nvidia or AMD, 2GB of RAM, as well as at least 8.6 GB of free disk space.

The amazing Pantheon graphical desktop and pre-installed apps

The graphical session is simply amazing, comprised of a top panel for accessing the main menu and launching applications, and a bottom dock (application launcher) for interacting with running programs.

Default applications include the Transmission torrent downloader, FBReader e-book reader, Birdie Twitter client, Mozilla Thunderbird email client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Clementine audio player, LibreOffice office suite, GIMP image editor, FileZilla file transfer client, and many more.

Conclusion

All in all, Linux Webstartup Whoa proves to be a beautiful and modern operating system based on the elementaryOS distribution and engineered to replace your current OS, especially those unsafe Windows XP ones.

What is new in this release:

• Multi language version with pre-installed the following languages: Italian and English. This video shows all the elegance and attention to details in this distro coupled with the rock-solid stability of Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Precise 64 Bit. Direct derived from Elementary OS 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 now available and within reach of a click.