Acute Glass Linux

Acute Glass Linux is an open source and freely distributed Linux operating system based on the openSUSE distribution and build with the popular SUSE Studio tool.  It uses the modern GNOME desktop environment.

Available for download as a 32-bit Live DVD

The distribution is available for download as a Live DVD ISO image of approximately 800MB in size, tagged for the i686 architecture. It will work well on both 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (i686) computers, but supports only 32-bit applications.

Please note that you must burn the ISO image onto a blank DVD disc with any CD/DVD burning software or write it on a USB flash drive of 1GB or higher capacity in order to boot it from the BIOS of a computer.

Boot options à la openSUSE Linux

Being based on openSUSE, this distro comes with a standard boot menu that is used in many openSUSE-based operating systems. It will allow the user to start the live environment with default boot options or in failsafe mode, run a memory diagnostic test or boot from the local disk drive.

Productive and modern graphical desktop environment powered by GNOME

As mentioned the default and only desktop environment of this openSUSE-based distribution is GNOME (with GNOME Shell). However, before you can actually use the graphical session, you must accept the license agreement, select a language and keyboard layout, as well as to set up the time and date.

Includes powerful and useful open-source applications

Among the preinstalled applications, we can mention the powerful Mozilla Firefox web browser, the popular LibreOffice office suite, and the amazing VLC Media Player software.

Bottom line

Summing up, Acute Glass Linux aims to be a great choice for Linux beginners, especially because it comes with several pre-installed applications that will help them to achieve their daily activities without to much fuss. Keep in mind though, that the root password is “linux” (without quotes). Use the password to permanently install Acute Glass Linux on a local disk drive.