[Direct Links]Google Chrome Operating System i686 v0.4.237 Beta

Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser.

The project aim is to provide a lightweight Linux distribution for the best web browsing experience.

Featured software in Chrome OS:

• GNOME 2.24 desktop environment
  
• Google Chrome 4.0.237 web browser
  
• Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager
  
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite
  
• GIMP 2.6 image editor
  
• Flash Player 10.0 plugin
  
• and much more!

System requirements of Chrome OS:

• Processor: Intel Pentium, Xeon or newer; AMD Duron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron or newer
  
• RAM: min. 256 MB
  
• Hard disk: min. 1 GB
  
• Graphics card: supports most modern graphics cards.

Quick note:

• The tarball is containing vmdk and vmx files. You need a free VMware Player or VirtualBox in order to run this appliance.
  
• You can also install Chrome OS on your hard disk using the following Live CD image.
  
• Download the iso file and burn it into CD-R. Boot the computer from it and when Chrome OS is loaded, click Live Installer on the desktop. Follow the instructions.
  
• Warning: Google Chrome does not work in Live CD mode, you have to install it to the hard disk at first!
  
• User password: user
• Root password: root

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Download "Chrome_OS.i686-0.4.237.vmx.tar.gz" [562MB]
Download "Chrome_OS.i686-0.4.237.iso" [551.7MB]