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Welcome to nOS Cambridge. There have been so many updates since October's Balclutha update so this release polishes the floor and starts the new Cambridge branch, which will be full of innovations, changes, enhancements and more. Stay tuned for what's to come.
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The February release just clears up a few things to do with the nOS performance and stabilty.
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Happy New Year, here's to a year of nOS.
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It's almost the end of the year, this is the last update rollup for this year. Here's the release notes for this months updates.
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It's almost the end of the year, this is the last update rollup for this year. Here's the release notes for this months updates.
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It's almost the end of the year, this is the last update rollup for this year. Here's the release notes for this months updates.
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The November releae of nOS Infinity brings a few major changes to nOS and mainly focuses on cleaing up nOS to make it as user friendly and efficent as possible.
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After the big Ashburton release a few months ago development began for a new version of nOS that would greately improve the way nOS worked and functioned. This new release Balclutha focuses on a lot of different areas of nOS from the system font to how applications are loaded. There are heaps of new features so I will only gover the main ones in these release notes.
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I have a few more things to show you regarding nOS. Stay tuned to the nOS live event to see what's coming soon to nOS..
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nOS 2.2 was just released for the Raspberry Pi. It brings a lot of performance, stability and UI improvements as well as some application replacement.

New Features:

• Flash Player
• Abiword
• Gnumeric
• Lightweight Applications
• IceWeasel 
• New Design
• New Firmware

Removed Features

• Chromium (Replaced by IceWeasel)
• Libreoffice (Replaced with Abiword and Gnumeric)... read more

nOS 2.2 is the latest update to nOS. It brings a lot of performance and stability improvements as well as some tweaks to the design and theme of nOS.

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New Features

• Android Wireless Integration (See Video Below)
• New Clean and Simple theme
• New Boot Background
• Faster on some computers
• Smaller Image Files
• Installation Improvements... read more

nOS 2.1 Introduces a few performance and usability improvements as well as some fixes for users that upgraded to nOS 2.0 from 1.7.1. nOS 2.1 introduces updated applications some with new features. You can download the files for nOS 2.1 from here.

New Features:

• > KDE 4.12.1 Desktop Interface
• Libreoffice 4.2 (With New Welcome Screen and enhanced Microsoft Office Compatibility)
• New Wallpapers
• Faster Experience
• New Wallpapers
• Smaller image file
• Firefox is now the default browser
• Updated Applications including New Linux Kernels ... read more

nOS 2.1 and nOS NonPAE Update Pack 3 will begin the Merger of nOS NonPAE with the standard editions. This means that the NonPAE edition will get updates the same way as nOS 32bit and 64bit do. This is aimed at avoiding confusion between the versions. The new NonPAE images will be available in the 2.1 download repository. If you have any questions contact the developer using the contact the developer page.

The 32bit files will be renamed to use i686 rather than i386 to reflect the NonPAE availability.

Further work will be undertaken to merge the two versions in terms of system content in upcoming editions.

For status on the merger and for more details click here
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nOS 2.1 adds a few new features to the Raspberry Pi that makes it easier to install and use.

New Features

• New Graphical Installer
• New Install Method
• Faster Boot Time
• Boot Splash Screen
• Updated Firmware

Installation Instructions

1. Download the zip file from the links below

2. Erase all content off a SD card and extract the contents of the zip file onto it

3. Safely remove or eject the SD card from your computer
4. Put the SD card into the slot in the raspberry pi.
5. Plug in the HDMI (or composite) cables and then insert the Micro USB cable for power
6. Let the installer extract the rest of the files. It will restart when the install has completed and you will be able to use your Raspberry Pi.... read more

nOS 2.0 is the biggest change to nOS since it was released. There are over 200 new features and changes as well as many other improvements and bug fixes. The nOS 2.0 update is quite large and it is strongly recommended to re install nOS on your computer to upgrade. An in place upgrade is available for those who want to do it. You can download the files for nOS 2.0 from here.... read more

The second Update Pack for nOS NonPAE has been released. This version has a lot of bug fixes and most of the new features that will be present in nOS 2.0. You can download the update pack file for nOS 2.0 and the December 2013 Image from here.

New Features:

• New Tab-Style desktop
• New Colour Scheme
• New Netbook Friendly Interface Available
• New Login Screen
• Performance and Stability improvements
• Faster Boot Times
• Faster Shutdown Times
• Fingerprint Authentication Support
• Amarok Media Manager
• Dia Diagram Maker
• Kde-Telepathy Chat Application (Instead of Pidgin)
• Standalone Ebook Reader Application
• Sound Converter Application
• Kamoso Camera Application (Instead of Cheese)
• New Wallpapers
• New Scanning Application
• Better Spell Check
• Gparted Partition Manager (Instead of Partitionmanager)
• Smaller Image Files
• Runs on even lower RAM
• Less Hard Drive space required
• Lots of Bug Fixes
• More Enhancement Packs
• More nOS Branding... read more

nOS 1.7.1 has just been released. This version of nOS adds a few new features and updates the linux kernel and the desktop interface. This version is only available in an update pack as the next image release will be with nOS 2.0.

New Features:

• KDE 4.11.2 Desktop Interface
• Display Management
• Thunderbird Email Client

Bug Fixes:

• Over 70 Bugs were fixed with KDE 4.11.2
  
  Download Links: ... read more

The first release of the NonPAE Update Packs has just been released. This update pack introduces some of the features of nOS 1.7 into the NonPAE version. You can download it from here.

New Features:

• Firefox Web Browser
• Advanced File Manager
• Ability to format and modify partitions
• Updated applications
• Automatic Disk Cleanup
• Manage Ereaders and Ebooks with Calibre
• KDE 4.11.2 Desktop Interface
  Bug Fixes: ... read more

Do you have a great photo or image that you would love to see as an included wallpaper in nOS? Entries are now open for the first ever nOS Wallpaper Contest. Submitted Wallpapers will be present in nOS 2.0 and they will also be included in a nOS-wallpapers-community package that will be available for people to download from the nOS website.

How To Submit an Image

Entries are open for anyone that wants to submit an wallpaper. There are no requirements as to what the image is of however the size of the image must be equal or larger than 1900x1200 in its dimensions. The image must be in a .jpg format to be included in nOS. Here's how to submit an image. ... read more

nOS 1.7 has just been released. This release adds a few features for advanced users as well as some bug fixes for some computers. You can download the upgrade pack for this release here.
New Features:

• Firefox Web Browser
• Advanced File Manager
• Ability to format and modify partitions
• Updated applications
• Automatic Disk Cleanup
• Manage Ereaders and Ebooks with Calibre
  Bug Fixes: ... read more

nOS 1.6.1 fixes a few bug with nOS installs. You can download it from here.

New Features:

• New Install Media

• New Flash Player 

Bug Fixes: 

• #8 new apps not linked to in apps launcher

• #7 error may occur when logging in after installation from 32bit media 

Upgrade Instructions: 
1. Download the .tar.gz file appropriate for your installation (i386=32bit amd64=64bit)
2. Right click the downloaded file in the file browser click extract > extract archive here 
3. Run the Upgrade to nOS file and enter your password. 
4. When prompted click OK to allow the installer to run. 

Installation Instructions: 
1. Extract the ISO file to a USB stick or a DVD 
2. Start your computer up from the install media. (Press F12, ESC, F11 to get to the boot menu. 
3. Select Live from the boot options 
4. When the desktop has loaded click install nOS 1.5 
5. Select your language and click next 
6. Make sure your computer meets the requirements and click next 
7. Select the configuration options you want for your drive adjust the slider to configure a dual boot.
 8. Click your nearest city and click next 
9. Select your keyboard layout 
10. Enter some details about you and click next. 
11. When the installation is complete click restart now. 
12. When prompted to remove the install media do so and hit enter . If you have are not prompted to do so remove the install media when the manufacturer logo appears. 
13. nOS is now installed. ... read more

nOS NonPAE Release 1 can be downloaded from this link.

New Features: 

• Support for older computers via a NonPAE Kernel 

Important Information: 

• nOS NonPAE is a version of nOS aimed at older computers that don't have a CPU that supports the NonPAE kernel. These includes Pentium M, Pentium 3, Pentium 2 and More. If your computer does support PAE you are strongly advised AGAINST using this image.
• nOS NonPAE is based on Ubuntu 12.04 (An older version of Ubuntu). While this version of Ubuntu is supported untill April 2016 it will not receive some of the new features like the regular version of nOS (eg. Muon Discover).
• nOS NonPAE adapts a rolling release schedule. This means that there are no seperate version numbers for each release. All the updates come in Update Packs. This version of nOS will have images that happen every one to two months that will include all the update packs up untill that date. ... read more

New boot screen in nOS 1.6

nOS 1.6 Release Notes 
nOS 1.6 includes many fixes for bugs as well as some new features for some people. nOS 1.6 includes enhancement packs which when installed provide extra functionality to the user. Click here to download nOS 1.6.

New Features:  ... read more

New Animated Boot Screen

nOS 1.5 has been released. This release includes some new features but the main focus with this release was with the 64bit Version. You can download nOS 1.5 from here.

New features:

• 64 Bit Edition

• LibreOffice
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Please Note that the 32bit edition of nOS 1.5 has a few issues regarding the OEM Feature. I advise you to not use the OEM Feature in 32bit nOS. For more details see bug Number 4.

nOS 1.5 introduces a new feature that allows you to configure a computer for shipping or giving to someone else.

This feature allows you to create a user during setup. Once setup is complete you logon with this user and you add any applications you may need. When you have finished adding applications you open the System Menu and click Prepare for shipping to end user. When you restart your computer the user will be asked a few questions about their new computer (similar to the ones asked during nOS setup). To learn how to use this feature follow the tutorial below.

How to Trigger oem-config ... read more