Snowbird Linux has [nearly] everything you need to try out a modern desktop. You don't have to erase anything on your current system and it won't put your files at risk.

Take a test drive using the bootable media; Snowbird Linux can also be installed from the live environment side by side with your current operating system or as a standalone replacement.

The stable releases are:

(Fedora 19) - Snowbird Linux 19 (New Dawn - 19.2 - 16th October 2013)

(Fedora 20) - Snowbird Linux 20 (Misha - 20 - 25th December 2013)

The development release is:

(Fedora 24) - Snowbird 24 Pre-Release 3
*Fixed Live Install bugs
*No Timbuktu warning
*Updated repos and packages
*UI bug fixes
*SBL Release and Repo
*Better Font rendering

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Features

  • Based on Fedora (+ released updates)
  • Tweaked Gnome 3 desktop
  • Clean theme with flat icons
  • LibreOffice suite
  • TrueType fonts along with font management application
  • Bundled audio and video codecs
  • Blu-Ray and Dual Layer DVD burning support
  • Web, social and telephony applications
  • Pre-configured Firefox (plugins and extensions)
  • Productivity and graphics software
  • Basic development tools
  • Useful utilities and accessories
  • RPMFusion, Google, and Adobe repositories pre-configured
  • Selected packages from the Negativo17 repository
  • Enhanced printer/scanner/camera support and access to Open Printing repository
  • SBL repository for updating third party software
  • Bootable live dvd with optional installer
  • Installable on a USB drive (pen drive or external disk)

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  • Wonderful remix, works perfectly and saved me a million hours with it's built-in packages. I recommend adding Drop Down Terminal (Google it) as an extension. It adds a terminal that can be used by pressing a keystroke. Great remix, wonderful mixture of packages and configs.
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Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop, System Administrators

Registered

2013-08-04