USU (operating system)

USU linux (Bulgarian: УСУ; Учи Свободен с Убунту) is Bulgarian open source desktop operating system built around the KDE desktop environment and based on the popular free Linux distribution, Ubuntu.

USU
Usu 9.1 written in bulgarian
Usu KDE desktop
DeveloperSKSS (free culture and free software)
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued[1]
Source modelOpen source
Latest release9.3[1] / May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)[1]
Repositoryhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/usuproject/
Marketing targetEducation, End Users/Desktop[1]
Package managerapt
Platformsamd64, i386
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Influenced byFreeduc-CD
Default
user interface
  • KDE (since USU 8.04)
  • GNOME (until USU 7)
LicenseGNU GPL and others
Preceded byLearn free with Ubuntu[2]
Official websitelearnfree.eu

About USU

Usu can be downloaded in three flavours, Desktop, Mini and Netbook, each one with its own features and target audience. All of them can be downloaded for free, as Live CD/DVD ISO images, supporting 32-bit and 64-bit processors. The default language is Bulgarian, but in installation it can be easy changed with F2 key.

Features

USU Desktop is created to be used as a learning tool, this edition of USU includes a very long list of educational apps, like as Celestia space simulator, MuseScore music score typesetter, Blender 3D rendering software, Kalgebra mathematical calculator, and much more.

System Requirements

USU haves this approximate system requirements:

  • processor with working frequency ~900 MHz
  • minimum 384 MB RAM (512 MB if using as live CD without SWAP)
  • ~7 GB free space on hard disk (only in installation choice)
  • DVD reader
  • monitor, with minimum resolution 640х480, for normal work - 800х600 and up.
  • video card, that can show at least 16 bit colors and resolution 640х480 (recommended - 800х600 and up)

Pictures

Usu 9.1

USU 8.1

USU 7

USU 6

USU 5

References

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