Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.04.1 released
The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the release of UbuntuME 8.04.1. This release is only available as an installable DVD.
Highlights:
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WebStrict (parental control tool) enabled by default (so as browsing the Internet is safe)
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Zekr 0.7.0 (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations
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Minbar and Firefox “Pray Times” addon installed
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Monajat (display Islamic prayers)
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Thwab (encyclopedia)
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UbuntuME artworks: usplash, login screen, islamic wallpapers, theme etc.
Quran recitations provided by www.versebyversequran.com: Muhammad Siddeeq al-Minshawi (16kbps, 193 MB), Huzify (24 kbps, 322 MB), Sa’ad al-Ghamadi (40 kbps, 433 MB) and Mishary Rashed Alafasy (128 kbps, 1.6 GB)
NEW WITH THIS RELEASE
Tons of useful softwares have been added on the DVD:
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multimedia: libraries for reading DVDs, codecs, flash player, vlc etc.
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Education: full suite of softwares for kids (kturtle, tuxmath, tuxpaint, gcompris etc.), stellarium, celestia etc.
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Miscellaneous: scribux, inkscape, virtualbox, Adobe Reader, skype, ubuntu tweak, envyng, and a lot of utilities (compizconfig-settings-manager, nautilus-open-terminal, glipper, galternatives, startupmanager, pessulus etc.)
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Arabic support: language-pack-ar, aspell-ar, acon, bicon
The full list of packages and their description is available here: www.ubuntume.com/contents
To get Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.04.1: www.ubuntume.com/installation
