Tajdid Linux from Muhammadiyah

Muhammadiyah, known as an organization that has been blowing the soul of Islamic reform in Indonesia and engage in various spheres of life people. At the age of stepping this century there are two things that I think is very interesting and need to know Muhammadiyah members. A linux distro named "Tajdid" has been developed cadre of Muhammadiyah. 

What is Tajdid Linux?

Tajdid Linux is a Linux distribution based BlankOn Sajadah developed by the Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah (IMM) and Pusat Studi Pengembangan Open Source Software UMS. Linux Tajdid constructed and packaged in a unique and special and you are deliberately intended to require the presence of the nuances of science and the Islam of the computer system. The purpose tajdid Linux operating system is to produce an operating system to suit the needs of computer users in Indonesia Islamic nuanced. resenting the philosophy of simplicity, reliability and developed openly and together to the world of education with the slogan Distro Studies and Islamic Da'wah.

 In this Tajdid contains a complete Linux operating system with desktop and various applications for office supplies, internet, multimedia, networking, various games, and applications Islamic. All applications are instantly available and can be obtained freely. Tajdid distinctive features that do not exist in any other linux, including Pudingmu (Digital Library of Muhammadiyah) and bookmark the verses of the universe (kauniyah) in the application Zekr (zekr.org).

LINUX TAJDID GENERAL

As with any linux distros in general, Tajdid Linux provides Internet browser access for Web browsing, instant messaging communication, social networking, also features an office. In addition, if Tajdid Linux provides the features bitmap and vector graphics and digital photo albums.

KCHARACTERISTICS TAJDID LINUX

Special Islamic content such as Quran, Hadith, prayer reminder, content filtering, which is negative and Pudingmu digital library application that contains a collection of books, papers, articles, journals and the Muslim's in general. There are collection management features, search, and can synchronize with a central server to update the collection automatically.

In addition, there Bookmarks Verses Universe is a collection of index sets verses kauniyah Dr. Agus Purwanto. Bookmark this then be integrated with the application of digital Qur'an Manuscripts of the most popular on Linux, Zekr, so that when a particular index chosen will directly be opened verse in question and it can be sung verse by Qari Al-Afasy Misyari (Kuwait). There is also Minbar which is a prayer reminder application that contains the appropriate location of Muhammadiyah Regional Representatives (PDM), however this application while not so because of limited data on its latitude and longtitude PDM existing location.

But unfortunately, the presence of Linux is less can be a maximum. At least with the following parameters:

1. Lack of information on Muhammadiyah cadres about the presence of these linux

2. Do not use Linux as the official OS computers belonging to Muhammadiyah, persyarikatan property, council, businesses and charitable ortom

For those who want to try it please download it here

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Latest From Ubuntu 11:04

Less than a month after the Natty Alpha 3, Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 has just been released. It has come up with many changes both in software and looks. Lets have a quick recap of the new changes in this edition. Before going any further watch this video.

Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 Video

What’s New?

Installation

This is not something new in the beta release, it was there since the alpha. But for those who missed it. The installation has be made very simple with the addition of upgrade option.

Software and Kernel Updates

Ubuntu 11.04 beta updated to

• Kernel 2.6.38
• Gnome 2.32.1
• Xserver 1.10
• Evolution 2.32.2
• LibreOffice 3.3.2
• Shotwell 0.9
• Firefox 4.0 RC2 (I know Firefox 4 is released but apparently it comes with RC2)
• Banshee 1.9.5
• Nautilus 2.32.2.1.

Gnome Classic Added

Another interesting addition is the Gnome classic environment, which allows user to open in the Good-old-Gnome. This can come in handy if your hardware doesn’t support unity.

Resizable Launcher

After much request and patch, the beta come with a resizable Unity Launcher. Now you can finally resize the launcher a minium of 32 pixels and a maximum of 64 keeping 48 pixels default.

Atl + F2? Run

Yes the ‘Alt + F2′ feature which was missing in Alpha 3 has been added in this version. It is very handy and even has a history command.

Test Drive Me!

The Ubuntu Software center now allow s you to test drive softwares before install it (don’t get exited it doesn’t work for all the softwares). Moreover you will need to install a package called “qtnx” in order to activate this feature.

Sound Menu

Well, this is a important change, the Ubuntu Sound Menu is improved. Alongside support for music playerback, playlist selection and volume control comes support for the adjusting of Microphone levels during voice calls. You notice this when you use Skype or any other VOIP services (Microphone entry appear in the Sound Menu).

Looks

Theres not much difference in the boot screen or the default wallpaper. But the theme has improved a lot. Community Wallpapers of 16 Wallpapers has been added.

What else? Any Changes

Other changes in Ubuntu 11.04 beta since alpha 3

• changes to the Ubuntu One look
• double clicking top panel restores maximized window
• Dash suggests applications you may want to install; clicking such an application will open the Ubuntu Software Center
• the Unity launcher now supports drag’n'drop
• you can now drag icon to the trash to remove it
• Dash got a blur option
• Pressing ALT + F2 and entering “about:config” will launch the Unity settings in CCSM

NOTE: I wouldn’t bet on the stability. My compiz keeps crashing, leaving Ubuntu unstable. Lets wait for the final release on April 28th.

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