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BOSS Linux
DeveloperC-DAC/NRCFOSS
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen-source
(The source was never made freely available to the public)
Initial release10-January-2007 (19 years ago) (10-January-2007)
Latest release10.0 ("Pragya") / 15-March-2024 (23 months ago) (15-March-2024)
Marketing targetDesktop computer, Laptop, Education, and Server
Available in19 languages
List of languages
Assamese, Bengali, English (India), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani and Manipuri
Update methodAPT (several front-ends available)
Package managerdpkg
Supported platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		Cinnamon
LicenseDerived from GNU software but does not accept changes.
Official websitebosslinux.in

Bharat Operating System Solutions GNU/Linux, also referred to as BOSS Linux, is an Indian Linux distribution based on Debian. The latest stable release is 10.0 (Pragya), which was released in March-2024.

Editions

BOSS Linux was released in various editions for different purposes:[1]

  • BOSS Desktop: Designed for personal, home, and office use.
  • EduBOSS: Designed for schools and educational institutions.
  • BOSS Server: Server variant of BOSS GNU/Linux supports Intel and AMD architectures.
  • BOSS MOOL: A special edition for maintainability by changing how kernel drivers are loaded as modules.
  • Secure BOSS: A Secure Linux distribution with access control and security policies.
  • CDAC ERP: ERP is an application to automate the business processes.

History

BOSS Linux was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing with the aim of promoting the adoption of free and open-source software throughout India. As a deliverable software of the National Resource Centre for Free and Open Source Software, it has a desktop environment that includes support for various Indian language and instructional software.

The software was endorsed by the Government of India for adoption and implementation in India. BOSS Linux has been certified by the Linux Foundation for compliance with the Linux Standard Base.[2] BOSS Linux supported Intel and AMD IA-32/x86-64 architecture until version 6 ("Anoop"). Version 7 ("Drishti") onward only supports the x86-64 architecture.

Versions

BOSS Linux has nine major releases:[3]

Legend:
Unsupported
Latest version
Version Code name Kernel version Desktop Date of Release End of Support Date
Unsupported: Evaluation Sethu 2.6.14-2-smp GNOME 2.8
Unsupported: 1.0 Tarag 2.6.17-1-i386 GNOME 2.14 January-2006
Unsupported: 2.0 Anant 2.6.21-1-486 GNOME 2.18 September-2007
Unsupported: 3.0 Tejas 2.6.22-3-486 GNOME 2.20 September-2008
Unsupported: 4.0 Savir 2.6.32-5-686 GNOME 2.30.2 April-2011
Unsupported: 5.0 Anokha 3.10 GNOME 3.4.2 September-2013
Unsupported: 6.0 Anoop 3.16.0-4-686 GNOME 3.14.4 August-2015
Unsupported: 7.0 Drishti 4.9.0-8-amd64 GNOME 3.22 22-June-2017 21-June-2022
Unsupported: 8.0 Unnati 5.2 Cinnamon 03-October-2019 03-October-2023
Latest version: 9.0 Urja 5.10 Cinnamon 02-April-2022 30-June-2026
Latest version: 10.0 Pragya # Cinnamon 18-March-2024 30-June-2028

BOSS 5.0 (Anokha)

This release came with many new applications focused mainly on enhanced security and user-friendliness.[vague] The distribution included over 12,800 new packages, for a total of over 37,493. Most of the software in the distribution had been updated as well: over 20,160 software packages (70% of all packages in Savir). BOSS 5.0 supported Linux Standard Base (LSB) version 4.1. It also featured XBMC to allow users to easily browse and view videos, photos, podcasts, and music from a hard drive, optical disc, local network, and the Internet.

BOSS 6.0 (Anoop)

Notable changes in this release include a kernel update from 3.10 to 3.16, a shift for system boot from init to systemd, the full support of GNOME Shell as part of GNOME 3.14, an updated version of GRUB, the Iceweasel browser being replaced by Firefox and the Pidgin messaging client replacing Empathy, as well as several repository versions of available programs being updated as part of the release.

BOSS Linux 6.0 also shipped various application and program updates, such as LibreOffice, X.Org, Evolution, GIMP, VLC media player, GTK+, GCC, GNOME Keyring, and Python.

Related specifically to localization support, language support improved with the replacement of SCIM with IBus with the Integrated System Settings. Indic languages enabled with "Region and Languages" are now directly mapped to the IBus, and the OnScreenKeyboard layout is provided for all layouts.

This release is fully compatible with LSB 4.1.

BOSS 7.0 (Drishti)

The most significant change over previous releases is that this release does not support x86 and BOSS is now only available for the x86-64 architecture. Other notable changes include a kernel update to 4.9.0, a GNOME update from 3.14 to 3.22, and software updates to various applications and programs with wide Indian language support & packages. This release aims to enhance the user interface with more glossy themes and is coupled with the latest applications from the community.

BOSS 8.0 (Unnati)

The desktop environment is changed from GNOME to Cinnamon.

BOSS 9.0 (Urja)

The Linux kernel was updated from 5.2 to 5.10.

BOSS 10.0 (Pragya)

BOSS GNU/Linux version 10 features the Cinnamon Desktop Environment and aims to provide a complete e-Governance stack based on free and open source software.[a] The recommended system requirements include 2 GB of RAM, 15 GB of hard drive space, and a minimum 1GHz Pentium processor.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Despite the name, the source code of BOSS GNU/Linux is not publicly available.

See also

References

  1. ^ "iOSS Linux".
  2. ^ The Product Directory of The Linux Foundation, LSB Certification Management System Archived 26 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 31 October 2008
  3. ^ "BOSS Security | BOSS Linux".
  4. ^ "Downloads – BOSS GNU/Linux". BOSS GNU/Linux. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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