Elementary OS Luna: Linux distribution that works like Mac OS

Each operating system has its own well-established legend and history. The Windows - it's a workhorse that finds its application in almost all categories of users - from the corporate sector, to housewives. Linux - a complex and capricious system available only harsh programmers and system administrators. Mac is more associated with design and art, providing a beautiful and comfortable work environment for creativity.

However, all these plants have come to us from the past. Today, these give a clear assessment of reckless and wrong. For example, the hero of this review came from the Linux world, but behaves and looks like a bastard son of the company Apple.

Elementary OS Luna - a new distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Knowledgeable people will immediately recognize that this means stability, almost one hundred percent error-free, long-term support. The basic principles underlying the design are simplicity, design and no need for a long and complex configuration.

The first thing that you will be met after the installation of the system is the user interface. Operating Environment Elementary OS is proprietary and is called

Pantheon. It looks just great and it is impossible not to notice its resemblance to the Mac OS. Here we see a similar bottom dock applications, the functional panel at the top of the screen and the same attention to every element of the interface, as is characteristic of Apple.

Menu application launcher called SlingshotAnd is available from the left side of the top panel. Slingshot can display the installed applications in various categories and has a search bar. The top panel is called Wingpanel. It is made in a minimalist style, includes a clock and indicators in the middle panel on the right side.

Lower dock, codenamed PlankIt operates in exactly the same way as the corresponding element in OS X. It contains buttons for quick launch and displays which applications are currently running. In addition, Elementary OS Luna has the ability to display thumbnails of all windows in summing mouse in the screen angle (analog exppose) and some working tables, between which can be easily switch.

Of course, Elementary OS Luna, as well as other Linux distributions, provides a complete package of software preinstalled. Only here the preference is given the most easy and simple program interface which also is specially adapted for this system.

• Midori - Web browser;
• Noise - music player;
• Geary - mail client;
• Shotwell - photo manager;
• Totem - a video player;
• Empathy - communication networks;
• Scratch - text editor.

Elementary OS Luna really stands out among a few large family of Linux distributions. Beautiful design, convenient user environment, specifically adapted to the application system makes it ideal for beginners or people who do not want to spend a lot of time setting and dopilivanie system. There is great work the principle of "set and immediately set to work." Add more to this stability and long term support Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (until April 2017) and you will realize that it really is an excellent choice for the job.

At the same time, Linux power users and fans to dig deeper into the settings can feel somewhat uncomfortable here. Because they can not feel no need for their skills. Why fix something that works so?

Elementary OS Luna