Ojuba is a Fedora-based Linux distribution whose main focus is to provide the best Arabic support.

Ojuba is a Fedora-based Linux distribution whose main focus is to provide the best Arabic support, as well as some Islamic tools such as Hijra (Hijri calendar) and Minbar (prayer time indicator).

It is available as an installation DVD or installable live CD.

Ojuba Linux is an Arabic Fedora-based distribution pre-installed with Arabic/Islamic packages like hijra and minbar, and many patched packages to give better Arabic support (like gnome-terminal). Ojuba Linux also comes with some third-party packages implementing multimedia support for proprietary formats and proprietary drivers.

Versions.

1. Ojuba PC : Based on, and 100% Compatible with, Fedora by Red Hat.
2. Ojuba server system : It is intended to be Based on CentOS and Compatible with Red Hat Versions, and it's not launched yet.

Muayyad Al-Sadi has announced the availability of Ojuba 4, a Fedora-based distribution from Jordan optimised for Arabic speakers: "With God's blessing we are pleased to announce the final release of Ojuba Linux 4. This is the first release to have 64-bit support besides the 32-bit one, which we also offer for legacy PCs. Each got a LiveCD version within 700 MB and an installation media with packages within 4 GB.

This release includes a pre-release version of Thawab the Arabic Islamic library (http://thawab.ojuba.org) and Ojuba-personal-lock (a GUI for folder encryption) and many more applications and enhancements. For more information please check Ojuba 4 release notes in Arabic."

The brief release announcements in Arabic and in English with a few screenshots. Download the installable live CDs or the installation DVDs (SHA256): ojuba-4-live-i686.iso (687MB, torrent), ojuba-4-live-x86_64.iso (699MB, torrent), ojuba-4-i386-DVD.iso (4,048MB, torrent), ojuba-4-x86_64-DVD.iso (4,146MB, torrent).

Recent releases:

• 2010-08-06: Distribution Release: Ojuba 4
• 2010-07-02: Development Release: Ojuba 4 Beta 1
• 2009-09-16: Distribution Release: Ojuba 3
• 2009-02-07: Distribution Release: Ojuba 2

Screenshots.

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