The distro is built around the KDE4 desktop environment

Feb 19, 2015 16:04 GMT  ·  By

The time has come to introduce you guys to a new Linux kernel-based operating system, designed for creative people who were searching for a good-looking, reliable, and modern distribution for all of their multimedia creation needs. Future Studio OS is based on a mix between Debian GNU/Linux Jessie and Sid, using a low-latency Linux kernel and the KDE4 desktop environment.

The latest build of the Future Studio OS 2 operating system is now available for download, though it is not mentioned anywhere whether the system is stable or not. As its name suggests, it is an OS designed for the future, for 64-bit computing, that allows you to make astonishing graphics, beautiful music, and entertaining videos with the help of some of the best open-source applications.

While some of you will complain that the build number of the KDE4 graphical environment is quite old, version 4.11.3, it is greatly customized with a very nice and useful dock (application launcher), gorgeous icon and desktop themes, as well as a clock widget. It also uses a handy Start Menu that will allow users to easily and quickly find and launch applications.

It includes some of the big name multimedia app

All multimedia-related apps that are pre-installed in Future Studio OS are well organized in categories and sub-categories. You will find big name apps like Blender, Audacity, Rosegarden, Hydrogen, Audacious, Kdenlive, VLC Media Player, Mixxx, InkScape, GIMP, and OpenShot. At the moment, all packages are optimized only for 64-bit CPU architectures. Wine is also installed if you want to deploy Windows apps.

Of course, you can download Future Studio OS right now from Softpedia; the version number is 2 Build 20140405_1910 at the moment of writing this article. If you don’t want to read our review, please keep in mind that the password for both the “future” and “root” users is “user” (without quotes). Please check our in-depth screenshot tour of Future Studio OS and don’t hesitate to comment below in case you like or dislike the distro.

Future Studio OS 2 Build 20140405_1910 (20 Images)

Future Studio's desktop environment
Future Studio's Start MenuFuture Studio's Start Menu (Graphics)
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