Desktop & Apps
When I booted into my Hannah Montana desktop I was greeted by two horrific things. The first was some cheesy music with her singing something about “the best of both worlds” or whatever. To me it was the worst of all worlds. Ugh. And the audio didn’t end. It just kept looping, over and over although she did seem to stop singing. But the cheesy pop guitar continued on and on and on…
The second thing I noticed was the color purple. Or perhaps it’s a dark pink. I really can’t tell which. I’d lean toward purple. Or would violet be the right color? Frankly, does anybody really care? Regardless of what the actual color is, it’s a very garish desktop. If I were going to continue using Hannah Montana Linux, I would surely change the heinous wallpaper. But then that would probably defeat the purpose of using this distro in the first place. Nevermind.
Since Hannah Montana Linux is a customized version of Kubuntu, you get the usual array of Kubuntu software. Here’s a sample of what you can expect:
Graphics
Okular Doc Viewer
Gwenview Image Viewer
KSnapshot
Internet
Konqueror
KMail
Quassel IRC
Kopete IM
Krfb Desktop Sharing
KTorrent BitTorrent Client
Multimedia
Amarok Audio Player
Dragon Video Player
Office
Kontact PIM
KAddressBook
KOrganizer
(18 votes, average: 3.61 out of 5)
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hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
great review.
Jim, I got a kick out of seeing this! My ten year old girl just went to Girl Scout Camp for a week, but I *HAVE* to get this one for her – she runs mostly Nick.com and disney stuff when she does get on the computer.
However, my eight year old son is with me now. He’d rather have PCLinuxOS, and his reaction to Hannah Montana Linux was like yours – yuck! :-) He did say though, well, if they have a Hanna Montana Linux, maybe I should do a search and see if they have a Star Wars Linux! :-)
At least we don’t have an iCarly.com Linux or a Drake&Josh Linux or Zoey101 Linux – yet! (Have a ten year year old daughter and you will discover what is “complete non-sense to us”, but what is “so cool” to them)! :-)
Ah, girlie stuff… I still remember some other Ubuntu variation that was supposed to appeal to women, and instead, it created a furor! This one should do no such thing, unless people get concerned about a little girlie system for elementary aged girls “TAKING OVER THE WORLD!”
I think we ought to have a good Scooby Doo Linux myself. Now that one I might use once in a while, though I do not see it replacing any of my main systems!
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Obviously you have never looked going through the tween girls section at Target on your way to electronics.
Let’s just say Disney Licencing! Brings a tear to my eye thinking of Barbie and Hot Wheels Computers.
But Graven images aside it goes to show you how far we have come that kids (and it had to be) can fully customize the complete look of a distro.
I think the bigger ‘injustice’ here is that you keep referring to it as a distro.
It isn’t a distro, it’s a remaster.
you could just as easily call it “Kubuntu Hannah”
one of the biggest reasons people think there are too many distros is because people don’t know how to tell the difference between a ‘distro’ and a ‘remaster’
It’s a remaster targeted to a particular niche group who prefers that particular decoration/presentation without having to figure out how to do all that themselves.
no big deal.
Big Bear
bigbearomaha wrote:
That’s a great distinction, Big Bear. I’ll try to bear that in mind in future reviews. Thanks for pointing it out.
Agree. I’am sick with so many ‘distro’. The real distro just a little only.
Debian is a distro.
*buntu, sidux, mepisLinux, Dream Linux is Debian fork.
Ultimate edition, satan, uce, sabily, super os, opengeu, CrunchBang, Easy Peasy, PC/OS, *buntu base is ubuntu remaster.
Basicly ubuntu remaster/derivative will have the same bug like ubuntu. One bug with jaunty is ‘soft reset fail’ if boot from USB flash drive. Jim, u never know if just try using virtual pc.
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Yes, Hannah Montana Linux really qualifies more of a “respin” pr a “remaster” of the main distribution, Kubuntu, than deserving of the full title of a “distribution”. We could say that it is a distribution based on Kubuntu. I would consider Kubuntu to qualify as a complete distribution. It has sufficient distinctive features to differentiate itself from its Ubuntu parent and from Debian, the core technology behind it.
Having these special interest systems is something I find interesting. I think that “respins” like this one may very easily be burned into EPROM, USB SSD, or some similar media to create inexpensive, special purpose appliances for specific audiences. I could see selling a $50-75 simple computer with something like Hannah Montana Linux on it and selling it to the third to sixth grade “girl” audience.
I think that if Google does their homework well, they could use either their Android, Chrome OS, or a combination of those technologies, to market custom hand held mobile devices for consumers in a variety of markets.
We’re just experimenting with stuff like Hannah Montana Linux for the fun and novelty of it, but can’t you see the potential for integrators to target specific markets by creating inexpensive devices and actually selling them to their targeted customer base? I think it may happen and I already see it happening on a small scale.
This distribution is not the answer, but it does point to the potential that we are beginning to untap with these creative variations.
I give it 7 ½ starrs! Just for the (bizarre) idea!
Really, if preteen girls are already ‘contaminated’ with that stuff, well, what could be worse than givin’ a Windows computer for them to use? It would break their minds with its (purposeful) nonsense.
HML may be a good system (and get better on the way) and some smart guy(s) made it free for the kids..
Cheer up!
What we have learned from this review is that Jim Lynch is not the giggling 12 year old girl many of us thought he was.:smile:
But seriously, I think they erred by basing this on Kubuntu. They would have been better served tarting up gOS instead. I mean it has most of the icons likely to be used by the target audience already preinstalled on the lower dock. And, based on my experience, young girls seem to prefer a dock like interface for some reason.
As sort of a point of clarification, Miley Cyrus who portrays Hanna Montana, is a one person multi-billion dollar conglomerate. The kid is set for life many times over, and she is not even 18 yet!
I am curious if they had to get permission to do this respin. Perhaps since they are not selling it, the Disney folks consider it free advertising.
Michael Jackson Moonwalk Ubuntu anyone? Get it? It automatically backs up!
I can’t imagine it will be too long until before the creators get an angry letter from Disney for trademark infringement – especially if you start to get any traction.
Now we just need someone to complement this with “Ben 10 Linux”.
They ought to make degrassi the next generation linux. TMNT Linux after that for sure.
This is a very poor remaster. You just downloaded 700mb for a specific background, kde color scheme, and music.
What would have made the joke even funnier is not including any apps of any kind and remove network/internet support making this remaster.That way all you could do is turn on the computer to do nothing more than enjoy the color scheme, background, and music.
Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney had a few issuses with this.