I'm pleased to announce the release of AriOS 3.0, a complete operating system based on Ubuntu 11.04.
In this version the focus has been on more polish and providing a better set of default programs.


Noteworthy points and changes in this version:

-No Unity! Unity has been removed as I think it still lacks a lot of features and customization options.

-Downgraded compiz. AriOS comes with compiz 2:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.2.1 to avoid the problems reported about the new version shipped in Natty.

-Sessions: You can choose between 3 sessions at login: AriOS, AriOS-2D and Gnome Classic. The defaukt session (AriOS) uses compiz as window manager, if your video card is capable of running compiz and you have the proprietary drivers installed (Nvidia & ATI). Otherwise it will revert to AriOS-2D session which uses Metacity for managing windows.

-Alt+F2 shortcut has been assigned to Synapse, the smart, semantic launcher. There are 3 ways to summon Synapse: pressing Alt+f2, pressing Ctrl+Space and using the "Run Command" button in the main menu.

-Offline video driver installer no longer available: This is due to recent changes in Jockey package which doesn't work without internet connection. However, Nvidia and ATI driver debs are available in /opt/restricted-drivers and if you update your package database once (apt-get update), you won't have to actually 'download' the drivers.

-Evolution replaced by Thunderbird.

-LibreOffice has replaced OpenOffice.org


New Additions:

Angry Birds: A very popular game which you can play directly inside Chromium web browser even while you're offline!

Choqok: A very powerful and easy-to-use Twitter and Identi.ca client.

Openshot: A video editor

Gnote: A good note-taking application. t has replaced Tomboy.

GShutdown: A simple utility for scheduling shut-down and reboot.

Geeqie: A very fast and light-weight image browser and viewer.

Uget: A download manager that can use aria2 for downloading files.

Skype

Super Boot Manager: A utility to modify Grub, Burg and Plymouth.

Boot Repair: A utility to backup and recover Grub.

Known Issues:

Sometimes indicator applets won't show up in the top right panel due to a problem in indicator applet for AWN.