6.0 (beta) [2] / 4 July 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-04)
Latest preview
6.0 beta[3] / 27 March 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-27)
Available in
Chinese and English
Package manager
Self-made YKPG
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Userland
GNU
Default user interface
GNOME
Official website
www.startos.org
StartOS (formerly Ylmf OS) is a discontinued Chinese Linux distribution.
StartOS is an operating system that is free and open-source software. In the beginning it was based on Ubuntu,[4] but starting from version 4.0 it adopted custom package management (called YPK) and system installer, though the underlying live medium is still built using Ubuntu's Casper tool.[5][6] Its user interface closely resembles that of Microsoft Windows XP.[7] The distribution was originally not available in the English language, though shortly after the initial release in late 2009[8] an English-language version of Ylmf OS was released.[9]
Despite the very similar likeness to Windows XP's Luna theme—the default theme for Windows XP—Microsoft does not appear to be planning to take any sort of action against the operating system or its developers.[7][10]
Ylmf OS 4.0 looks similar to Windows Vista, but also has a Mac OS X cursor scheme.
^"StartOS". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^YLMF Website (in Chinese)
^YLMF Forum
^「Ylmf OS - YlmF Operating System」. ylmf.org. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^StartOS at DistroWatch.com. DistroWatch.com: StartOS. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
^「Ylmf OS looks so much like XP! - Ubuntu masquerading as XP」. gadgetmix.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^ ab「Microsoft legal unfazed by Ubuntu Windows XP GUI clone」. arstechnica.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^「Infamous Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP」 Archived 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine. downloadsquad.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^「Ylmf OS now available in English」. gadgetmix.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^「Microsoft Not Planning Legal Action Against Ylmf OS」. osnews.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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