Google Desktop goes Linux

Google has launched a Linux version of Google Desktop. The beta of Google Desktop for Linux -- the application, designed for indexing and finding data in PCs, as well as for searching the web – comes three years after the product's launch for the Windows operating system.

Google Desktop allows people to search the Web while also searching the full text of all the information on their PC, including Gmail and their Web search history. Since the index is stored locally on the computer, users can access Gmail and Web history while offline as well. The version can also find previous versions of files or recover those that have been accidentally deleted.

Presently, Google Desktop for Linux does not feature the Sidebar and Gadget features which are there in the Windows version. Gadgets are mini-applications that display things such as e-mail, weather data, photos and news on the desktop, while Sidebar is a vertical panel where the Gadgets can be organised.

According to company spokesperson, Google Desktop for Linux uses Google's own desktop search algorithms, instead of the existing Linux search applications such as Beagle.

Only computers with x86 processors can use the software. It supports the Debian 4.0, Fedora Core 6, Ubuntu 6.10, Novell Suse 10.1 and Red Flag 5 versions of Linux, and uses either the KDE or GNOME graphical user interfaces.

Although Google has released other projects as open-source software, where they can be freely modified and redistributed by anyone, Google Desktop for Linux is proprietary. The software was developed by the company's Beijing engineering team and is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese.

Google also offers Linux versions of its Picasa photo-editing software, as well as Google Earth and Google Toolbar for Firefox.

Google has not given a release date for the final version of the software.

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^^ Ho .. I thought you were talking about GooBuntu . Nice to see Google Desktop been released for Linux

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Goobuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that Google uses internally. Its existence has been confirmed by Google and Mark Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth said that many of Google's bugfixes and changes are being shared with Ubuntu and integrated into the core distribution. Shuttleworth also reminded readers that while some Google employees use this modified version of Ubuntu, others use modified versions of other Linux distributions.

Although Shuttleworth and Google representatives have denied any plans to release Goobuntu outside the company, it has nonetheless inspired ongoing speculation about Google entering the operating system business.

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Ya,Google's own OS a.k.a GHOST

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I meant GHOST( Google Has An Operating System Too )

Yes,let more companies support Linux.ahmm..something is burning on the side windows

Shud this be in Open Source Section or Technology News Section? I am not New to this Forum but Plz Move this thread wherever is appropriate place

praka123 said:
Yes,let more companies support Linux.ahmm..something is burning on the side windows

Dont pass comments to start the fight again, its a request from most members including me

I would've installed this, but some reason I can't think why. I mean, I use locate to find stuff anyway, so why bother? However, I will consider it if they put the gadgets and the sidebar in.

In google hyderabad , they run linux on 4GB RAM computers.

praka123 said:
Yes,let more companies support Linux.ahmm..something is burning on the side windows

Who uses GDS on Windows

Now Linux has an official adware too

Another thread hijacked by praka123,gx ...Where is iMav?

well Ubuntu already has a built-in instant search feature(don't remember name , tomboy or somethin i think) ,why use GDS ?

praka123 said:
Yes,let more companies support Linux.ahmm..something is burning on the side windows

Prakash , don't tell me you're gonna use GDS . GSD is not open source , how can you even think of using it .

And also , as it isn't open source , you won't be able to verify if it is transferring your private data to google ? so one more reason for you to not use it .

Lolz.....truth hurts him zeeshan

Hurray!!!!!!!!! I was waiting for this from a long time. I was even trying to run Google Desktop using Wine.

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it does not have side bar it does not have gadgets SO it WONT be much use right now

maybe after some time.