The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of latest Ubuntu Muslim Edition now known as Sabily 9.04, codename "Taibah". Sabily 9.04 is available as a Live DVD (so you can test it without installing anything on your computer), with 3 versions:
- Small version (935 MB): contains the main Sabily packages (artwork, islamic applications) and Arabic support
- Full version (1.4 GB): same as above plus multimedia, education and miscellaneous packages (see the full list here: http://tinyurl.com/dfwvgk)
- Full version with recitations (2.8 GB): same as above plus Quran recitations provided by www.versebyversequran.com: Muhammad Siddeeq al-Minshawi, Huzify, Sa’ad al-Ghamadi and Mishary Rashed Alafasy. Note: this version is useful if you are not connected to the Internet (all Sabily versions provide online recitations)
What's new in this release:
- "hijra" application: Hijri Islamic Calendar tray applet
- mus-haf Othman application : Othman Quran Browser which displays Quranic text in Othmani script style
- What's changed:
- new distro name ("Sabily") and all artwork updated to use this name (new usplash, gdm theme, gdm login screen)
- Thwab can now open Shamela books
- Parental control tool installed (WebStrict)
- Zekr 0.7.2 (Quran study tool), able to play Quran recitations
- Prayer times apps: Minbar and Firefox 'Pray Times' add-on
- Thwab (encyclopaedia)
- Custom artwork: usplash, login screen, Islamic wallpapers and theme.
- Full support for Arabic language.
- The full version of the DVD contains multimedia, educational and many other useful software