สวัสดีครับ วันนี้ผมไปอ่านเจอ OS หรือระบบปฎิบัติการ ที่เกาหลีเหนือใช้กันครับ ชื่อว่า Red Star ซึ่งพัฒนามาจาก Linux ผมมีลิ้งดาวน์โหลด และวิธีติดตั้งมาให้ด้วยครับ แต่เป็นภาษาเกาหลีล้วนนะครับ
redstar_desktop3.0_sign.iso (warning, 2.5GB download!)
Year of Release: 2009
Version: 2.0
Developer: North Korea
Architecture: x86
Tabletka: Not required
Language: ONLY Korean
Version: 2.0
Developer: North Korea
Architecture: x86
Tabletka: Not required
Language: ONLY Korean
Hardware Requirements & Installation
Pentium III 800 Mhz, 256 Mb RAM and 3 gig hard drive
Installation
The install menus are all in Korean, obviously. That didn’t give me any trouble until I hit the screen where I typed in my user name and password (that screen has the graphic of a key on it, not a person). Anyway, apparently my user name and/or password wasn’t long enough.
The install menus are all in Korean, obviously. That didn’t give me any trouble until I hit the screen where I typed in my user name and password (that screen has the graphic of a key on it, not a person). Anyway, apparently my user name and/or password wasn’t long enough.
It took me a few minutes to figure this out since the popup menu was in Korean. Eventually I picked a longer name and password and the install finished without a problem. It took about 15 minutes to get it installed.
The screenshots below walk you through the install process, from beginning to end.
Booting & Login
After finishing the install and rebooting, the bootsplash screen loaded. Since I can’t read Korean, I don’t know what it said. After reviewing so many different distros, I just hit the Enter key and went right to the login screen.
After finishing the install and rebooting, the bootsplash screen loaded. Since I can’t read Korean, I don’t know what it said. After reviewing so many different distros, I just hit the Enter key and went right to the login screen.
The login screen was a bit odd since the default user was root, even though I seemed to have created a separate user during the install. Oh well, go figure. Maybe somebody needs to talk to the North Koreans about the naughtiness of using the root ID to run the system.
The Desktop
The desktop contains three icons. The computer icon opens the Konqueror file browser, the second icon seems to open a page of documentation in HTML, and there is a trash can. Application menus, system settings, etc. can all be accessed by clicking the big read star on the panel.
I was somewhat puzzled by the lack of official propaganda on the desktop. I expected to see pics of the North Korean leaders and that sort of thing. But, instead, there’s simply a generic KDE blue wallpaper instead. Hmm. Odd.
If you’ve used KDE 3.5 before, you’ll know what to expect from the North Korea Linux desktop.
The North Korea Linux desktop.
Sound and Multimedia
YouTube & Flash
I give the North Koreans credit, flash was installed. I’ve run into so many distros where it wasn’t, at least the communists had the good sense to include it. My Lady GaGa video played just fine. Maybe some of the North Korean distro developers are Lady GaGa fans? Hey, you never know.
I give the North Koreans credit, flash was installed. I’ve run into so many distros where it wasn’t, at least the communists had the good sense to include it. My Lady GaGa video played just fine. Maybe some of the North Korean distro developers are Lady GaGa fans? Hey, you never know.
Problems & Headaches
The biggest problem I had with North Korea Linux is the lack of an English language option. It’s obviously very difficult to write a review when you can’t read the application menus, etc.
The biggest problem I had with North Korea Linux is the lack of an English language option. It’s obviously very difficult to write a review when you can’t read the application menus, etc.
Beyond that, this distro actually performed fairly well. I didn’t run into any overt crashes or other problems.
Flash was installed by default, Lady GaGa’s video worked well.
The application menus on the North Korea Linux desktop.
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