BOSS 4.0, the new release comes with many new applications mainly focused on Security and User friendliness. The distribution includes over 10352 new packages, for a total of over 29050 packages. Most of the software in the distribution has been updated: over 15436 software packages. The major updates in BOSS GNU/Linux from the previous 3.0 Tejas release with this 4.0 savir version are : X.Org updated from 7.2 to 7.5,Kernel updated from 2.6.22 to 2.6.32-5 and 2.6.37 latest versions with more drivers support,RAM support till 4 GB,A major shift in GNOME desktop environment updated from 2.20 to 2.30.2 with 18 Indian languages support, KDE desktop environment updated from 3.5 to 4.4.5, Openoffice.org updated from 2.3 to 3.2.1 with
22 Indian languages support,inbuilt dictionaries support,OpenXML document support,iceweasel web browser updated from 2.0 to 3.6,Icedove mail client updated from 2.0 to 3.0.7 etc....

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BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed by C-DAC for enhancing the use of free and open source software in India. Made specifically for the Indian environment, it consists of a pleasing desktop environment coupled with Indian language support and other packages that are most relevant for use in the government domain.