BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) By C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing)

BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) is a free Indian Operating System which based on GNU/Linux distribution developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) derived from Debian for enhancing the use of Free/ Open Source Software throughout India. BOSS makes it easier for Microsoft Windows user to migrate to GNU/Linux platform, by providing outstanding features like bulk document converter, presentation tool and also features like plug and play. 


BOSS is customized for the ease of use in Educational Domains (schools & colleges) and variants are available to suit Enterprise users (Server Edition).

BOSSGNU/Linux - a key deliverable of NRCFOSS has upgraded from Entry level server to advanced server. It supports Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture. BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server has unique features such as Web server, proxy server, Database server, Mail server, Network server, File and Print server, SMS server, LDAP server. BOSS GNU/Linux advanced server is comprised with administration tool such as webmin which is a web based interface, Gadmin, PHP myadmin,  PHP LDAP admin,  PG admin.

BOSS GNU/Linux Version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE Desktop Environment with wide Indian language support & packages, relevant for use in the Government domain. Currently BOSS GNU/Linux Desktop is available in almost all the Indian Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Bodo, Urdu, Kashmiri, Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri  which will enable the mainly non-English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more effectively.

The accessibility of BOSS Linux will have a constructive impact on the digital divide in India as more people can now have access to software in their local language to use the Internet and other information and communications technology (ICT) facilities. Community Information centers (CIC’s) and internet cafes will also benefit from BOSS GNU/Linux as this software can be utilized to power these outlets and is affordable and easy to install, use and support.
Four states viz. Tamilnadu, Kerala, Bihar and Chhattisgadh have decided to cover e-governance system with BOSS.

Download BOSS version 3.0, with GNOME 2.20 ,KDE 3.5 with Kernel 2.6.22-3-486 is the latest version of BOSS GNU/Linux: 

DVD or Live CD 

boss31rc1dvd-i386-binary-1.iso (V3.1 RC1)

or Visit the download page for more information on the BOSS free OS.