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The Operating System

Kubuntu 5.04, also known as “Hoary Hedgehog,” was released on April 8, 2005, and was the second official release of Kubuntu, a community-driven variant of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution that uses the KDE desktop environment. The release was based on Ubuntu 5.04 “Hoary Hedgehog” and included many improvements and new features, such as a redesigned graphical installer, the latest KDE 3.4 desktop environment, improved hardware detection, and enhanced multimedia support. Kubuntu 5.04 was a significant step forward for the project, offering a stable and user-friendly Linux desktop experience for both novice and experienced users alike.

The Web Browser

Elinks is a free, open-source, text-based web browser designed for use in command-line environments. It provides users with a fast, lightweight, and customizable browsing experience, and can be used on Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and FreeBSD. Its text-based interface makes it highly responsive, and it can be controlled entirely with the keyboard. Elinks supports HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and includes features such as bookmarks, history, and cookie management. It has a small memory footprint and low system requirements, making it ideal for use on older or low-powered computers. Elinks is an excellent choice for users who value speed and efficiency in their web browsing experience. Elinks 0.9.3 was released on the 11th November 2004.

Browser User Agent

When contacting webservers ‘Kubuntu 5.04 x86 with Elinks 0.9.3’ will identify itself as ‘ELinks/0.9.3 (textmode; Linux 2.6.10-5-386 i686; 124x37)’.

Run Period

For ‘Kubuntu 5.04 x86 with Elinks 0.9.3’ Period Sites in Period Browsers is currently searching for pages archived between 2005-04-08 and 2005-10-08.

Emulation Platform

Hardware emulation for this platform is currently provided by the QEMU Project.

Both Kubuntu 5.04 and Elinks 0.9.3 can be found on the Kubuntu 5.04 installation media

Screenshot

Kubuntu 5.04 x86 with Elinks 0.9.3

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