Pear OS 8 Released - Review and Installation Guide with Screenshots

Pear OS 8 was released recently. Pear OS main goal is to be an Ubuntu/Debian based Linux Operating System for Desktop, Notebook, Phones and Tablets. Pear OS 8 is based on GNOME but look and feel is similar and inspired from newly released Apple iOS7. Pear Cloud is the newly included feature in Pear OS 8 to backup and sync data over the internet.

You’ll get 2 GB of space to organize your data on Pear Cloud. This post describes the installation of newly released Pear OS 8 version. Pear OS is freely available to download and use which has a simple and powerful interface. You will experience complete multimedia functions and for those users who prefer Apple iOS like operating system.

Recommended Minimum System Requirements

1. 700 Mhz CPU Processor
2. 512 MB Memory
3. 8 GB Free Disk Space
4. 1024×768 Screen resolution
5. Removable Media drive or USB port

Applications included in Pear OS 8

1. Pear Software Center
2. Shotwell
3. Empathy IM
4. Firefox
5. Pear Cloud
6. Thunderbird Mail
7. Brasero Disc Burner
8. Musique
9. VLC Media Player
10. Pear Contacts
11. PPA Manager

Pear OS 8 Download

Pear OS 8 is available for 32bit and 64bit. I’ve used 32bit version in this installation. Click on below links to download Pear OS 8.

1. Download pearos8-i386.iso
2. Download pearos8-64.iso

Installation of Pear OS 8

1. Boot your system with bootable Pear Media or ISO. In this post we have used Live ISO file

Boot Pear OS 8

2. Pear OS 8 Live Desktop. Click on CD icon shown in Desktop to start installation

Pear OS 8 Live Desktop

3. Installation started and select Language.

Pear OS Installation

4. Preparing to install Pear OS. You may download updates and add third party software during your install

Preparing Pear OS Install

5. Installation type. Select the appropriate one. It is recommended to use 「Erase disk and install Pear」 for New Users. Please note this will erase data

Select Installation Type

6. Time zone settings

Time Zone Settings

7. Keyboard layout settings

Keyboard Layout Settings

8. Fill up user informations.

Submit User Information

9. Pear OS getting installed…

Pear OS Install Process

10. That’s it. Installation Completed. Eject bootable media and restart system.

Installation Completed

11. Login screen.

Pear OS 8 Login Screen Post Installation Activities Welcome to Pear OS Welcome to Pear OS Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions New Desktop New Desktop Pear Software Pear Software Pear Software Security Pear Software Security Pear User ID Pear User ID Thanks Your Screen Thanks Your Screen Pear OS 8 Desktop Pear OS 8 Desktop Features of Pear Linux OS 8 System Settings System Settings My Pear 6 My Pear 6 My Pear 6 Dock My Pear 6 Dock Pear PPA Manager Pear PPA Manager Pear Cloud Pear Cloud Reference Links

1. Pear OS Homepage