Wikipedia's first sentence called it “free”. Today it says “discontinued linux distribution based on ubuntu”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ubuntu-based operating system Linux distribution”. It now reads “Ubuntu-based operating system”.
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Sabily ( , , My Way ) is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu , designed by and for Muslims . Originally named Ubuntu Muslim Edition (presented as UbuntuME) , development for Sabily was active from 2007 to 2011. Sabily is designed for Muslim users to have out-of-the-box Arabic language support and Islamic software and tools installed, including a prayer times tool, a Qur'an study tool, a Hijri calendar , etc. The Unity shell is based on GNOME 3 on Sabily 11.10, Unity 2D for graphic cards without 3D capabilities. The Unity shell became available on the Sabily 11.04 Badr DVD. Ubuntu Classic Desktop was the default desktop in Sabily (11.04), but Unity in Ubuntu 11.04. The full version of Sabily comes with out-of-the-box educational software, codecs for the most used media formats.1Wisabi is a Sabily 11.04 installer for Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 based on Wubi .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Operating system Sabily ( , , My Way ) is a free, open source operating system designed by and for Muslims . It is based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution which is a Free and Open Source ( FOSS ) operating system. Sabily includes a set of packages that customizes Ubuntu. Ubuntu is easy to use for a novice user , with the most-used Office, Internet, Graphics and Video applications already installed. With Sabily, Muslim users have “out of the box” Islamic software and tools installed as well. Sabily includes Islamic software (prayer times tool, Quran study tool, Hijri calendar etc.) and has a custom design. Sabily comes with out of the box educational software , codecs for the most used media formats and has better support for Arabic language.
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Operating system Sabily ( , , My Way ) is Linux distribution based on the Ubuntu , designed by and for Muslims .Formerly called "Ubuntu Muslim Edition", Sabily was released from 2007 to 2011, and is currently classed as "dormant" by DistroWatch .Sabily is designed for Muslim users to have “out of the box” Arabic language support and Islamic software and tools installed, including a prayer times tool, a Qur'an study tool, a Hijri calendar , etc.The Unity shell is based on GNOME 3 on Sabily 11.10, Unity 2D for graphic cards without 3D capabilities.The Unity shell became available on the Sabily 11.04 Badr DVD.Ubuntu Classic Desktop was the default desktop in Sabily (11.04), but Unity in Ubuntu 11.04. The full version of Sabily comes with out of the box educational software, codecs for the most used media formats. Wisabi is a Sabily 11.04 installer for Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 based on Wubi .
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Operating system Sabily ( , , My Way ) is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu , designed by and for Muslims .Originally named Ubuntu Muslim Edition (presented as UbuntuME) , development for Sabily was active from 2007 to 2011. Sabily is designed for Muslim users to have “out of the box” Arabic language support and Islamic software and tools installed, including a prayer times tool, a Qur'an study tool, a Hijri calendar , etc. The Unity shell is based on GNOME 3 on Sabily 11.10, Unity 2D for graphic cards without 3D capabilities. The Unity shell became available on the Sabily 11.04 Badr DVD. Ubuntu Classic Desktop was the default desktop in Sabily (11.04), but Unity in Ubuntu 11.04. The full version of Sabily comes with out of the box educational software, codecs for the most used media formats. Wisabi is a Sabily 11.04 installer for Windows XP , Windows Vista or Windows 7 based on Wubi .
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Ubuntu-based operating system ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Linux distribution Sabily ( Arabic : سبيلي , IPA: [sæˈbiːliː] , My Way ) is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu , designed by and with the intent to be used by followers of Islam . Originally named Ubuntu Muslim Edition (presented as UbuntuME) , development for Sabily was active from 2007 to 2011. Sabily was designed for Muslim users to have out-of-the-box Arabic language support and Islamic software and tools installed, including a prayer times tool, a Qur'an study tool, Hijri calendar , etc. The Unity shell is based on GNOME 3 on Sabily 11.10, Unity 2D for graphic cards without 3D capabilities. The Unity shell became available on the Sabily 11.04 Badr DVD. Ubuntu Classic Desktop was the default desktop in Sabily (11.04), but Unity in Ubuntu 11.04. The full version of Sabily comes with out-of-the-box educational software, and codecs for most commonly used media formats.
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