The Ubuntu Christian Edition Community is happy to announce the release of Ubuntu CE 4.0 (Christian Edition). Although it has been a rather long time since the last release, this version brings many new additions like the Gimp (for image and photo manipulation), GnomeOffice (which replaces OpenOffice), Inkscape, and an update to the Dansguardian GUI in order to make it work with Firefox 3.

Most of the Windows program installers present in the last release have been discontinued due to various difficulties. The complicated maintenance, as well as some changes in certain Windows programs, made it hard to implement an automatic installation.

Here is the full Change Log:

· Updated the Dansguardian GUI to work with Firefox 3
· Updated GDM and Desktop Wallpaper
· GnomeOffice replaced OpenOffice
· Added BibleTime
· Added World English Bible for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added Spanish Reina-Valera Bible for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added C. H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added Nave's Topical Bible for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Added Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary for GnomeSword and BibleTime
· Discontinued E-Sword Installer
· Discontinued The Word Installer
· Discontinued IE6 Installer
· Discontinued Windows-ish theme in favor of a more specific Ubuntu look
· Removed Automatix2
· Firefox is now the default without themes/extensions
· Added GIMP
· Added Inkscape

Ubuntu Christian Edition includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core desktop installation fits on a single CD. Apart from the usual applications found in a regular Ubuntu distribution, this one contains GnomeSword, a top of the line Bible study program for Linux based on the Sword Project and several modules, installed with GnomeSword, including Bibles, Commentaries, and Dictionaries.

Ubuntu Christian Edition also includes fully integrated web content parental controls powered by Dansguardian, which is a graphical tool designed to adjust the parental control settings.

You can download the Ubuntu Christian Edition now from Softpedia.