14 DAY TRIAL // Webconverger is a Linux distribution used for deployment in places like offices or Internet cafes, which provides users only with web applications. A new important upgrade has been made available and is now ready for download.
Many of the kiosks that you find in many public places are actually Linux distributions, just like Webconverger. There are a few of them out there, but you will find that they are not all publicized. They are supposed to work, and that's about it. Users are not supposed to customize them, there is no need to have the latest Linux kernel implemented, and people usually interact just with a browser.
This type of usage is actually quite common in public PC, like a cafe or library. It's a close system because it needs to remain working despite being handled by hundreds of users and that is difficult to achieve with open systems. It's also worth noting that Webconverger is also a commercial solution as well.
Webconverger now has the latest Firefox 39
Because Webconverger works around Firefox, it stands to reason that a new version of the distro is made available each time the browser from Mozilla is upgraded. The same can be said about Webconverger 31, which now uses Firefox 39.
"We are on Debian Jessie 8.0. Hopefully, the only difference you will notice is that this new release should run a bit better on newer hardware. There is an unfortunate caveat that if you are using a 486 kernel based Webconverger, your upgrade will not go smoothly. We noticed that most people using the 486 kernel were doing so mistakenly and we've asked the very few people that are affected, to please simply re-install with any version since 25," read the official website.
According to the changelog, an issue with printing has been fixed, some new Mozilla anti-features like social services, pocket and hello URLs have been blocked, and a few other fixes have been implemented.
Users of the distribution can update from the previous version. For more details, you can read the official announcement, and you can download Webconverger 31 right now from Softpedia.