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Line 34: \| last=Kim \| first=Chi-yong \| language=ko}}</ref> and later switched to modified versions of [[Microsoft Windows]] with [[North Korean language]] packs installed. <ref>{{cite news\|title=North Korea's 'paranoid' computer operating system revealed\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/27/north-koreas-computer-operating-system-revealed-by-researchers\|access-date=4 May 2018\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|date=27 December 2015\|language=en}}</ref> Version 3.0 was released in the summer of 2013, but {{asof\|2014\|lc=y}}, version 1.0 continues to be more widely used.{{Verify source\|date=November 2021}} It is only available in [[Korean language\|Korean]], [[Internationalization and localization\|localized]] with [[North–South differences in the Korean language\|North Korean terminology and spelling]].<ref name="Daum">{{citation Line 44: \| last=Nam \| first=Hyeon-ho \| language=ko}}</ref>, although it is possible to change it to English by modifying the [[ISO file]] or on the [[BIOS boot partition\|BIOS boot menu]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2015-01-01 \|title=Notes on Red Star OS 3.0 \|url=https://messaroundery.net/2015/01/01/notes-on-red-star-os-3-0 \|access-date=2024-10-29 \|website=messaroundery.net \|language=en}}</ref> ~~\| language=ko}}</ref>~~ ==Specifications== Red Star OS features a modified [[Mozilla Firefox]] browser called [[Naenara (browser)\|''Naenara'']] ("MyOur country" in Korean), which is used for browsing the [[Naenara]] web portal on North Korea's [[national intranet]] known as [[Kwangmyong (network)\|Kwangmyong]]. Naenara comes with two search engines. Other software includes a [[text editor]], an [[office suite]], an [[e-mail client]], [[Media player (application software)\|audio and video]] players, a [[file sharing program]], and [[computer game\|video games]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=November 20, 2019\|title=Naenara: Exploring a North Korean Computer & Internet\|url=https://koryogroup.com/blog/naenara-exploring-a-north-korean-computer-internet\|access-date=August 14, 2021\|website=[[Koryo Tours]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Locker\|first=Theresa\|date=January 7, 2015\|title=You Can Now Install the Original North Korean Operating System RedStar 3.0\|work=[[Vice News]]\|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgaxa9/you-can-now-install-the-north-korean-operating-system-redstar-30\|access-date=August 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Version 3, like its predecessors, utilizes [[Wine (software)\|Wine]], a compatibility layer that allows [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]] programs to be run under Linux.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url = http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/01/31/north-koreas-red-star-os-goes-mac/\|title = North Korea's Red Star OS Goes Mac\|date = January 31, 2014\|access-date = July 23, 2014\|website = [[North Korea Tech]]\|publisher = Martyn Williams\|last = Williams\|first = Martyn}}</ref> The operating system utilizes customized versions of [[KDE Software Compilation]]. Earlier versions had [[KDE 3]]-based desktops. Version 3.0 closely resembles [[Apple Inc.\|Apple]]'s [[macOS]], whereas previous versions more closely resembled [[Windows XP]];<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26047439\|title=Apple's Mac OSX imitated in latest North Korea system\|date=2014-02-05\|work=BBC News\|access-date=2017-08-31\|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10619703/North-Korean-computers-get-Apple-makeover.html\|title=North Korean computers get 'Apple' makeover\|work=Telegraph.co.uk\|access-date=2017-08-31\|language=en}}</ref> current North Korean leader [[Kim Jong-un]] was seen with an [[iMac]] on his desk in a 2013 photo, indicating a possible connection to the redesign.<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26047439\| title=Apple's Mac OS X imitated in latest North Korea system\| date=2014-02-05\| publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name=telegraph-redstarapple>{{cite web\|title=North Korean computers get 'Apple' makeover\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10619703/North-Korean-computers-get-Apple-makeover.html\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=5 February 2014 \|access-date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=North Korean computers get iMac makeover\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/blue-sky-north-korea-computer-resembles-an-imac-2015-6?r=US&IR=T\|work=Business Insider\|access-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> Line 71: ==Media attention== [[File:Windowing in Red Star Linux.png\|~~left~~right\|thumb\|220x220px\|Built-in games in Version 2.0 of Red Star OS, including versions of [[Atomix (video game)\|Atomix]] and [[Minesweeper (video game)\|Minesweeper]].]] The Japan-based [[North Korea]]-affiliated newspaper ''[[Choson Sinbo]]'' interviewed two Red Star OS programmers in June 2006.<ref name="ChosonSinbo"/> English-language technology blogs, including [[Engadget]] and [[OSnews]], as well as South Korean [[news agency\|wire services]] such as [[Yonhap]], went on to repost the content.<ref name="Daum" /><ref>{{citation \| url=http://www.osnews.com/story/22960/North_Korea_Develops_Its_Own_Linux_Distribution Line 98: It featured the "[[Naenara (browser)\|Naenara]]" web browser, based on Mozilla Firefox, and an Office suite based on Open Office, called "Uri 2.0". [[Wine (software)\|Wine]] is also included. One copy has been leaked online. The screenshots of the operating system were officially published by KCNA and discovered by South Korean news sites.<ref name=":1">{{cite web\|author=Tong-hyung\|first=Kim\|date=5 April 2010\|title=NK Goes for Linux-Based Operating System\|url=~~http~~https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/04/123_63669.html\|work=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref> === Version 2.0 === Line 118: Red Star OS 3 comes with a customized version of [[OpenOffice.org\|OpenOffice]] called ''Sogwang Office''.<ref name="chaos"/> The operating system was leaked by [[~~2020–2021 Nintendo data leak\|~~Zammis Clark]] ("SlipStream").<ref>{{Cite web \|title=r/linux - I managed to get a hold of the latest version of that North Korean Linux distro, in some shape or form. Here's a torrent of Red Star OS 3.0 Server. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/272zxf/i_managed_to_get_a_hold_of_the_latest_version_of/ \|access-date=2022-07-14 \|website=reddit \|date=2 June 2014 \|language=en-US}}</ref> === Version 4.0 === Line 125: According to ''[[The Pyongyang Times]]'', an official version of Red Star OS 4.0 had been developed by January 2019, with full network support as well as system and service management tools.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/pdf/2019/02/6.pdf\|title=The Pyongyang Times\|access-date=2019-01-12\|archive-date=2019-05-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518165456/http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/pdf/2019/02/6.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June and July 2020, [[South Korea]]'s NKEconomy (NK경제) obtained a copy of Red Star OS 4.0 and have published articles about it.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkeconomy.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3191\|title=북한 붉은별4.0에 오라클 버추얼박스를 탑재하고 있다\|trans-title=Oracle Virtualbox is installed in DPRK's Red Star 4.0\|publisher=NK경제 (NKEconomy)\|date=2020-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkeconomy.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3213\|title=붉은별4.0 서광 오피스에서 MS워드 파일 편집 가능하다\|trans-title=Sogwang Office in Red Star 4.0 can edit Microsoft Word files\|publisher=NK경제 (NKEconomy)\|date=2020-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkeconomy.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3261\|title=북한 붉은별 4.0의 기본 브라우저는? 파이어폭스\|trans-title=The default web browser in Red Star 4.0 is Firefox\|publisher=NK경제 (NKEconomy)\|date=2020-07-06}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkeconomy.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3292\|title=붉은별4.0의 비밀번호 관리는 키체인으로?\|trans-title=Password management in Red Star 4.0 is done by keychain?\|publisher=NK경제 (NKEconomy)\|date=2020-07-21}}</ref> One source vaguely suggests that Red Star OS 4.0 contains a password management application, but not much information about it is known.<ref name=":2" /> == Vulnerabilities == Line 131 ⟶ 133: ==References== {{reflist~~\|30em~~}} ==External links== Line 150 ⟶ 152: \| date=2010-04-06 \| publisher=[[BBC News]]}} \|* {{cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2010/04/03/0303000000AKR20100403065200017.HTML \|title= \|script-title=ko:北 컴퓨터운영체제 붉은별 첫 분석 \|language=ko \|date=5 April 2010}}▼ * {{cite web ▲\| url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2010/04/03/0303000000AKR20100403065200017.HTML ~~\| script-title=ko:北 컴퓨터운영체제 붉은별 첫 분석~~ ~~\| language=ko\| date=5 April 2010~~ }} * [https://github.com/takeshixx/redstar-tools redstar-tools]: A tool used for analyzing the system. {{Fedora Linux derivatives}} {{Linux distributions}} {{Portal bar\|Free and open-source software\|Linux}} Line 166 ⟶ 164: [[Category:Korean-language computing]] [[Category:Linux distributions]] [[Category:RPM-based Linux distributions]] [[Category:State-sponsored Linux distributions]]