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Google Desktop for Linux 1.1 Beta

by Jerome Locson on October 15th, 2007

google-desktopo-linux.jpgWith the release of Google Desktop for Linux beta last June, Google launched its new beta Google Desktop for Linux 1.1.  According to their blog post at Inside Google Desktop, with their commitment to the Linux community, Google Desktop is doing hard at work to improve and refine their product. And here comes Google Desktop for Linux 1.1 beta.

The improvements done are based on users feedbacks, and that results to these updates. “Because many people wanted to search and launch applications, we added that functionality to the product. Desktop for Linux now supports many more image formats and will show better thumbnails for them in your search results. You can also customize the hotkey used to launch the quick search box. And most importantly, Desktop for Linux now searches the content of Microsoft Office documents - our most requested feature,” according to

Download the latest version of Google Desktop for Linux 1.1 now and give it a try.

POSTED IN: File Formats, General, New Products, Productivity, User Experience, Webtop Apps

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