<s>
Nova	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Cuban	O
state-sponsored	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Havana	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Information	O
Science	O
(	O
UCI	O
)	O
by	O
students	O
and	O
professors	O
to	O
provide	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
(	O
FOSS	B-License
)	O
to	O
inexperienced	O
users	O
and	O
Cuban	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
was	O
Gentoo-based	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
switched	O
to	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
beginning	O
with	O
Version	O
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
2016	O
Distrowatch	O
had	O
marked	O
Nova	B-Application
as	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
its	O
website	O
,	O
www.nova.cu	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nova	B-Application
re-entered	O
development	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
version	O
8.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January-March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2018	O
its	O
repositories	O
and	O
download	O
server	O
(	O
repo.nova.cu	O
)	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
temporarily	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
being	O
told	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
CentOS	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Nova	B-Application
resumed	O
development	O
a	O
couple	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Nova	B-Application
was	O
to	O
achieve	O
"	O
sovereignty	O
and	O
technological	O
independence	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
installed	O
on	O
all	O
computers	O
in	O
Cuba	O
where	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
is	O
still	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuba	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
convert	O
to	O
Nova	B-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
;	O
once	O
the	O
migration	O
is	O
complete	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
in	O
90%	O
of	O
all	O
work	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2011	O
the	O
UCI	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
migrate	O
more	O
than	O
8,000	O
computers	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
new	O
computers	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
come	O
installed	O
with	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Nova	B-Application
,	O
called	O
Baire	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Gentoo	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Nova	B-Application
2.1	O
Desktop	O
Edition	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nova	B-Application
Escritorio	O
is	O
UCI	O
's	O
office	O
suite	O
meant	O
to	O
replace	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatible	O
with	O
Gentoo	B-Application
and	O
Portage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
browser	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	O
messaging	O
client	O
Empathy	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-mail	O
client	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
player	O
Rhythmbox	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
editing	O
software	O
Pitivi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
editing	O
program	O
F-Spot	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torrent	O
client	O
Transmission	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	O
burning	O
program	O
Brasero	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenOffice	B-Application
as	O
office	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minimal	O
system	O
requirements	O
are	O
recommended	O
to	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
Nova	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
with	O
good	O
performances	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
install	O
it	O
on	O
worse	O
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
worse	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATI	O
graphics	O
card	O
(	O
starting	O
from	O
Radeon	O
HD	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
necessary	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
driver	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
