Company releases Linux version of desktop search software, which simultaneously scans the Web and computer-stored data for results.

In addition to Google Gadgets for Linux, gOS 3 Gadgets can also run other Google applications more well-known in Windows platform including Google Desktop, Google Picasa, Google Earth and Google Maps.

Tech Services & Software Google Gadgets for Linux appears Until now, Gadgets--the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop--have only been available on Windows and Mac.

The best-known Google operating system is Chrome OS, but inside Google itself, the company also uses its own Linux desktop distro — gLinux.