Austrumi Linux
Austrumi (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live CD Linux distribution (size 329 MB for version 3.7.7 [1]) . It is based on Slackware. It was created, and is currently being maintained by, a group of programmers from Latgale region of Latvia. As of August 2018, the latest official release of Austrumi Linux is 3.8.4. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM,[2] making AUSTRUMI faster than larger distros that must read from a disk, and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has booted.
Austrumi logo | |
Developer | Andrejs Meinerts |
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OS family | Unix-like |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 3.8.4 / August 9, 2018 |
Kernel type | Linux (Monolithic) |
License | Various |
Official website | cyti |
Features
It claims to be the fastest Linux distribution with 3D support for Nvidia and Intel video cards.[3] It has a modern user interface that has been translated into Latvian, Russian, English, Italian and Greek. It supports booting from CD, flash drive or hard disk.
Despite its small ISO size, Austrumi contains many packages including GIMP and Inkscape graphic editor, LibreOffice office suite, networking tools, Firefox Internet browser, FTP and mail clients, multimedia packages, classic games and system tools. It managed to include the latest version of the packages (for example, LibreOffice is on v5.3.3.2 and GIMP is on v2.9.5, both is the latest official version, as on release 3.6.4)
See also
- Comparison of Linux Live Distros
- Lightweight Linux distribution
- List of Linux distributions that run from RAM
References
- "Austrumi-3.7.7.iso".
- Peña Millahual, Claudio Alejandro (2009). Creación de distribuciones Linux (in Spanish). Creative Andina Corp. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9789871347995. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- "AUSTRUMI". AUSTRUMI website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
External links
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