Baltix
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| Company / developer | Open Source for Lithuania / Mantas Kriaučiūnas |
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| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | In production / development |
| Source model | Free and open source software |
| Initial release | June 2003 |
| Available language(s) | Multilingual (more than 55)[citation needed] |
| Update method | APT (several front-ends available) |
| Package manager | dpkg |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Default user interface | GNOME, KDE and LXDE[clarification needed] |
| License | Various |
| Website | http://baltix.akl.lt/ |
Baltix GNU/Linux is an operating system aimed to be a complete, user-friendly operating system for Lithuanian and Latvian people, based on Debian and Ubuntu[1][citation needed]. Supported languages include Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Russian, English, Norwegian and others near and around the Baltic region[1][citation needed]. The main language is Lithuanian.
It uses the GNOME desktop environment and is distributed as an installable Live CD.
The first public versions of Baltix GNU/Linux were released in 2003 and were based on Knoppix Live CD and Debian software packages,[2] and later, on Morphix Live CD framework. Most recently, Ubuntu technology was chosen for Live CD. Despite of changes in startup and installation technologies, Baltix is always distributed as an installable Live CD with graphical installer[3].
Since 2007 separate Baltix CD/DVD images for home/business use, educational institutions (DVD version for "Science and Education"[4]) and servers are being released.
Baltix can run directly from its live-CD, without installation to a computer's permanent storage (hard disk, solid state drive, etc), but also can be installed into a computer's Linux or Windows partition(s).
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[edit] Additional software
Baltix has software packages not included in default Ubuntu CD/DVD images:
- Educational software for kids and adults, including GCompris, TuxPaint, Atomix, etc.
- Interesting and funny games, including Checkers (draughts), Pingus, PlanetPenguin Racer, SuperTuxKart (only in DVD version)[citation needed]
- Vector graphic, CAD and diagram drawing software, including Inkscape, QCAD and Dia
- Internet telephony (VOIP) software, compatible with Google Talk - Empathy
- Lightweight Desktop Environment - LXDE + PCManFM (older versions had IceWM as lightweight Window Manager)
- Possibility to run lots of software compiled for MS Windows OS (through Wine compatibility layer)[5][citation needed]
- Clipart, CAD and office documents templates
- Lots of other packages, which are useful for Lithuanians and other Baltic people, including
- - connections to Lithuanian/Latvian mobile Internet providers and drivers for popular 3G modems
- - universal dictionary software OpenDict
- - various spelling and hyphenation dictionaries, etc.
[edit] Baltix Goals
- Easy and at once ready for the majority of Lithuanian, Latvian and Russian home/office users (no need to install additional software for multimedia support or office work, e.g. spelling dictionaries or templates)[citation needed]
- Possibility to work comfortably on older computers (starting from 64 MB RAM and 200 MHz CPU), little resources consuming desktop environment is included (currently LXDE)
- Comfortable for computer manufacturers: a non-interactive automatic installation (autoinstall) feature can be included - OS can be installed into computer in about 10 minutes without user intervention.[6][7][citation needed]
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