Baltix
Baltix GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution aimed to be a complete, user-friendly operating system for Lithuanian and Latvian people, based on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu. Supported languages are Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Russian, English, Norwegian and others near and around the Baltic region. The main language is Lithuanian.
It uses the GNOME desktop environment and is distributed as an installable Live CD.
Additional packages
Additional packages comparing with Ubuntu are:
- Educational software for kids and adults, including GCompris, TuxPaint, Celestia (space simulator), etc.
- Interesting and funny games, including Pingus, Frozen-Bubble, PlanetPenguin Racer
- Vector graphic, CAD and diagram drawing software, including Inkscape, QCAD and Dia
- Few resources consuming window manager (currently IceWM)
- Possibility to run lots of software, compiled for MS Windows OS
- Clipart, CAD and office documents templates
- Lots of other packages, which are useful for Lithuanians and other Baltic people, including
- - universal dictionary software OpenDict
- - various spelling and hyphenation dictionaries, etc.
Baltix can be operated without installation, but also installed in a user-friendly way - uses a graphical installer from Ubuntu 6.06 and later.
Some versions of Baltix have an automatic installation (auto-install) feature - it can be installed in AbOUT 10 minutes without user intervention.
External links
es:Baltix lt:Baltix ru:Baltix