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{{Infobox OS
{{Infobox OS
| name = Austrumi Linux
| name = Austrumi Linux
| screenshot = [[Image:Austrumi-linux-logo.png|Austrumlatvijas Linukss]]
| screenshot = [[Image:Austrumi-linux-logo.png|Austrumlatvijas Linukss]]
| caption = Austrumi logo
| caption = Austrumi logo
| developer = Andrejs Meinerts
| developer = Andrejs Meinerts
| family = [[Unix-like]]<!--- Do not add Linux or Debian here. They are not families. -->
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
| source_model = [[Open source]]
| source_model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
| working_state = Current
| working_state = Current
| latest_release_version = 3.6.4 <!-- If you update this, don't forget to update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]-->
| latest_release_version = 4.9.3 <!-- If you update this, don't forget to update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]-->
| latest_release_date = {{release_date and age|2017|05|13}}
| latest_release_date = {{release_date and age|2024|04|05}}
| kernel_type = [[Linux kernel|Linux]] ([[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]])
| kernel_type = [[Linux kernel|Linux]] ([[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]])
| license = Various
| license = Various
| website = {{URL|cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/}}
| website = {{URL|cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Austrumi 2.4.0.jpg|thumb|desktop]]
'''{{lang|lv|Austrumi}}''' (‘east’, Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable [[live CD]] [[Linux distribution]] (size 308 MB for version 3.6.4 <ref>{{cite web|url=ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/austrumi-3.6.4.iso|title=austrumi-3.6.4.iso}}</ref>) . 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 May 2017, the latest official release of AUSTRUMI Linux is 3.6.4. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Peña Millahual|first1=Claudio Alejandro|title=Creación de distribuciones Linux|date=2009|publisher=Creative Andina Corp.|isbn=9789871347995|pages=40-41|url=http://usershop.redusers.com/ficha.asp?marca=libros&numero=lpcu166|accessdate=14 June 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref> 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.
'''{{lang|lv|Austrumi}}''' (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable [[live CD]] [[Linux distribution]] based on [[Slackware]]. It was created and is actively maintained by a group from the [[Latgale]] region of [[Latvia]]. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Peña Millahual|first1=Claudio Alejandro|title=Creación de distribuciones Linux|date=2009|publisher=Creative Andina Corp.|isbn=9789871347995|pages=40–41|url=http://usershop.redusers.com/ficha.asp?marca=libros&numero=lpcu166|access-date=14 June 2014|language=es}}</ref> making Austrumi faster than larger distributions that must read from a disk, and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has booted.

==Features==
It claims to be the fastest Linux distribution with 3D support for Nvidia and Intel video cards.<ref name=AUSTRUMI>{{cite web|title=AUSTRUMI|url=http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/|work=AUSTRUMI website|accessdate=3 June 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110422214447/http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/| archivedate= 22 April 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> It has a modern user interface that has been translated into Latvian, Russian, English, Italian and Greek.
It supports booting from CD, [[USB flash drive|flash drive]] or hard disk.

It currently contains many packages including graphic editors, office suite, networking tools, Internet browsers, FTP and mail clients, multimedia packages, classic games and system tools.<ref name=AUSTRUMI /> It used [[Openbox]] as its [[X window manager|window manager]] prior to release 1.2.0. In release 1.2.0 it switched over to the [[Enlightenment (window manager)|Enlightenment]] window manager and in release 1.5.0 to the [[Metacity]] window manager. Austrumi currently uses the [[FVWM]] window manager.


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Free software|Linux}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Linux}}
* [[Comparison of Linux Live Distros]]
* [[Comparison of Linux Live Distros]]
* [[Lightweight Linux distribution]]
* [[Lightweight Linux distribution]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|AUSTRUMI Linux}}
{{Commons category|AUSTRUMI Linux}}
*{{official website|http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/}}
*{{official website|http://cyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/}}
*{{DistroWatch|austrumi|NAME=Austrumi}}
*{{DistroWatch|austrumi|NAME=Austrumi}}
* [http://ftp.linux.edu.lv/austrumi/ Downloading ISO images]
* [ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/ Mirrorserver ftp://austrumi.ru.lv/]


{{Linux distributions}}
{{Linux distributions}}


[[Category:Slackware]]
[[Category:Slackware]]
[[Category:Linux distributions without systemd]]
[[Category:Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Language-specific Linux distributions]]

Latest revision as of 23:05, 5 May 2024

Austrumi Linux
Austrumlatvijas Linukss
Austrumi logo
DeveloperAndrejs Meinerts
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release4.9.3 / April 5, 2024; 48 days ago (2024-04-05)
Kernel typeLinux (Monolithic)
LicenseVarious
Official websitecyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/
desktop

Austrumi (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was created and is actively maintained by a group from the Latgale region of Latvia. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM,[1] making Austrumi faster than larger distributions that must read from a disk, and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has booted.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peña Millahual, Claudio Alejandro (2009). Creación de distribuciones Linux (in Spanish). Creative Andina Corp. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9789871347995. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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