LinEx
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| developer | Information is missing |
| License (s) | GPL and others |
| Current version | 2013 |
| Architecture (s) | IA-32 |
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LinEx or GNU / LinEx is a Linux distribution based on Debian . The development was initiated by the government of the Spanish region of Extremadura , which decided in April 2002 to use LinEx on all computers in schools and public administration. The project shows clear parallels to Guadalinex of the Andalusian government.
In 2013 Limex 2013, which is based on Debian, was released.
history
The regional administration of Extremadura invested 300,000 euros in LinEx and has thus been able to save 30 million euros. At the end of 2003, the initiative brought Extremadura to the fore in this field across Europe with two students per computer. By May 2003, 200,000 CDs of the distribution had been distributed free of charge in Extremadura, and another 70,000 had been downloaded. Use in business and the private sector is also actively promoted. The administration of Andalusia has been participating in the Guadalinex project since April 2003 , after it was decided there to give preference to free software in administration.
At the beginning of 2012 it became public that LinEx should not be further developed. Until then, it had become widespread in the health and education sectors, but only 1% in administration. At the end of January 2012, the plan was announced to convert all of Extremadura's administrative workstations to Linux by the end of the year.
At the beginning of 2013, the Debian- based version Linex 2013 was released, which was adapted to Spanish administrative needs, among other things. Support for people with disabilities and adjustments to the Firefox browser were part of the project. The work on Linex 2013 was carried out by the Spanish company Emergya.
features
LinEx is designed for i386 -compatible computers and contains the current, stable version of Gnome as a desktop environment , as well as some extensions.
- Simple, automatic hardware detection and installation
- OpenOffice.org as a preset office package
- Gnumeric as a spreadsheet
- GIMP as graphics software
- Mozilla and XChat
- Nautilus as a file manager
- Audio and video player
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Linex 2013: Debian derivative from Extremadura , pro-linux.de (January 23, 2012)
- ↑ Extremadura presenta el Linex, candidato al premio europeo a la innovación. April 22, 2004, accessed May 31, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Extremadura gives up its own Linux distribution. heise.de, January 2, 2012, accessed on March 23, 2015 .
- ↑ MIGUEL ÁNGEL CRIADO: Extremadura abandona Linex - La Administración del PP deja de desarrollar el programa tras nueve años, pero sus ordenadores usarán software libre ( es ) publico.es. December 31, 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved on November 26, 2012. Re: News: Spanish's Extermadura abandoning LinEx, but maybe adopting Debian ( Memento of September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 40,000 new Linux desktops in Spain , Heise.de (January 23, 2012)