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Nobara Project is a modified version of Fedora Linux with user-friendly fixes added to it. The distribution comes with certain features that do not ship with the regular Fedora, such as WINE dependencies, OBS Studio, 3rd party codec packages for GStreamer, NVIDIA drivers, and some package fixes. Nobara aims to fix most of those issues and offer a better gaming, streaming and content creation experience out of the box. The project's official release comes with a custom-themed GNOME desktop, but it also offers separate editions with standard GNOME and KDE desktops.
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2016-10-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PrimTux 2 |
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PrimTux is a French distribution for use in education settings. The project is based on Debian and uses Fluxbox as the default window manager. PrimTux runs on 32-bit x86 processors and is suitable for use on lower end computers. The latest release of PrimTux, version 2, further separates free and open source components from non-free items, reducing licensing and sharing restrictions. The non-free items are packaged in a separate ISO file which can be mounted and the extra packages can be installed from the add-on ISO. The new version features new artwork and a "Public" folder where student and teacher users can share documents. The HandyMenu, which acts as an easy to navigate application menu, has been cleaned up and no longer displays old programs which are not installed. Additional information on the new version of PrimTux, along with several screen shots, can be found in the project's release announcement (in French). Download: PrimTux2-2016-10-28-i386.hybrid.iso (3,024MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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PrimTux is a Debian- and Ubuntu-based distribution developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in educational environments. It is not intended to replace or become the main operating system of a modern computer, but an upgrade for obsolete equipment and benefiting the school or educational environment in the spirit of education.
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2024-04-29 |
Distribution Release: PrimTux 8 |
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PrimTux is a French distribution from the language Debian and Ubuntu family. It is developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in educational environments. The project's latest release, PrimTux 8, is based on Linux Mint 21.3 and features a new application menu along with a new visual style. The distribution uses Xfce as the preferred desktop environment. The brief release announcement, in French, reads: "The PrimTux team is proud to announce the release of version 8 of its system, based on Linux Mint 21.3, with: a new menu, organized according to school programs; a search for applications by keywords; and a complete overhaul of the graphic charter, improving the user experience. The site of documentation, totally rewritten, has three sections: the first steps, the manual of the administrator and the student documentation. Primtux8's ISO and the transfer instructions for transferring to USB key (8GB minimum) can be found on this page. 2GB of RAM (4GB for optimal use), an SSD with 30GB of free space and a 64-bit processor are required to install Primtux 8." Download (MD5): Primtux8-amd64.iso (4,388MB, pkglist). |
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2020-11-15 |
Distribution Release: PrimTux 6 |
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PrimTux is a French Debian and Ubuntu-based distribution developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts for educational environments. The project's latest release, PrimTux 6, is available in both Debian (32-bit) and Ubuntu (64-bit) editions. An English translation of the release announcement (in French) reads: "PrimTux6 is available in two editions: an edition based on Ubuntu and intended for recent computers and an edition based on Debian 'Buster', intended for older computers, to meet its vocation of upgrading computers for educational purposes. Whichever edition you use, PrimTux is designed to be extremely lightweight. Version 6 continues to build on what makes the strength of the distribution: student environments adapted to the different cycles of primary education, protected from bad handling; a selection of quality educational software adapted to the different ages of schooling; secure Internet browsing thanks to CTparental, which provides filtering since version 5, and to the Qwant junior search engine." Download (MD5, pkglist): PrimTux6-Debian10.6-i386-2020-11-11.hybrid.iso (3,580MB), PrimTux6-Ubuntu20.04-1-amd64-2020-11-11.iso (3,195MB). |
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2019-10-23 |
Distribution Release: PrimTux 5 |
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PrimTux is a lightweight distribution developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in the educational environment. The project's latest release is available in two editions with one based on Lubuntu for 64-bit machines and one on Debian for 32-bit machines. An English translation of the project's release announcement (in French) reads: "Here are the main new features: Student sessions are not installed by default. Teachers and parents can easily create the desired sessions through executable scripts from the welcome window. In the same way, it is possible to choose the launcher of applications sessions: HandyMenu or BNE (School Digital Office). Several adapted applications of click menus and developed in web technologies by the team are emerging. Whiskers menu in all sessions; the theme has been reviewed. Through the association Collective PrimTux, the team increases its initiatives to better recognize the distribution. Contacts with academic officials of the National Education." The live session is password protected and the admin password is "tuxprof". Download (pkglist): PrimTux5-Lubuntu-18.04-amd64.iso (3,852MB, MD5), PrimTux5-Debian9-i386.hybrid.iso (2,996MB, MD5). |
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2018-10-26 |
Distribution Release: PrimTux 4 |
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PrimTux is a Debian-based distribution developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in the educational environment. The distribution's latest release is PrimTux 4 which unifies the look of the distribution's desktop environments across editions and makes it easier to customize the HandyMenu. The project's release announcement (in French) also reports updates to the parental controls. A translation of the announcement reads: "e2guardian replaces DansGuardian, Privoxy replaces Tinyproxy. The same browser is used for all because the filtering is done at the user level in transparent mode, the HTTPS traffic is filtered, time slots of use can be applied. In this case, a multicore processor is recommended. DansGuardian and Tinyproxy are used, the HTTPS is filtered by the proxy. Desktop uniformity: all versions of PrimTux have the same desktops." The new version of the PrimTux distribution comes in three separate variants - one based on Debian 8 (i686 only) and two on Debian 9 (both i686 and x86_64); the latter includes an edition with content-control softwhare DasnGuardian (DG) and a separate edition, labelled as "CTP", which provides more comprehensive parental control rules. Download (administrator password "tuxprof"): PrimTux4-Debian9-amd64-DG-20181023.hybrid.iso (2,941MB, MD5, pkglist), PrimTux4-Debian9-amd64-CTP-20181023.hybrid.iso (2,885MB, MD5), PrimTux4-Debian8-i686-20181025.hybrid.iso (2,797MB, MD5). |
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2016-09-24 |
Development release: PrimTux 2 Beta 2 |
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The PrimTux distribution is a French-language, Debian-based project designed for school teachers and other professionals working in an educational environment. The project has released a new development snapshot, Primtux 2-2016-09-23-beta-2, which is now available for testing. The beta is based on Debian's Stable branch and features mostly changes to the desktop interface. An English translation of the release announcement reads: Non-exhaustive statement of the improvements and changes: Fluxbox theme from derivative of Ubuntu Radiance; icon theme Numix circle; create a panel for installing additional software packages; firefox is not the ESR release which is very slow, but the latest release from Mozilla; the Handy menus do not contain non-installed applications; remove the sidebar of the teacher or administrator session." The release announcement (in French) contains further details, licensing information and screenshots. Download (MD5): PrimTux2-2016-09-23-Beta2-i386.hybrid.iso (3,113MB, pkglist). |
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2016-04-06 |
Distribution Release: PrimTux Eiffel |
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The PrimTux project, which develops an education-oriented distribution based on Debian, has released a new version of the French language operating system. The new release, which carries the label "PrimTux Eiffel", features educational programs, LibreOffice 4, games and an easy to navigate interface designed with young children in mind. The distribution also features the Handy menu from Handylinux. "PrimTux is developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in the educational environment. For its lightness, it is not intended to replace or become the main operating system of a modern computer, but an upgrade for obsolete equipment, pointing toward the school or educational environment in the spirit of education." Further information on this young distribution can be found on the project's information pages. This release of PrimTux is available for the 32-bit x86 architecture exclusively and can either be installed on the user's hard drive or run as a live DVD. Download (MD5): PrimTux-Eiffel-i386.hybrid.iso (3,398MB, pkglist). |
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