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ARMA aka Omoikane GNU/Linux


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

Omoikane GNU/Linux, known as OGL, is a Japanese distribution based on Debian's testing branch. It has a user friendly installer based on Scheme and GTK+. The commercial branch of the Omoikane GNU/Linux is knows as ARMA - it includes the most popular Japanese input method "ATOK", RICHO True Type Fonts and other features. A free version of OGL, containing fewer packages, is available from FTP servers and mirrors.

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Omoikane Summary
Distribution ARMA (Omoikane GNU/Linux)
Home Page http://www.omoikane.co.jp
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 • 2003-06-27: Distribution Release: ARMA aka Omoikane GNU/Linux 2.2
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Feature 4.0 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.2
Release Date 2022-06-30 2018-09-10 2003-06-25 2002-08-31 2001-12-15 2001-05-20
End Of Life            
Price (US$) from 66 from 66 117 108 100  
Image Size (MB) 4300-4400          
Free Download -- -- -- -- -- --
Installation     Graphical      
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME    
Default Browser            
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite     OpenOffice KOffice, OpenOffice -- --
Processor Architecture     i386 i386 i386 i386
Init Software systemd systemd SysV SysV SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems     ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS      
Multilingual            
Asian Language Support jp jp jp jp jp jp
Full Package List 4.0   2.2 2.1 2.0 1.2

Full Package List:   ARMA aka Omoikane GNU/Linux 1.2
  Number of packages: 435 (download as TXT)
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  •  a2ps-perl-ja 1.44
  •  aalib1 1.2
  •  acroread 4.05
  •  adduser 3.11.1.deb
  •  ae 962
  •  aish 1.13
  •  alsa-base 0.4.1i
  •  apmd 3.0final
  •  apt 0.3.19.deb
  •  aqua2 0.25.2
  •  asclock-themes 2.0.12
  •  asiya24-vfont 1
  •  at 3.1.8
  •  autoconf 2.13
  •  autoinst-tools 0.8
  •  automake 1.4
  •  base-config 0.33.2.deb
  •  base-files 2.2.0.deb
  •  base-passwd 3.1.10.deb
  •  bash 2.03
  •  bc 1.05a
  •  biff 0.10
  •  bin86 0.14.9
  •  binutils 2.9.5.0.37
  •  bison 1.28
  •  bsdmainutils 4.7.1.deb
  •  bsdutils 2.10s
  •  bzip2 0.9.5d
  •  canna-utils 3.5b2
  •  canna 3.5b2
  •  cdda2wav 1.8
  •  cdlabelgen 1.5.0
  •  cdrecord 1.8
  •  communicator-base-475 4.75
  •  communicator-nethelp-475 4.75
  •  communicator-smotif-475 4.75
  •  communicator-spellchk-475 4.75
  •  communicator 4.75
  •  console-data 1999.08.29
  •  console-tools-libs 0.2.3
  •  console-tools 0.2.3
  •  cpio 2.4.2
  •  cpp 2.95.2
  •  cron 3.0pl1
  •  cvs 1.10.7
  •  debconf-tiny 0.2.80.17.deb
  •  debconf 0.2.80.17.deb
  •  debianutils 1.15o1
  •  dic 0.24
  •  diff 2.7
  •  dnsutils 8.2.3
  •  donkey 0.5
  •  dosfstools 2.5
  •  dostool.deb dostool.deb
  •  dpkg-dev 1.6.15.deb
  •  dpkg-perl 0.1
  •  dpkg 1.6.15.deb
  •  dpsclient 0.5.9.1+000216
  •  dvi2ps-fontdata-ja 1.0
  •  dvipsk-ja 5.78.1.jp1.4c
  •  e2fsprogs 1.18
  •  ed 0.2
  •  eject 2.0.2
  •  emacsen-common 1.4.12.deb
  •  esound-common 0.2.20
  •  fakeroot 0.4.4
  •  fbset 2.1
  •  fdclone 1.03l
  •  fdflush 1.0.1
  •  fdutils 5.3
  •  fetchmail 5.3.3
  •  file-kanji 1.1
  •  file 3.28
  •  fileutils 4.0l
  •  findutils 4.1
  •  finger 0.10
  •  flex 2.5.4a
  •  fortune-mod 9708
  •  fortunes-min 9708
  •  fortunes 9708
  •  freetype2 1.3.1
  •  ftp 0.10
  •  g++ 2.95.2
  •  gawk-ja 3.0.4
  •  gawk 3.0.4
  •  gcc272 2.7.2.3
  •  gcc 2.95.2
  •  gcombust 0.1.28
  •  gconf 0.50
  •  gdb 4.18.19990928
  •  gdk-imlib1 1.9.8
  •  gettext-base 0.10.35
  •  gettext 0.10.35
  •  gimp-data-extras 1.2.0
  •  gimp1.2-perl 1.2.0
  •  gimp1.2 1.2.0
  •  gmc 4.5.51
  •  gnome-applets 1.2.4
  •  gnome-audio 1.0.0
  •  gnome-bin 1.2.13
  •  gnome-control-center 1.4.0
  •  gnome-core 1.4.0
  •  gnome-help-data 1.4.0
  •  gnome-help 1.4.0
  •  gnome-libs-data 1.2.13
  •  gnome-media 1.2.0
  •  gnome-panel-data 1.4.0
  •  gnome-panel 1.4.0
  •  gnome-session 1.4.0
  •  gnome-users-guide-en 1.2
  •  gnome-utils 1.2.1
  •  gqview 0.10.1
  •  grep-ja 2.3
  •  grep 2.4.2
  •  grip 2.91
  •  grub.deb grub.deb
  •  grub 0.5.96.1.deb
  •  gs-ja 5.50
  •  gsfonts 5.10a
  •  gtk-themes-aqua 1.2
  •  gtkdiff 1.7.0
  •  gv 3.5.8
  •  gxanim 0.50
  •  gzip 1.2.4
  •  hdbench 0.14.1
  •  hdparm 3.6
  •  hex 204
  •  hexedit 1.1.0
  •  hostname 2.07.deb
  •  i18ndata 2.1.3
  •  i810.deb i810.deb
  •  im 133
  •  imagemagick 4.2.8
  •  imlib-base 1.9.8
  •  imlib1 1.9.8
  •  inetdconf 1.1
  •  info 4.0
  •  install-acroread-jpnkit 1.0
  •  isapnptools 1.21
  •  ja-trans 0.7
  •  jgroff 1.15+ja
  •  jless 332iso242
  •  jvim-canna 3.0
  •  kernel-headers-2.2.18-ogl 2.2.18
  •  kernel-image-2.2.17-ogl 2.2.17pre6
  •  kernel-image-2.2.18-ogl 2.2.18
  •  kernel-package 7.04.potato.3.deb
  •  kernel.deb kernel.deb
  •  kernsmp.deb kernsmp.deb
  •  kinput2-canna 3.0
  •  kinput2-common 3.0
  •  kon.deb kon.deb
  •  konf.deb konf.deb
  •  kterm 6.2.0
  •  ldso 1.9.11
  •  lha 1.14e
  •  libart2 1.2.13
  •  libasound1 0.5.9
  •  libaudiofile0 0.1.9
  •  libbz2 0.9.5d
  •  libc6-dev 2.1.3
  •  libc6 2.1.3
  •  libcanna1g 3.5b2
  •  libcapplet0 1.4.0
  •  libcdparanoia0 3a9.7
  •  libcompfaceg1 1989.11.11
  •  libdb2-util 2.7.7
  •  libdb2 2.7.7
  •  libesd0 0.2.20
  •  libgconf11 0.50
  •  libgdbmg1 1.7.3
  •  libgdk-pixbuf-gnome2 0.10.0
  •  libgdk-pixbuf2 0.10.0
  •  libggi2 1.99.2.0b2.1
  •  libghttp1 1.0.7
  •  libgii0 0.6
  •  libgimp1.2 1.2.0
  •  libglade-gnome0 0.14
  •  libglade0 0.14
  •  libglib1.2 1.2.9
  •  libgmp2 2.0.2
  •  libgmp3 3.1.1
  •  libgnome-vfs0 1.0
  •  libgnome32 1.2.13
  •  libgnomesupport0 1.2.13
  •  libgnomeui32 1.2.13
  •  libgnorba27 1.2.13
  •  libgnorbagtk0 1.2.13
  •  libgtk-perl 0.7002
  •  libgtk1.2 1.2.9
  •  libgtkxmhtml1 1.2.13
  •  libgtop1 1.0.6
  •  libhdf4g 4.1r3
  •  libjpeg62 6b
  •  liblockfile1 1.01.deb
  •  libmagick4g 4.2.8
  •  libmikmod2 3.1.7
  •  libncurses4 4.2
  •  libncurses5-dev 5.0
  •  libncurses5 5.0
  •  libnet-perl 1.0703
  •  libnewt0 0.50
  •  liboaf0 0.6.5
  •  libopenldap-runtime 1.2.11
  •  libopenldap1 1.2.11
  •  liborbit0 0.5.7
  •  libpam-modules 0.72
  •  libpam-runtime 0.72
  •  libpam0g 0.72
  •  libpanel-applet0 1.4.0
  •  libpaperg 1.0.3
  •  libpng2 1.0.5
  •  libpopt0 1.4
  •  libreadline4 4.1
  •  libreadlineg2 2.1
  •  librep9 0.13.4
  •  libsdl1.0 1.0.1
  •  libsmpeg0 0.3.3
  •  libstdc++2.10-dev 2.95.2
  •  libstdc++2.10 2.95.2
  •  libstdc++2.9-glibc2.1 2.91.66
  •  libterm-readkey-perl 2.14
  •  libtiff3g 3.5.4
  •  libungif3g 3.0
  •  libungif4g 4.1
  •  libwrap0 7.6
  •  libxfont-xtt 1.3.0.1
  •  libxml1 1.8.11
  •  libzvt2 1.2.13
  •  lilo 21.4.3
  •  locale-ja 18.deb
  •  locales 2.1.3
  •  lockfile-progs 0.1.7.deb
  •  login 19990827
  •  logrotate 3.2
  •  lprng 3.6.12
  •  lrzsz 0.12.21
  •  lsof-2.2 4.48
  •  ltmodem-modules-2.2.18-ogl 5.78e
  •  lv 4.49.3
  •  m4 1.4
  •  mailx 8.1.1
  •  make 3.79.1
  •  makedev 2.3.1
  •  man-db 2.3.16
  •  manpages-dev 1.29
  •  manpages-ja-dev 0.4.0.0.20010215
  •  manpages-ja 0.4.0.0.20000115
  •  manpages 1.29
  •  mawk 1.3.3
  •  mc-common 4.5.51
  •  menu 2.1.5
  •  metamail 2.7
  •  mew 1.94.2
  •  mime-support 3.10
  •  minicom 1.82.1
  •  mkhybrid 1.12b5.4
  •  mkinitrd.deb mkinitrd.deb
  •  mkisofs 1.8
  •  modconf 0.2.26.14.deb
  •  modutils 2.4.2
  •  mount 2.10s
  •  mozilla-ogl-flash5 0.8.1
  •  mozilla-ogl 0.8.1
  •  mpack 1.5
  •  mpg123 0.59q
  •  mtools 3.9.6
  •  navigator-base-475 4.75
  •  navigator-nethelp-475 4.75
  •  navigator-smotif-475 4.75
  •  navigator 4.75
  •  ncftp2 2.4.3
  •  ncurses-base 5.0
  •  ncurses-bin 5.0
  •  ncurses-term 5.0
  •  netbase 3.18
  •  netscape-base-475 4.75
  •  netscape-base-4 4.75
  •  netscape-ja-resource-ogl 475
  •  netscape-ja-resource-ogl 475
  •  netscape-java-475 4.75
  •  netscape-smotif-475 4.75
  •  netscape 4.75
  •  ninscsi.deb ninscsi.deb
  •  nkf 1.92
  •  nmap 2.12
  •  ntpdate 4.0.99g
  •  oaf 0.6.5
  •  ogl-admintool 0.1
  •  ogladm.deb ogladm.deb
  •  oxsetup 1.3
  •  passwd 19990827
  •  patch 2.5
  •  pciprobe 0.8
  •  pciutils 2.1.2
  •  pcmcia-cs 3.1.22
  •  pcmciam.deb pcmciam.deb
  •  pdl 2.005
  •  perl-5.005-base 5.005.03
  •  perl-5.005 5.005.03
  •  perl-base 5.004.05
  •  pixmap 2.6pl4
  •  platex-ogl 19990809
  •  ppp 2.3.11
  •  pppconfig 2.0.5.deb
  •  pppoe 1.0
  •  ppxp-tcltk 0.99120923
  •  ppxp-x11 0.99120923
  •  ppxp 0.99120923
  •  procmail 3.13.1
  •  procps 2.0.6
  •  psmisc 19
  •  psutils 1.17
  •  ptex-base 2.1.8
  •  ptex-bin 2.1.8+1
  •  pump 0.7.3
  •  python-base 1.5.2
  •  qmail-src 1.03
  •  rcconf 1.2
  •  rep-gtk-gnome 0.15
  •  rep-gtk 0.15
  •  rep 0.13.4
  •  rsync 2.3.2
  •  samba-common 2.0.7
  •  sawfish-gnome 0.38
  •  sawfish-merlin-ugliness 0.36.9a
  •  scrollkeeper 0.1.4
  •  sed-ja 3.02
  •  sed 3.02
  •  setserial 2.17
  •  sharutils 4.2.1
  •  shellutils 2.0
  •  slang1 1.3.9
  •  smbclient 2.0.7
  •  smbfs 2.0.7
  •  smpeg-gtv 0.3.3
  •  strace 4.2
  •  sudo 1.6.2p2
  •  super 3.12.2
  •  svgalibg1 1.4.1
  •  sylpheed 0.4.4
  •  sysklogd 1.3
  •  syslinux 1.48
  •  sysvinit 2.78
  •  talk 0.10
  •  tar 1.13.17
  •  tasksel 1.0
  •  tcl8.2 8.2.3
  •  tcpd 7.6
  •  tcs 1
  •  tcsh-i18n 6.09.00
  •  tcsh 6.09.00
  •  telnet 0.16
  •  tetex-base 1.0
  •  tetex-bin 1.0.6
  •  tetex-extra 1.0
  •  tetex-lib 1.0.6
  •  texinfo 4.0
  •  textutils 2.0
  •  tgif 4.1.34
  •  time 1.7
  •  tk8.2 8.2.3
  •  traceroute 1.4a5
  •  tree 1.3
  •  ucspi-tcp-src 0.84
  •  udftools 0.9.3
  •  unzip 5.40
  •  update 2.11
  •  usbutils 0.6
  •  usbview 0.7.0
  •  util-linux 2.10s
  •  vflib2 2.25.1
  •  watanabe-vfont 1
  •  wenglish 1.0
  •  wget 1.5.3
  •  whiptail 0.50
  •  whois 4.4.14.deb
  •  xanim-modules 2.80.1.7.deb
  •  xanim 2.80.1
  •  xaw3dg 1.3
  •  xbase-clients 3.3.6
  •  xcontrib 3.3.3.1
  •  xdvik-ja 22.15
  •  xemacs21-basesupport 1999.12.15
  •  xemacs21-bin 21.1.10
  •  xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn 21.1.10
  •  xemacs21-mulesupport 1999.12.15
  •  xemacs21-support 21.1.10
  •  xfonts-100dpi 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-75dpi 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-alias 1.0
  •  xfonts-base 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-cjk 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-elisa 1.0
  •  xfonts-elisa 1.0
  •  xfonts-k14goth 1.6.5
  •  xfonts-k14goth 1.6.5
  •  xfonts-kappa 0.3
  •  xfonts-kappa 0.3
  •  xfonts-naga10 1.1
  •  xfonts-pex 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-restfixed 1.0
  •  xfonts-restfixed 1.0
  •  xfonts-scalable 3.3.6
  •  xfonts-shinonome12 1.0
  •  xfree86-common 3.3.6
  •  xfs-xtt 1.3.0.1
  •  xlib6g-dev 3.3.6
  •  xlib6g 3.3.6
  •  xlockmore 4.15
  •  xmms-ja 1.2.3
  •  xosview 1.7.3
  •  xpm4g 3.4k
  •  xscreensaver 3.22
  •  xserver-3dlabs 3.3.6
  •  xserver-8514 3.3.6
  •  xserver-agx 3.3.6
  •  xserver-common 3.3.6
  •  xserver-fbdev 3.3.6
  •  xserver-ggi 1.6.1
  •  xserver-i128 3.3.6
  •  xserver-mach32 3.3.6
  •  xserver-mach64 3.3.6
  •  xserver-mach8 3.3.6
  •  xserver-mono 3.3.6
  •  xserver-p9000 3.3.6
  •  xserver-s3 3.3.6
  •  xserver-s3v 3.3.6
  •  xserver-svga 3.3.6
  •  xserver-vga16 3.3.6
  •  xserver-w32 3.3.6
  •  xterm 3.3.6
  •  xviddetect 0.3
  •  zip 2.30
  •  zlib1g 1.1.3


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