OS family Unix-like Source model Open source | Working state Dormant Marketing target Community | |
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Developer simpleLinux Foundations and Open Source Developers' Conference, Malaysia Latest release simpleLinux 1.10 (codename Optimist Oncilla) / 2012 | ||
simpleLinux is a Linux distribution that uses LZMA compression to compress its system files. The project was started in 2007 by a group of Malaysian developers. simpleLinux is a Slackware-based distribution that comes in both Live CD or Persistence version that can be installed to a medium. simpleLinux comes to be a multi-tasking operating system that runs the X Window.
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Graphical user interface
K Desktop Environment is used as a primary Graphical User Interface. The current version of K Desktop Environment that is used on simpleLinux is KDE 3.5 (stable). As an extended use, Compiz Fusion is also integrated on the newest simpleLinux version.
Package manager
simpleLinux uses Slackpkg to install, remove and upgrade packages over the network. Moreover, simpleLinux provides an optional lzm packages on their official repository. All applications provided in the repository are compressed with LZMA.