Soldierboy
February 9th, 2008, 12:39 AM
I recently discovered a Debian-based distro called Satux (http://www.satux.org.br/).
Per the Wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satux):
Satux is a 100% Brazilian Linux distribution. It was and is mainly developed by the Institute of Technology JRSC (iTJRSC), establishment of research and development with it's headquarters in Manaus and São Paulo.
The Satux has the philosophy to practicity, intensifying the user experience in interface and usability, reaching out (or even surpassing) the simplicity of use of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The Satux can be downloaded from the Internet, through http://www.satux.org.br/, and also can be acquired in the purchase of CCE Info, Bluesky, Nextera and Acteon Digital desktop and laptop computers.
And yes, they've delivered on that promise to be Windows-esque. Even if you despise Windows, you have to admit that they have done good at mimicking it when, upon install, you are presented with an ala Windows type graphical installer which gives you no options whatsoever. I mean none. Not what disk (let alone partition) to install to, no username and password entry, nothing except accepting license terms (which I could not read -- Portugeuse). All I had to do was click next 3 times and was installed. Had I not been installing this with VirtualBox, this would have been scary, because it would have formatted my entire disk.
At any rate, all of the usual suspects are present, customized bootsplash, gdm, and desktop (screenshots attached). Like I said, no users were created upon install, so you login (automatically) as root. The gnome-terminal app is missing from the menu, so I had to open it via ALT+F2. It has its own repos, which from what I can surmise are based off of Debian Etch.
It did VERY well at detecting my hardware: Sound, video, wireless all were detected and configured upon first boot. All in all, this is an excellent distro targeted toward Windows users who still want to use Windows but don't want the added garbage that accompanies it (spyware, adware, viruses). Satux makes them feel right at home. I would recommend this distro to: Ages 60+ and Ages 10- and those who can't quite leave that familiar Windows interface behind.
Edit: I've managed to get most of it into English now, some of the gnome customizations (made by Satux) weren't changed however nor has the firefox ui.
Per the Wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satux):
Satux is a 100% Brazilian Linux distribution. It was and is mainly developed by the Institute of Technology JRSC (iTJRSC), establishment of research and development with it's headquarters in Manaus and São Paulo.
The Satux has the philosophy to practicity, intensifying the user experience in interface and usability, reaching out (or even surpassing) the simplicity of use of the Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The Satux can be downloaded from the Internet, through http://www.satux.org.br/, and also can be acquired in the purchase of CCE Info, Bluesky, Nextera and Acteon Digital desktop and laptop computers.
And yes, they've delivered on that promise to be Windows-esque. Even if you despise Windows, you have to admit that they have done good at mimicking it when, upon install, you are presented with an ala Windows type graphical installer which gives you no options whatsoever. I mean none. Not what disk (let alone partition) to install to, no username and password entry, nothing except accepting license terms (which I could not read -- Portugeuse). All I had to do was click next 3 times and was installed. Had I not been installing this with VirtualBox, this would have been scary, because it would have formatted my entire disk.
At any rate, all of the usual suspects are present, customized bootsplash, gdm, and desktop (screenshots attached). Like I said, no users were created upon install, so you login (automatically) as root. The gnome-terminal app is missing from the menu, so I had to open it via ALT+F2. It has its own repos, which from what I can surmise are based off of Debian Etch.
It did VERY well at detecting my hardware: Sound, video, wireless all were detected and configured upon first boot. All in all, this is an excellent distro targeted toward Windows users who still want to use Windows but don't want the added garbage that accompanies it (spyware, adware, viruses). Satux makes them feel right at home. I would recommend this distro to: Ages 60+ and Ages 10- and those who can't quite leave that familiar Windows interface behind.
Edit: I've managed to get most of it into English now, some of the gnome customizations (made by Satux) weren't changed however nor has the firefox ui.