Emmabuntüs facts for kids
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| Company / developer | Collectif Emmabuntüs |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 29 March 2011 |
| Available language(s) | Multilingual |
| Update method | APT |
| Package manager | dpkg (Synaptic) |
| Supported platforms | i386, AMD64 |
| Userland | GNU Core Utilities |
| Default user interface | Xfce |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Emmabuntüs is a Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu/Debian and designed to facilitate the repacking of computers donated to humanitarian organizations like the Emmaüs Communities.
The name Emmabuntüs is a portmanteau of Emmaüs and Ubuntu.
Features
Emmabuntüs can be installed, in its entirety, without an Internet connection as all of the required packages are included within the disk image. The disk image includes packages for multiple languages and also optional non-free codecs that the user can choose whether to install or not.
Emmabuntüs was developed to function correctly on 10 years old computers, which were previously running Windows XP or more up-to-date Windows versions, and equipped with a minimum of 1 Gigabyte of RAM for the 32 bits versions. This allows associations like YovoTogo & JUMP Lab'Orione to recycle computers in order to equip high schools in Togo, or the Emmabuntüs collective to equip kindergarten and elementary schools in the Paris area.
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Computer room at Nano High School, Savanes Region in northern Togo
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kindergarten school in the Val-de-Marne featuring 8 computers under Emmabuntüs
Desktop environment
The desktop environment is Xfce with Cairo-Dock. LXDE is also included and can be optionally installed.
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Changing the profile of the dock - Emmabuntüs DE 3 (Debian Edition)
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extensions included in the Firefox browser - Emmabuntüs DE 3
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Kiwix offline wiki reader - Emmabuntüs DE 3 (Debian Edition)
Applications
Multiple applications are installed that perform the same task in order to provide a choice for each user that uses the system. Emmanuntüs also includes educational software like Gcompris, TuxPaint, TuxMath, TuxType, Scratch, etc. It also contains Kiwix, an off-line Wikipedia reader allowing Emmabuntüs to become an self-contained (without Internet access) Free Culture Server, including Wikis like Vikidia, or books in the ePub format.
Related pages
- Emmabuntüs at DistroWatch
Images for kids
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Stand selling computers running Emmabuntüs during the Big Sale for Emmaus, Paris
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Startup Screenshot
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Non-free codecs installation
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Screenshot of the LXDE environment
See also
In Spanish: Emmabuntüs para niños
