Musix GNU+Linux

Infobox_OS
name = Musix GNU+Linux


caption = Musix 1.0 R4 DVD
developers = Marcos Guglielmetti, Gilberto Borges and collaborators
family = Knoppix
source_model = free software
working_state = Current
kernel_type = Monolithic kernel (Linux)
ui = text (Bash)/ Graphical (X)
license = Various
website = http://musix.org.ar/

Musix GNU+Linux is a Live CD and Live DVD operating system for the x86 processor family based on Knoppix, Kanotix and Debian. It contains a collection of software for audio production, graphic design, video editing and general purpose applications. The initiator and co-director of the project is Marcos Germán Guglielmetti.

Musix GNU+Linux is one of the few Linux distributions recognized by the Free Software Foundation as not being primarily distributed on distribution sites distributing non-free software and not including any non-free information for practical use. [ [http://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributions Links to Other Free Software Sites - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) ] ]

Musix is developed by a team from Argentina, Spain and Brazil. The main language used in development discussion and documentation is Spanish; however, Musix has a community of users in [http://www.musix.org.ar/wiki/index.php?title=Ayuda Spanish, Portuguese, and English] .

Software

The Live-CD system has more than 1350 software packages and runs directly from the CD/DVD without the need to install anything on the PC. It can be installed on the PC relatively easily if desired in a few minutes, just like Knoppix or Kanotix. The Live-DVD 1.0 R3 test5 has 2279 software packages and [http://www.musix.org.ar/wiki/index.php/65_languages supports 65 languages] .Fact|date=September 2008

Some of the programs include: Rosegarden and Ardour, both for musicians; Inkscape for vectorial design; GIMP for manipulation of images; Cinelerra for video editing and Blender for 3D animation.

Its desktop is very light (only 18 MB of RAM with X.org), based on IceWM+ROX-Filer and it has a unique feature: multiple "pinboards" ordered by General Purpose apps, Help, Office, Root/Admin, MIDI, Internet, Graphics, and Audio. The pinboards are arrays of desktop backgrounds and icons.

A small version of the KDE desktop is installed by default too on the Live-CD version. The Live-DVD has a full KDE version, supporting several languages.

See also

* AGNULA
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References

External links

* [http://www.musix.org.ar/en/index.html Project home page]
* [http://distrowatch.com/4827 Musix 1.0 R3 Stable on Distrowatch]
* [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,497951,00.html Der Spiegel article]
* [http://www.musix.org.ar/wiki/index.php?title=Musix1.0r3-Stable-announce#Usage_examples More Usage examples]
* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000104 Linux Journal Review]