Linpus Linux

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Linpus Linux is a Fedora based desktop Linux distribution created by the Taiwanese firm Linpus Technologies Inc.[1] . Linpus was designed specifically to fully support the Asian market, with full Unicode support for the Chinese and Japanese Language. A special version Linpus Lite, was written to run on devices with lower cost hardware such as UMPCs. Like the Linux on the EEE PC It has both an icon and tab-based "Simple mode", designed for new users; and, a conventional style "PC mode" for those requiring a more Windows-like interface. It is targeted at handheld devices with 4 x 7-inch screens, and supports resolutions as low as VGA (640x480).[2]

The Norhtec Gecko[3] and AIRIS KIRA Series[4] UMPC comes with Linpus Lite Linux pre-installed.

But a version for normal desktop computers and Servers is also available. As is a Multimedia version, Linpus Media Center, which is also a free download, but for which you can buy a "Upgrade pack" to legally use DVD, MP3, WMV and other non-free codecs.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Linpus Distrowatch article
  2. ^ [2] Screenshots of Linpus Lite's "easy mode" and "desktop mode"
  3. ^ [3]Low-cost laptop runs Linpus Linux
  4. ^ [4]Airis

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