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![]() The Kongoni desktop | |
Developer | Robert Gabriel |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Dormant |
Source model | Open-source |
Initial release | July 12, 2009 |
Latest release | 2011 "Firefly" / July 15, 2011 |
Update method | PIG: Ports Installation GUI |
Platforms | x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux-libre) |
Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop |
License | Exclusively free software licenses |
Official website | sourceforge |
Kongoni is a Linux distribution that used the free version of the Linux kernel as distributed by the Linux-libre project. Development of the Kongoni project is currently dormant.[1]
Kongoni was a desktop oriented operating system with a strong belief in being free (as in freedom) and aimed to be easy to install, use and customize.[1] Kongoni did not ship with, include or offer the ability to install any software not approved by the Free Software Foundation.
Kongoni is the Shona word for Gnu, the same animal the GNU Project takes its name from. The name was chosen as it represents the spirit and history of Kongoni, a Linux operating system of African origin.