Kongoni (operating system)

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Kongoni

The Kongoni desktop
Developer	Robert Gabriel
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Dormant
Source model	Open-source
Initial release	July 12, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-12)
Latest release	2011 "Firefly" / July 15, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-15)
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.net/projects/kongoni/

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.