| Linux distribution targets Nepali language |
Jan. 10, 2006
Due to a marked increase of computers in Nepal, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP) -- the country's principal archive of books and periodicals in Nepali -- has launched a beta version of NepaLinux, a Debian-based Linux distribution localized in Nepali, the language spoken by more than 30 million South Asian people.
NepaLinux is a live and installation CD that includes Nepali fonts, input method, spell and grammar checker, dictionary, and GNOME desktop theme, MPP said.
Other features included in NepaLinux, according to MPP, are:- Linux Kernel 2.6.12
- Gnome 2.10 Desktop Environment
- OpenOffice.org 2.0
- Gimp Graphics Editor
- IRC Client
The beta release also includes the Gaim instant messenging utility, Mozilla Suite, GnomeBaker CD/DVD burning utility, firewall security, antivirus, Rootkit and Sniffer Detection Tool, an image viewer, games, development tools (including C and C++), and more.
In January 2004, MPP undertook the Nepali component of the 30-month long PAN Localization Project, a multinational localization project being conducted in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with the support of International Development and Research Center (IDRC), in Canada. The result is this new distro.
You can download a copy of the 687 MB iso of NepaLinux here.
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