| Kongoni GNU/Linux is a Slackware-based, desktop-oriented GNU/Linux
distribution and live CD. Its main features include a graphical
installer, a Kongoni Integrated Setup System (KISS), and an easy-to-use
Ports Installation GUI (PIG). The distribution's package management
borrows its main concepts from BSD ports, with an intuitive graphical
package installer that compiles and installs programs from source code
on the user's system. Kongoni, which means gnu (also known as
wildebeest) in Shona, includes only software that complies with Free
Software Foundation's definition of software freedom. A. J. Venter has announced the availability of Kongoni GNU/Linux 1.12.2 Alpha, a Slackware-based desktop distribution using KDE 4: "The Kongoni project is proud to announce the availability of an alpha release of version 1.12.2. Kongoni is a desktop-focused GNU/Linux distribution with significant inspiration from the BSD UNIX systems. It is based on Slackware Linux 12.2 with the latest upstream patches and also features KDE 4.2.2 and the latest stable releases of most common desktop applications such, as OpenOffice.org. This release includes the first versions of several Kongoni-specific tools, including Ports Installation GUI (PIG), which provides a simple graphical tool for installing, managing and even creating software ports, and Kongoni Instant Setup System (KISS), which provides a simple and highly extensible interface for common configuration tasks." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: kongoni32.1_12_2_alpha.iso (652MB, torrent), kongoni64.1_12_2_alpha.iso (694MB, torrent). |
