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Trisquel GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution using a free version of the Linux kernel as distributed by the Linux-libre project. The main goals of the project are the production of a fully free software (free as in free speech) system that must be easy to use, complete, and with good language support.
The project began in 2004 with the sponsorship of the University of Vigo, and officially presented in April 2005 with Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project, as a special guest.
By December 11, 2008, Trisquel GNU/Linux was included by the Free Software Foundation in its list of free Linux distributions. According to DistroWatch, Trisquel was ranked 78th overall in page view popularity in the previous six months.
Versions
There are six different versions of the system so far:
All versions include this common software:
Linux-libre kernel, 2.6.24 in Robur, 2.6.28 in Dwyn, 2.6.31 in Awen, 2.6.32 in Taranis, 2.6.35 in Slaine, 2.6.38 in Dagda and 3.0 in Brigantia.GNOME desktop environment, 2.22 in Robur, 2.26 in Dwyn, 2.28 in Awen, 2.30 in Taranis, 2.32 in Slaine, 2.32 in Dagda and 3.2 in Brigantia.A version of Mozilla Firefox that never suggests non-free add-ons, and includes no trademarked art or names. As Adobe Flash player is proprietary software, Trisquel does not provide it, instead offering a Gnash pre-installed bundle with a free-logo version of Firefox, called Abrowser, and various fixes to allow Gnash to display YouTube videos.Trisquel Pro
Trisquel Pro is a small business oriented operating system. It includes a pack of enterprise management software, including Abanq, OpenbravoPOS, and GNUCash among others. It is mainly intended for the Spanish market, as some of the accounting software included is designed to match the Spanish tax regulations, but most of the applications included can be used worldwide. The application collection is completed with several all-purpose tools including a graphical firewall, antivirus for the scanning of Windows partitions and Wine applications- and an automated backup system. It was officially released at the international multimedia and communications show SIMO on November 2007.
Trisquel Edu
Trisquel Edu is based on the LTS releases of Trisquel, it contains educational software tools as it is designed for educational users.
Other editions
Trisquel 4.1-SugarTrisquel MiniTrisquel Mini is an alternative to the mainline Trisquel, designed to run well on netbooks and aging hardware. It uses a low-resource environment like LXDE and lightweight GTK+ and X11 alternatives to more commonly used GNOME and Qt/KDE applications.Trisquel GamerTrisquel Gamer is an independent edition maintained by David Zaragoza. It is filled with games and booted from a LiveDVD or USB drive.Reception
In reviewing Trisquel 5.5 in April 2012 writer Jim Lynch said: "Trisquel 5.5 is a great choice for those who prefer to use only free software, without any kind of proprietary stuff. The developers have clearly taken the time to go out of their way to cleanse Trisquel of potentially offensive proprietary software. While some folks won’t care about this, others certainly will appreciate it. Even if you aren’t a free software purist, Trisquel 5.5 is definitely worth a download. I found Trisquel to be a genuinely enjoyable distro. It’s what I would call a well-ordered and well developed distro. It accomplishes what the developers set out to do, and it does it in a very attractive package."