A new update has been released for this branch

Dec 24, 2014 17:51 GMT  ·  By

Emmabuntüs 2 1.09, a distribution created for reconditioning old computers and relying on the robustness of Xubuntu 12.04.5 LTS, has been released and is now ready for download.

The Emmabuntüs developers only use LTS editions of Xubuntu, and that means they actually have two distros out right now that are maintained and improved. We had Emmabuntüs 3 1.0 released a few weeks ago, but that one was using Xubuntu 14.04 LTS as the base. Now, the old branch based on Xubuntu 12.04, Emmabuntüs 2, has been improved as well and the devs have made quite a few changes.

The Emmabuntüs distribution is intended to be sleek, accessible and equitable, but above all, it's designed for old computers. That can be easily surmised just by looking at the base, which is also an operating system designed and built for users with older hardware.

Emmabuntüs 2 1.09 might be the last one in the series

Xubuntu 12.04 has been around for a long time and the last point update for it arrived back in August. That system will be supported until 2017, so it's unlikely that a new Emmabuntüs 2 version will be released after this one, especially since there is a better version already out that's using Xubuntu 14.04 LTS.

"The Emmabuntüs Team is pleased to announce the new Emmabuntüs 2 1.09 (32 and 64 bit) based on Xubuntu 12.04.5. This distribution was designed to be used for the refurbishing of computers given to humanitarian organizations, especially Emmaüs communities (which is where the distribution's name comes from), and to promote the discovery of GNU/Linux by beginners, as well as to extend the lifespan of hardware to reduce over consumption of raw materials."

"This Emmabuntüs 2 release includes enhancements of release 3, except that it is built from the Xubuntu 12.04.5. We have redesigned the security of privacy (Startpage and HTTPS Everywhere) to participate in the campaign "Dégooglisons Internet" accessibility and training, incorporating the voice synthesizer Svox Pico and OOo4Kidsen completed extensions to allow oral reading of words, sentences (PicoSvoxOOo), and coloring syllables (LireCouleur) to better help children in learning to read," is noted in the official announcement.

A complete list of changes and new features can be found in the official announcement. You can download Emmabuntüs 2 1.09 right now from Softpedia and give it a spin. This is a Live CD and it should be pretty easy to test and install. Please keep in mind that it's a rather large download and it will take some time to get it.

Emmabuntüs 2 1.09 (9 Images)

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