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Austrumi Linux

Austrumi is a bootable live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was created and is actively maintained by a group from the Latgale region of Latvia. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM, making Austrumi faster than larger distributions that must read from a disk, and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has booted.

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Austrumi Linux
Austrumlatvijas Linukss
Austrumi logo
DeveloperAndrejs Meinerts
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release4.9.3 / April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
Kernel typeLinux (Monolithic)
LicenseVarious
Official websitecyti.latgola.lv/ruuni/
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Austrumi (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was created and is actively maintained by a group from the Latgale region of Latvia. The entire operating system and all the applications run from RAM,1 making Austrumi faster than larger distributions that must read from a disk, and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has booted.

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  1. Peña Millahual, Claudio Alejandro (2009). Creación de distribuciones Linux (in Spanish). Creative Andina Corp. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9789871347995. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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