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Canaima GNU/Linux is a Venezuelan desktop distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It is primarily designed as a solution for the computers of National Public Administration in accordance with the presidential decree number 3.390 about the use of free technologies in National Public Administration in the country.



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Average visitor rating: 5/10 from 1 review(s).


Canaima Summary
Distribution Canaima GNU/Linux
Home Page http://canaima.softwarelibre.gob.ve/
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Download Mirrors http://canaima6.cnti.gob.ve/descargas/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2013-12-05: Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 4.0
 • 2013-05-16: Development Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 4.0 Alpha 1
 • 2012-11-17: Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 3.1
 • 2011-02-11: Development Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 3.0 VC1
 • 2009-05-06: Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 2.0.1
 • 2009-04-16: Development Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 2.0.1 RC1
 • More Canaima releases...

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Feature 7.2 5.1 4.1
Release Date 2023-08-04 2017-09-06 2014-09-04
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2500-3300 1500-1600  
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Xfce Cinnamon, MATE GNOME
Package Management DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture i386, x86_64 i586, i686, x86_64 i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd SysV
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes es es
Asian Language Support Yes -- --
Full Package List 7.2 5.1 4.1
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.4 -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.4 1.0.28 1.0.25
amdgpu (23.0.0) 19.1.0 -- --
bash (5.2.21) 5.1 4.3 4.2
bind (9.18.21) 9.16.37 -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) 112.0.5615.138 -- --
cups (2.4.7) 2.3.3 1.7.5 1.5.3
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.3.1 4.2.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.2 1.42.12 1.42.5
firefox (122.0) 102.10.0 52.3.0 27.0
freetype (2.13.2) 2.10.4 2.5.2 2.4.9
gcc (13.2.0) 10.2.1 4.9.2 --
gimp (2.10.36) 2.10.22 -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.31 2.19 2.13
gnome-shell (45.3) 3.38.6 -- 3.4.2
gnucash (5.5) 4.4 -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) 1.12.48 -- --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.02beta2 --
gtk (4.12.5) 2.24.33 3.14.5 3.4.2
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.56 -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) 1.0.2 -- --
k3b (23.08.4) 20.12.2 -- --
kmod (31) 28 18 9
krita (5.2.2) 4.4.2 -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 7.0.4 4.3.3 4.1.4
linux (6.7.3) 5.10.158 3.16.43 3.11.10
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) 1.24.1 1.12.0 --
mesa (24.0.0) 1.8.0 10.3.2 8.0.5
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) 3.38.2 -- 3.4.2
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) 17.0.6u1 7u151 --
openssh (9.6p1) 8.4p1 6.7p1 6.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 1.1.1n 1.0.1t 1.0.1e
perl (5.38.2) 5.32.1 5.20.2 5.14.2
php (8.3.2) 7.4.33 -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) 5.20.5 -- --
postfix (3.8.5) 3.5.18 -- --
postgresql (16.1) 13.10 -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.9.2 2.7.9 2.7.3
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.2 4.8.6 --
samba (4.19.4) 4.13.13 4.2.14 --
systemd (255.3) 247.3 215 --
thunderbird (115.7.0) 102.10.0 52.2.1 17.0.10
vim (9.1) 8.2 7.4 7.3
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.18 2.2.1 --
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.16.0 -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 1.20.11 1.16.4 1.12.4


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Version: 7.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-31
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It's been years since I used Canaima the last... This version was installed using a stick drive of 4Gb and, to spare me some time I used Gparted in advance, to prepare the HDD area of 70Gb: At the beginning 3Gb for Swap + 70 Gb as Extended (formated 4ext) partition.

Fortunately They used (and keep) the grafic install and it needs few typed instructions/commands (Keyboard + Lang. /Network + Wlan).

After the PssWrd Root they offered the guided partition (as always they did) and it took me more than 1/2 hours, since Iḿ using an old M/B with low RAM (DDR1 = 2Gb Ram).

By default it comes with Gnome and it didn't have Nvidia GeForce drivers for an old AGP 500 Gb ram. I had problems to cope with the graphic up to the moment I used Synaptic to update the video drivers of Nvidia (the machine was clumpsy and slow) up to I updated all I needed to eliminate any Windows OS off my old machine.

Although any political ill biase I have against this OS, I would recommend it much more than Emmabuntüs (which was slower and clumpsier on this same PC).

On this same machine (Pentium 4, 775i65G) I --unsuccessfully-- tried a "robustus" BrOs, AntiX (...) yet it siply worked with minimalists as puppy or FatDog. Unwilling to install Emmabuntus (which freezes too much) I have found Canaima behaves better than those I have tried (which were bigger than 2-4Gb).

Contrary to my will, I also tried "Escuela" (from Spain) and other I kindly noticed on Distrowatch, yet none of those I have mentioned worked better than this, that was troublesome, until I installed the Nvidia drivers.

As I typing on this site --tryin it on-- I recommend this OS (for old PCs) working with low resources, and slow wifi.

PS

I`d like to thank all he ppl and staff of DistroWatch! By no means I would have learned of so many distroes if this site were not mention them.

Thanks to YOU all! AJTH


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