Linux XP

Linux XP
Linux XP 2006 SR 2 showing start menu and file manager
Developer	TrustVerse
OS family	Unix-like (Linux)
Working state	Discontinued [1]
Source model	Open source (and proprietary software)
Initial release	2004;21 years ago (2004)
Latest release	2010 / 2010;15 years ago (2010)
Available in	Russian
Package manager	RPM
Platforms	i386
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Default user interface	GNOME 2, Openbox
License	EULA (demoware), GNU GPL and other licenses [ citation needed ]
Official website	www.trustverse.ru

Linux XP (pronounced Linux ex-pee) was a Fedora Linux-based ^[2] shareware Linux distribution designed to imitate Windows environment using GNOME desktop; it could run some Microsoft Windows programs using the Wine compatibility layer. Linux XP had to be registered within 99 startups after installation, or the OS would deactivate. ^[2]

Distributions

The product line included:

• Linux XP SMB Desktop — a distribution for installation on a workstation with a pre-installed suite of programs for organizing an office workstation (February 2010);
• Linux XP Desktop 2008 Secure Edition — a FSTEC-certified distribution for organizing workstations for processing personal data (October 2009);
• Linux XP SMB Live — a distribution for creating diskless workstations;
• Linux XP Small is a compact distribution for creating embedded solutions based on Linux XP SMB Desktop (February 2010);
• Linux XP SMB Server is a distribution for creating an effective server with centralized user management, WEB-mail and group work tools, a built-in terminal server, virtualization system, etc. (February 2010).

License

To legally use Linux XP SMB Desktop, Linux XP Desktop Secure Edition required registration, which required purchasing a license and registering the product serial number. Linux XP Desktop had a trial period of 30 days, during which you can use the installed operating system without registering a serial number. A registered user received technical support for 1 year.

Paid use: ^[3]

• Linux XP SMB Desktop — $13.95;
• Linux XP Desktop 2008 — $40.67;
• Linux XP Server Edition — $81.35.

Main components Linux XP Desktop

The following set of applications is included in the standard delivery of Linux XP Desktop: ^[4]

• Office Suite OpenOffice.org
• Mail client Evolution
• Web Browser Mozilla Firefox
• Graphics editor GIMP
• Vector Graphics Editor Inkscape
• Layout and preparation of publications — Scribus
• The Internet pager (ICQ, MSN, Jabber and other protocols) Pidgin
• Implementation of the runtime environment Windows — Wine
• Service LIS
• Migrator
• Programs for working with audio and video files (Rhythmbox, Totem, audio grabber)
• CD and DVD burning software— Brasero
• Remote access to the desktop (Windows and Linux computers)
• Project management Planner
• A program for watching TV programs kdetv
• Multiple games
• Software Development Applications
• Virtual machine VirtualBox

Windows Compatibility

A commercial implementation was supplied as part of the Linux XP SMB Desktop Wine — WINE-LXP — with extended support for running Windows applications. ^[5]

The Linux XP distribution provided users with the ability to process office documents in DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX and other popular document formats used in Microsoft Windows, using the built-in functions of the supplied software (OpenOffice.org, GIMP and so on). ^[6]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal
• Linux portal

• Linux adoption
• Windows XP
• Fedora
• ReactOS

References

1. distrowatch linuxxp
2. TuxMachines.org review
3. "Linux XP — Convenient solutions for business". Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
4. ТрастВерс. "Приложения Linux XP SMB Desktop". ТрастВерс. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
5. ТрастВерс. "WINE-LXP". ТрастВерс. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
6. ТрастВерс. "Совместимость с Windows". ТрастВерс. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

External links

• "Trustverse Server 1.1 Release Candidate 1". Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
• Linux XP at DistroWatch