ConnochaetOS is a fully free GNU/Linux distribution for old computers. We aim to be lightweight, easy to use, up to date, stable and fully free. We do not ship or encourage the use any non-free program or driver.

All content of the ConnochaetOS Wiki is licensed under theGNU Free Documentation License v1.3 with no invariant sections.

Many parts of this wiki are editable by registered users. We encourage to enhance this wiki with documentation. Keep in mind, that we follow the Guidelines for Free System Distributions, see http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html , so please don't enter anything that suggest to use any proprietary program or grants it legitimacy.

• Purposes and Aims
• FULLY free - what does it mean

• Graphical applications
• Text mode applications
• a list of applications
• fetching packages from CUR

• Download page

• Screencast of ConnochaetOS 0.9.0 installation as Theora Video (3.9 MB) and as XviD Video (6.6 MB) (approx. 5 min)
• CD-ROM installation
• Expert Installation
• other methods of installation
• The pacman package management system
• The first steps after the installation succeeded

• Tuning instructions
• Encrypting directories with ecryptfs
• Multimedia tips and tricks
• Get old PS/2 Mouse to work
• Autologin to graphical session
• Shutdown as user

You can find us these ways:

• Our Forum, quite obviously ;)
• IRC: #connochaetos @ FreeNode
• identi.ca: identi.ca/connochaetos

• News in english
• Release Announcements

• screenshot page

• Reviews
• Success stories

• Releases of ConnochaetOS
• Notes and hints
• ChangeLog

In addition to the term bug, we consider non-free programs and drivers as bugs. Please report them too.

• Bugreports (In the forum)

• Applications for X
• Kernel
• How to build official packages for ConnochaetOS
• How to build the ConnochaetOS ISO

There are a dozen ways to help the project and you are very welcome to join us! See: How can I help?