Review on Parsix - GNU/Linux distro from Persia

Thursday, August 26, 2010 Distributions , Distributions-Reviews , Distro , Parsix , Reviews 0 Comments

Parsix is a Linux distribution from Persia. It comes with a live and installation CD and is derived from KANOTIX and is based on Debian. Parsix is available in English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and obvious enough Persian. Parsix includes a very beautiful, customized GNOME desktop and comes loaded with many useful applications.

My very first impression of Parsix was that it looked more like Ubuntu. I use Ubuntu on my laptop and I thought the excessive use of Ubuntu made me felt that way. But after doing much research on Parsix I found that it is indeed considered to resemble Ubuntu by many. Some even go on to say that it is a good little alternative to Ubuntu.

Parsix comes loaded with a lot of applications including Linux 2.6.32.16 with TuxOnIce suspension/hibernation and Kon Kolivas's BFS patches, X.Org 7.5 (server 1.7.7), GCC 4.4.4, and GNOME 2.30.2 form the 3.6 RC foundations. Some of the software includes Compiz 0.8.4, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, GIMP 2.6.8, Iceweasel 3.5.1, Evolution, Empathy, Liferea, XawTV, VLC, Exaile, Brasero, and several GNOME games.

For package management Parsix uses APT and Synaptic. Parsix official and multimedia repositories are enabled by default but Debian Testing and Parsix security can be enabled on desire.

Parsix's installable live DVD is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit system. I found the installer very user friendly but the documentation was not all that impressive. An online forum is also available on the website which won't be marked as artistically impressive in my books.

Parsix has it's faults, complains about Wireless Ethernet and NVIDIA chips are all over the internet. It is faulty but still I must say it comes with good applications and can be very enjoyable to play with.