The world of GNU/Linux distributions always has surprises in store. Over the years, we've come across distros to suit every taste and meet every need. This is one of the great advantages of free software : we can start with a project and adapt it to our preferences, creating a 'fork' that offers something entirely new and includes what's required for a very specific task.
For example , OSGEO-Live , a Linux distribution that just released version 9.5 , aims to offer all the tools of free geospatial software. That is, GIS or geographic information system tools , which are used by those who work in cartography and modeling data obtained from the real world and represented on maps for a wide variety of purposes: historical geography, logistics, environmental impact assessment, urban planning, and archaeology, among others.
Well, OSGEO-Live 9.5 includes all the most outstanding tools in that area, so that whoever uses it does not need to download or install anything. It is a distro based on Lubuntu 14.10, and that in addition to the basics of a 'flavor' of Ubuntu includes in total more than 50 applications, among which we can mention as, GRASS, GvSIG, Kosmo, OpenJUMP GIS, QGIS, S, OpenLayers, MapBender, MapFish, PostGIS, MapServer, GeoServer, degree, GeoNetwork, MapProxy, 52nd North WSS , 52nd North WPS, 52ºNorth SOS
OSGEO-Live 9.5 is a distro that, as its name suggests, adopts the Live distribution model, with the enormous benefit of being able to download the ISO, burn it to a CD or a USB drive, and then, after booting your computer with it, you can try out whatever you want without modifying anything. If you like what you see, you simply use the installation option provided, as with all these projects, and the installation tool available in that case will be the one offered by Lubuntu, the distro on which it is based (specifically, the icon that says 'Install Lubuntu 14.10').
More information: OSGEO-Live 9.5 (official website)
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