What is NepaLinux?
{{Infobox OS | name = NepaLinux | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | website = [http://www.nepalinux.org www.nepalinux.org] | developer = Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (http://www.mpp.org.np) | family = [[GNU/Linux]] | source_model = [[Open source]] | license = [[Free software]] licenses<br>(mainly [[GPL]]) | released = {{birth year and age|2005}} | latest_release_version = 3.0 | latest_release_date = {{release date|2008|05|25}} | kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]]) | ui = [[GNOME]] | supported_platforms = [[i386]] | updatemodel = [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]] | package_manager = [[dpkg]] | working_state = Current }} '''NepaLinux''' is a [[Debian]] and [[Morphix]] based [[Linux distribution]] focused on [[Desktop computer|desktop]] usage in [[Nepali language]] computing. It contains applications for desktop users like [[OpenOffice.org]], Nepali [[GNOME]] and [[KDE]] desktops, and a way for people to type [[Nepali language|Nepali]] text. The development and distribution of NepaLinux is done by [[Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya]]. Version 1.0 was produced as part of the [[PAN Localization Project]], with the support of the [[International Development Research Centre]] (IDRC) of [[Canada]]. NepaLinux is an effort of promoting [[Free and Open Source Software]] in [[Nepal]]. In October 2007, NepaLinux was the joint recipient of the [[Association for Progressive Communications]]' annual APC FOSS prize.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/nepal/news/APC-ChrisNicol-FOSSPrize07 |title=NepaLinux and Free Geek jointly awarded APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize 2007 |access-date=2008-06-16 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207230302/http://www.iosn.net/south-asia/countries/nepal/news/APC-ChrisNicol-FOSSPrize07 |url-status=dead