Bhutan Deploys Linux

The government has refreshed the Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.

The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.

Launched at the start of this month, Dzongkha Debian Linux is a Debian-based Linux operating system built in and for the national language, Dzongkha. It can be easily installed on any PC or used as a Live CD.

The updated version will fully support Dzongkha computing on standard programs and applications like word processing, spreadsheets, power point presentations, Web browsing and chatting.

Department of information and technology officials said this version also has the provision to use Dzongkha in graphics software like Adobe Photoshop, and multimedia applications.