Quick intro

From Animuxwiki

Animux is a FREE (ZERO DOLLAR,$0) operating system designed from the ground up to meet the needs of an animator and their animation studios. It has over 50 applications that an animator can use to bring his imagination to life. It also has tools to help with create live action audio/video digital assets.

Contents 1 Current Version 2 Core Functionality 3 Download & Test it out 4 Hardware Requirements 5 License/Legal 6 Anything created on Animux?

Current Version

Animux versioning goes by chapters of a book. The first chapter (1.0) is aptly named "Genesis" which means "coming into being". It is currently in Beta release.

The next releases meaning the following chapters of our journey will be based on user suggestions. 

Core Functionality

1. Pipeline Integration
2. Digital Asset Management/WorkFlow Management ..(wip)
3. Infrastructure Efficiencies

Download & Test it out

Animux can be downloaded from ibiblio.org site. It comes in the form of an .img or .iso file. Both these are animux's live desktop media images. The live desktop media implies you can boot right into Animux without having to install Animux on your harddisks.

Detailed instructions can be found in the "Getting Started" link below.. 

The .img file is to downloaded onto a machine to be written onto a USB drive, while the iso is burnt onto a CD.  We recommend using this over the iso as it contains more software than the .iso. The Animux on the USB runs much faster than the iso on the CD.

Once you have created your animux liveUSB or liveCD, you will have to reboot you machine with the bios set up to boot off an external media.

Hardware Requirements

Animux currently runs on 32 bit and 64bit intel/AMD hardware.  It also runs on the Apple G4/G5 hardware.

License/Legal

LIMITATION OF REMEDIES AND LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANIMUX PROJECT AND ANIMUX FOUNDATION (ANIMUX) WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO USER FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ANIMUX PROJECT OR ANIMUX FOUNDATION (ANIMUX) HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

more legal details at Legal

Anything created on Animux?

All the tools that Bassam Kurdali used to create his "The Mancandy FAQ" are included in Animux. It was completely rendered using Animux on 25 render nodes.  You can see the preview of "The Mancandy FAQ" at