In order to promote the use of GNU/Linux, the Windows and MacOSX version have a limited number of activities. It is possible to access all the activities for a fee.

There is 2 Windows versions of GCompris:

  Windows 98: GCompris 7.4, not all activities are available with it.
  Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Seven: Once activated, it includes all the activities.
  MacOSX Intel 10.4 and above: Once activated, it includes all the activities.

To take advantage of this demo, download the file gcompris-X.X.exe for Windows or gcompris-X.X.dmg for MacOSX. Save it on your hard drive and double click on it. Then follow the instructions.

A Live CD is a bootable CDROM that contains a full operating system. When your start your computer with this CDROM inserted, it will start it’s content. In our case, the the Knoppix DVDROM contains a complete operating system including GCompris. When you start it, just pick GCompris in the start menu and your done.

All it means is that with this CDROM, you can enjoy the full Linux version of GCompris without installing GNU/Linux. More, this DVDROM can be used even if there is no hard drive, no operating system, or a defective operating system in your PC.

Note: In case your computer does not boot on the DVDROM, check the BIOS is configured to boot on the DVDROM before booting on the hard drive. Usually, you access the BIOS menu by pressing the ’Del’ key while the computer starts. On some PC, use the F2 or F10 key or look a the page how to enter / access motherboard BIOS .

Some activities in GCompris require localized audio voices like letters, colors, country names, congratulations, ... It maybe that GCompris does not have them for your language.

If they are not available, please help the schools and kids of your country, pick up a mic and contribute with your voice.

Send us your ogg files, they will be included in the next release, everybody in your country will thank you.

GCompris packages on sourceforge are created using the autopackage system. It may or may not work if you try to install it on your current distribution. It includes all the locales, nothing more is needed, just run the .autopackage file like explained here.

If you have some problem running the latest GCompris version, you can find one, pre-packaged for your distribution in the list bellow.

Distribution	Package Link
Mandriva	Usual repository, use urpmi from the contrib or backport repository. Find recent GCompris version in the Unofficial repository maintained by Jose.
Debian, Skolelinux	Usual repository, use apt-get.
Ubuntu, Edubuntu	Usual repository, use apt-get.
Pardus	http://paketler.pardus.org.tr/pardus-1.1/
ArchLinux	AUR Repository
Yellow Dog 3	http://yum.bravegnuworld.com/yum/yd/3/RPMS.bgw/
FreeBSD	http://www.freshports.org/games/gcompris/
Gentoo	http://packages.gentoo.org/packages/?category=games-kids;name=gcompris
ALT Linux	Usual repository, use apt-get
Suse	http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=243
Fedora Core	Usual repository
Slackware	Slackbuilds repository

Download the archive gcompris-X.X.tar.gz then:
  tar -xvf gcompris-X.X.tar.gz
  cd gcompris-X.X
  sh configure
  Analyse, the errors, install the missing dependancies. Often you will have to install the -devel packages on your distribution. You will need SDL, SDL_Mixer, GTK, gnome-canvas, gnome-python, gnome-python-canvas)
  make
  make install