PrimTux is a French distribution from the language Debian and Ubuntu family. It is developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in educational environments. The project's latest release, PrimTux 8, is based on Linux Mint 21.3 and features a new application menu along with a new visual style.

The distribution uses Xfce as the preferred desktop environment. The brief release announcement, in French, reads: "The PrimTux team is proud to announce the release of version 8 of its system, based on Linux Mint 21.3, with: a new menu, organized according to school programs; a search for applications by keywords; and a complete overhaul of the graphic charter, improving the user experience. The site of documentation, totally rewritten, has three sections: the first steps, the manual of the administrator and the student documentation. Primtux8's ISO and the transfer instructions for transferring to USB key (8GB minimum) can be found on this page. 2GB of RAM (4GB for optimal use), an SSD with 30GB of free space and a 64-bit processor are required to install Primtux 8