Educational typing tutor game starring Tux

by tux4kidsVerified

GameEducationalFree software· GPL-3.0-or-laterNew on Flathub4+
Arch Linux (recommended)

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About

TuxTyping is an educational typing tutor for kids starring Tux, the Linux penguin. This educational game comes with two different games for practicing your typing, and having a great time doing it.

Additional information

Project

Developer
tux4kids
Publisher
Jintao Yang
License
GPL-3.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
From the project
Report a bugSource code
Languages
43 languages

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Snap (4) · Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
All 12 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Beta build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR, AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nixpkgs, Gentoo (Candidate build)

Flatpak sandbox
Limited access

Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.

What it can access
  • Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other
  • Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources
Sources disagree on the name: tuxtyping / tuxtype / tuxtype2
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (13)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Tux Typing1.8.3—GPL-3.0+Educational typing tutor game starring Tux
Flathub (Flatpak)Tux Typing+1.0.4-2Official buildGPL-2.0-onlyTyping challenge featuring Tux
Snap Storetuxtyping1.8.0—GPL-2.0-onlyTux Typing is an educational typing program for children.
Snap Store (Candidate build)tuxtyping1.8.0—GPL-2.0-onlyTux Typing is an educational typing program for children.
Snap Store (Beta build)tuxtyping1.8.0—GPL-2.0-onlyTux Typing is an educational typing program for children.
Snap Store (Nightly build)tuxtyping1.8.0—GPL-2.0-onlyTux Typing is an educational typing program for children.
AURtuxtype1.8.3-2—GPL2An educational typing tutorial game starring Tux
AUR (Git build)tuxtype-gitr515.b495eb9-1—GPLAn educational typing tutorial game starring Tux
Debiantuxtype1.8.3-7Distribution build—Educational Typing Tutor Game Starring Tux
Ubuntutuxtype1.8.3-7build1Distribution build—Educational Typing Tutor Game Starring Tux
Fedoratuxtype21.8.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterTux Typing, an educational typing tutor for children
Nixpkgstuxtype1.8.3Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterEducational Typing Tutor Game Starring Tux, the Linux Penguin
Gentoo (Candidate build)tuxtype1.8.3-r2Distribution buildCC-BY-3.0 AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND public-domainTyping tutorial with lots of eye-candy
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