<s>
GeeXboX	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
GEExBox	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
providing	O
a	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
suite	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeeXboX	B-Application
2.0	O
and	O
later	O
uses	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
media	O
playback	O
and	O
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
Live	O
USB	O
and	O
Live	O
CD	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
permanently	O
installed	O
to	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
as	O
most	O
modern	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
would	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
can	O
be	O
booted	O
with	O
the	O
GeeXboX	B-Application
CD	O
when	O
media	O
playback	O
is	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Debian	O
distribution	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
reasonable	O
approach	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
media	O
playback	O
services	O
while	O
performing	O
other	O
tasks	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
computer	O
,	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
repurpose	O
older	O
computers	O
as	O
media	O
centers	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
seeking	O
a	O
free	O
alternative	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
port	O
of	O
GeeXboX	B-Application
1.x	O
also	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
