Difference between revisions of "Linux distributions"

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Overview

Linux is available in many different flavors, each with different merits and weaknesses. There is no "official" version of Linux. The various flavors (or "distributions") each "fork" off from the original Unix sources at various different points; the details of this could form an article all by themselves.

Reference

Wikipedia

The List

ArchLinux (wiki): paleo-style install, no liveCD; no wireless config utils in install
blag Linux and GNU: "a single-cd distro with everything desktop users "expect" from a desktop, plus a collection of nice server apps." based on Fedora
Bodhi Linux: lightweight; Ubuntu-based; uses enlightenment desktop manager
CentOS
Damn Small Linux (DSL)
Debian (http://debian.org/)
- Mepis: includes ndiswrapper
- Knoppix: live CD only
  - Morphix (wiki): live CD with install (currently in beta)
- Ubuntu
  - elementary OS
  - Linux Mint
Elive: Debian-based; uses enlightenment desktop manager
Fedora (formerly Fedora Core, which was formerly Red Hat Linux)
Gentoo (unofficial wiki)
Linux Mint: comes in multiple flavors
Lunar Linux: user-customized kernel
Mageia: based on Mandriva; v1 released in 2011
PCLinuxOS (formerly PCLinux)
Slackware
- VectorLinux
SymphonyOS
SUSE
Trisquel: emphasis on "entirely free" (nonproprietary) software

Notes

Knoppix says it is Debian-based here (thanks, Tim!)

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 * {{wikipedia|Linux distribution}}
 ==The List==
-* [http://archlinux.org ArchLinux] ([http://wiki.archlinux.org/ wiki])
+* [http://archlinux.org ArchLinux] ([http://wiki.archlinux.org/ wiki]): paleo-style install, no liveCD; no wireless config utils in install
 * [http://blagblagblag.org/ blag Linux and GNU]: "a single-cd distro with everything desktop users "expect" from a desktop, plus a collection of nice server apps." based on [[Fedora]]
 * [http://www.bodhilinux.com/ Bodhi Linux]: lightweight; Ubuntu-based; uses [[enlightenment desktop manager]]
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 *** [http://www.linuxmint.com Linux Mint]
 * [http://www.elivecd.org/ Elive]: Debian-based; uses [[enlightenment desktop manager]]
-* [[Fedora]] Core (formerly [[Red Hat Linux]])
+* [http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora Fedora] (formerly Fedora Core, which was formerly [[Red Hat Linux]])
 * [http://www.gentoo.org/ Gentoo] ([http://gentoo-wiki.com/ unofficial wiki])
 * [http://linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint]: comes in multiple flavors
 * [http://www.lunar-linux.org/ Lunar Linux]: user-customized kernel
 * [http://www.mageia.org/ Mageia]: based on [[Mandriva]]; v1 released in 2011
+* [http://www.pclinuxos.com/ PCLinuxOS] (formerly [http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/ PCLinux])
 * [http://slackware.com/ Slackware]
 ** [http://vectorlinux.com/ VectorLinux]
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 * [[SUSE]]
 * [http://trisquel.info/ Trisquel]: emphasis on "entirely free" (nonproprietary) software
-* [http://www.pclinuxos.com/ PCLinuxOS] (formerly [http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/ PCLinux])
 ==Notes==
 * Knoppix says it is Debian-based [http://www.knoppix.net/about.php here] (thanks, [[User:Tdcrone|Tim]]!)