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** [http://www.mepis.org/ Mepis]: includes [[ndiswrapper]] | ** [http://www.mepis.org/ Mepis]: includes [[ndiswrapper]] | ||
** [http://www.morphix.org/ Morphix] ([http://www.morphix.org/wiki/ wiki]): live CD with install (currently in beta) | ** [http://www.morphix.org/ Morphix] ([http://www.morphix.org/wiki/ wiki]): live CD with install (currently in beta) | ||
+ | **:Note: Morphix's front page says it is [[fork (software)|fork]]ed from Debian, but the [http://www.morphix.org/manual/how_tos/docbook_html/ar01s06.html FAQ] says it is derived from Knoppix. Is Knoppix derived from Debian? | ||
** [[Ubuntu]] | ** [[Ubuntu]] | ||
* [[Fedora]] Core (formerly [[Red Hat Linux]]) | * [[Fedora]] Core (formerly [[Red Hat Linux]]) | ||
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* [http://knoppix.org/ Knoppix]: live CD only | * [http://knoppix.org/ Knoppix]: live CD only | ||
* [http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE] | * [http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE] | ||
− | + | * [http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/ PCLinux] |
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Computing: Operating Systems: Linux: Distributions
Linux is available in many different flavors, each with different merits and weaknesses. There is no "official" version of Linux. The various flavors each "fork" off from the original Unix sources at various different points; the details of this could form an article all by themselves.
Reference
The List
- CentOS
- Damn Small Linux (DSL)
- Debian (http://debian.org/)
- Fedora Core (formerly Red Hat Linux)
- Gentoo (unofficial wiki)
- Knoppix: live CD only
- SUSE
- PCLinux