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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
{{quotation | Linux (IPA pronunciation: /\u02c8l\u026an\u028aks/) is a Unix-like computer operating system family. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and of open source development; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux], retrieved | {{quotation | Linux (IPA pronunciation: /\u02c8l\u026an\u028aks/) is a Unix-like computer operating system family. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and of open source development; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux], retrieved 17:06, 2 April 2007 (MEST)) | ||
== Distributions == | == Distributions == | ||
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=== Mandriva === | === Mandriva === | ||
* [http://www.mandriva.com/fr/download Mandriva download] | |||
* [http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ EasyURPMI] - Configure software downloads locations. | * [http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ EasyURPMI] - Configure software downloads locations. | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 2 April 2007
Definition
“Linux (IPA pronunciation: /\u02c8l\u026an\u028aks/) is a Unix-like computer operating system family. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and of open source development; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely” ([1], retrieved 17:06, 2 April 2007 (MEST))
Distributions
- The following list is copy/paste from Linux distribution (Wikipedia).
- Slackware, one of the first Linux distributions, founded in 1993, and since then actively maintained by Patrick J. Volkerding
- Debian, a non-commercial distribution maintained by a volunteer developer community with a strong commitment to free software principles
- Ubuntu, a newly popular desktop distribution maintained by Canonical that is derived from Debian
- Red Hat, maintained by the American company of the same name, which also provides a community version in the form of Fedora Core
- Mandriva, a Red Hat derivative popular in France and Brazil, today maintained by the French company of the same name
- SuSE, originally derived from Slackware with the system management software borrowed from Red Hat, maintained by the company Novell
- Gentoo, a distribution targeted at power users, known for its FreeBSD Ports-like automated system for compiling applications from source code
- Knoppix, a LiveCD distribution that runs completely from removable media and without installation to a hard disk
- Linspire, a commercial desktop distribution based on Debian, and once the defendant in the Microsoft vs. Lindows lawsuit over its former name.
Hints
Mandriva
- Mandriva download
- EasyURPMI - Configure software downloads locations.