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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 == | == Educational Distributions == | ||
The following Linux distributions are specifically tailored with educational use in mind. For distributions which do not <nowiki>[yet]</nowiki> have their own entries in this Edutech wiki a link to either the distribution's own wiki/homepage or Wikipedia has been used. | |||
* | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UberStudent UberStudent Linux], styled as "Linux for learners", is a Linux distribution tailored for university-level students and life-long learners. | ||
* | * [https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Edubuntu/ Edubuntu Linux] is a distribution designed for a teacher to be able to setup a complete elementary-level classroom quickly and easily. | ||
* | * [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick Sugar-on-a-Stick] is a Linux distribution for the children of the world, designed to reside on a portable USB stick. Originally created for the [[OLPC|One-Laptop-Per-Child project]], the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/What_is_Sugar%3F Sugar learning platform] is written using the open-source [[Python]] programming language; the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Pippy Pippy] code editor for Python is a default application in Sugar. | ||
== | == Other Distributions == | ||
The following list is copy/paste from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution Linux distribution] article on Wikipedia (15:45, 3 September 2012 (CEST)), with links pointing to Wikipedia articles | |||
* [http:// | Well-known Linux distributions include: | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Linux Arch_Linux], a minimalist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rolling_release rolling release] distribution targeted at experienced Linux users, maintained by a volunteer community and primarily based on binary packages in the tar.gz and tar.xz format. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian Debian], a non-commercial distribution maintained by a volunteer developer community with a strong commitment to free software principles | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix Knoppix], the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD Live CD] distribution to run completely from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/removable_media removable media] without installation to a hard disk, derived from Debian | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint#Debian_Edition|Linux Mint Debian Edition] (LMDE) is based directly on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Distributions|Debian's ''testing'' distribution]. | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system) Ubuntu], a popular desktop and server distribution derived from Debian, maintained by British company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical Ltd.] | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BackTrack Backtrack], based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating system) Ubuntu] operating system. Used for digital forensics and penetration testing. | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubuntu Kubuntu], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE KDE] version of Ubuntu. | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint Mint], a distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu. Currently using Gnome 3 shell, "Cinnamon", or optionally Gnome 2 fork, MATE. | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu Xubuntu] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce Xfce] version of Ubuntu. | |||
***[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubuntu Lubuntu], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXDE LXDE] version of Ubuntu, is advertised as a lightweight distribution. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_(operating_system) Fedora], a community distribution sponsored by American company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat Red Hat] | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux], which is a derivative of Fedora, maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat. | |||
***[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentOS CentOS], a distribution derived from the same sources used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat|Red Hat], maintained by a dedicated volunteer community of developers with both 100% Red Hat-compatible versions and an upgraded version that is not always 100% upstream compatible | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Enterprise_Linux Oracle Enterprise Linux], which is a derivative of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, maintained and commercially supported by Oracle. | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandriva_Linux Mandriva], a Red Hat derivative popular in several European countries and Brazil, today maintained by the French company of the same name. | |||
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCLinuxOS PCLinuxOS], a derivative of Mandriva, grew from a group of packages into a community-spawned desktop distribution. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Linux Gentoo], a distribution targeted at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/power_user power users], known for its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD_Ports FreeBSD Ports]-like automated system for compiling applications from source code | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/openSUSE openSUSE] a community distribution mainly sponsored by American company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novell Novell]. | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUSE Linux distributions SUSE_Linux_Enterprise], derived from openSUSE, maintained and commercially supported by Novell. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware Slackware], one of the first Linux distributions, founded in 1993, and since then actively maintained by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick J. Volkerding|Patrick J. Volkerdin]. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux Damn Small Linux], "DSL" is a Biz-card Desktop OS | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DistroWatch DistroWatch] attempts to include every known distribution of Linux, whether currently active or not; it also maintains a ranking of distributions based on page views, as a measure of relative popularity. | |||
== Linux related information in this wiki == | |||
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* See [[:Category:Server administration]] | |||
** [[:Category:Installation tips]] | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Educational_operating_systems Educational operating systems (Wikipedia)] | |||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions | ||
[[Category:Server administration]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 23 November 2015
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))
Educational Distributions
The following Linux distributions are specifically tailored with educational use in mind. For distributions which do not [yet] have their own entries in this Edutech wiki a link to either the distribution's own wiki/homepage or Wikipedia has been used.
- UberStudent Linux, styled as "Linux for learners", is a Linux distribution tailored for university-level students and life-long learners.
- Edubuntu Linux is a distribution designed for a teacher to be able to setup a complete elementary-level classroom quickly and easily.
- Sugar-on-a-Stick is a Linux distribution for the children of the world, designed to reside on a portable USB stick. Originally created for the One-Laptop-Per-Child project, the Sugar learning platform is written using the open-source Python programming language; the Pippy code editor for Python is a default application in Sugar.
Other Distributions
The following list is copy/paste from the Linux distribution article on Wikipedia (15:45, 3 September 2012 (CEST)), with links pointing to Wikipedia articles
Well-known Linux distributions include:
- Arch_Linux, a minimalist rolling release distribution targeted at experienced Linux users, maintained by a volunteer community and primarily based on binary packages in the tar.gz and tar.xz format.
- Debian, a non-commercial distribution maintained by a volunteer developer community with a strong commitment to free software principles
- Knoppix, the first Live CD distribution to run completely from removable media without installation to a hard disk, derived from Debian
- Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is based directly on testing distribution.
- Ubuntu, a popular desktop and server distribution derived from Debian, maintained by British company Ltd.
- Backtrack, based on the system) Ubuntu operating system. Used for digital forensics and penetration testing.
- Kubuntu, the KDE version of Ubuntu.
- Mint, a distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu. Currently using Gnome 3 shell, "Cinnamon", or optionally Gnome 2 fork, MATE.
- Xubuntu is the Xfce version of Ubuntu.
- Lubuntu, the LXDE version of Ubuntu, is advertised as a lightweight distribution.
- Fedora, a community distribution sponsored by American company Red Hat
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is a derivative of Fedora, maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat.
- CentOS, a distribution derived from the same sources used by Hat, maintained by a dedicated volunteer community of developers with both 100% Red Hat-compatible versions and an upgraded version that is not always 100% upstream compatible
- Oracle Enterprise Linux, which is a derivative of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, maintained and commercially supported by Oracle.
- Mandriva, a Red Hat derivative popular in several European countries and Brazil, today maintained by the French company of the same name.
- PCLinuxOS, a derivative of Mandriva, grew from a group of packages into a community-spawned desktop distribution.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is a derivative of Fedora, maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat.
- Gentoo, a distribution targeted at power users, known for its FreeBSD Ports-like automated system for compiling applications from source code
- openSUSE a community distribution mainly sponsored by American company Novell.
- Linux distributions SUSE_Linux_Enterprise, derived from openSUSE, maintained and commercially supported by Novell.
- Slackware, one of the first Linux distributions, founded in 1993, and since then actively maintained by J. Volkerding|Patrick J. Volkerdin.
- Damn Small Linux, "DSL" is a Biz-card Desktop OS
DistroWatch attempts to include every known distribution of Linux, whether currently active or not; it also maintains a ranking of distributions based on page views, as a measure of relative popularity.
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