Linux

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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.

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions