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Ubuntu Linux |
http://www.ubuntu.com |
81988x |
Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.
Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing.
New desktop and server release every six months. That means you'll always have the latest and greatest applications that the open source world has to offer.
Ubuntu is designed with security in mind. You get free security updates for at least 18 months on the desktop and server. With the Long Term Support (LTS) version you get three years support on the desktop, and five years on the server. There is no extra fee for the LTS version, we make our very best work available to everyone on the same free terms. Upgrades to new versions of Ubuntu are and always will be free of charge.
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Debian |
http://www.debian.org |
21809x |
Debian is a free operating system distributed in three branches - stable, testing, and unstable. The distribution contains huge number of DEB packages (over 8700), which are well-tested stable pieces of free software.
It's not primarily intended for unexperienced users, as it doesn't contain any high-level software for system administration. The distribution consists of 1 to 7 CDs,
and may be instaled and updated (even upgraded) over LAN or internet.
Package versions are here:
http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages
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Slackware |
http://www.slackware.com |
19179x |
Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system.i It's currently based around the 2.4 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.3.2 (libc6). It contains an easy to use installation program, extensive online documentation, and a menu-driven package system. A full installation gives you the X Window System, C/C++ development environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an ftp server, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Netscape Communicator, plus many more programs. Slackware Linux can run on 486 systems all the way up to the latest x86 machines (but uses -mcpu=i686 optimization for best performance on i686-class machines like the P3, P4, and Duron/Athlon).
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Gentoo Linux |
http://www.gentoo.org |
16327x |
Gentoo Linux is source-based distribution. It means whole system is compiled from scratch. But compilation is simple: Gentoo has Portage packaging system which makes compilation easier. For example: Installing&compiling postfix+fetchmail+antispam filter+clamav antivirus with all needed perl's modules is only about typing "emerge postfix fetchmail amavisd".
Gentoo is not for beginners, you have to set up all applications by hand (but it's not difficult :-))
List of installable packages: http://packages.gentoo.org
The distribution is clean, applications run faster and there are only packages you want.
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Monkey - Mini Linux |
http://sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/[..]linux/monkey/ |
9922x |
Monkey Linux can be extracted to the DOS filesystem (to the FAT32 too). This is complete small ELF distribution with latest kernel on 5 diskettes. Monkey can run on this minimal HW: 386SX, 4MB RAM, 30MB on IDE HDD. Contain X Window for any SVGA videocard, support for network, support for 3C5x9, 3c59x, 3c900, NE2000/NE1000, WD80x3 ethernet cards, ATAPI/MITSUMI CD. There is some ready-to-install packages, GCC and kernel source for compiling your own kernel too.
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Onebase Linux |
http://www.onebaselinux.org |
9661x |
Onebase is a full fledged OS targeted at diverse users ranging from newbies to professionals. And with its exclusive set of network tools Onebase is ready for enterprises.
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Pocket Linux |
http://www.pocket-lnx.org/ |
9025x |
Pocket Linux is minimal one-floppy system made to turn any PC into secure terminal able to connect with remote hosts via SSH.
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Fedora Core |
http://fedora.redhat.com/ |
8113x |
Fedora Core is a completely free, user friendly, and secure general
purpose platform based on Linux. The Fedora Project is an open source project that
pioneers leading edge technology and concepts sponsored by Red Hat and supported by
the Fedora community.
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Ark Linux |
http://www.arklinux.org/ |
8095x |
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PCLinuxOS |
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/[..]os/index.html |
7936x |
PCLinuxOS is a community based non-profit distribution initially based on Mandrake Linux. It is bootable.
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Mulimidix |
http://www.sysconfig.info/ |
7372x |
Mulimidix is a mini Linux distribution for building a PC-based set-top box and multimedia player system with digital TV, MP3, DivX, etc. support, using VDR, Freevo and other tools. It is currently optimized for i686.
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muLinux |
http://mulinux.sunsite.dk/ |
6948x |
muLinux is a minimalistic Linux distribution, suitable for old computers. X11, GCC, VNC, SSH, Samba, Netscape etc. are supported on additional addon floppies. It can be installed from DOS/Win9x or Linux, without repartitioning.
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LBA-Linux |
http://www.sotlinux.org/en/ |
6909x |
Formerly known as SOT Linux, Best Linux. The most popular Linux distribution in Finland maintained by professionals.
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Fedora Core |
http://fedora.redhat.com/ |
6308x |
The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project.
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PLD Linux |
http://www.pld.org.pl |
6288x |
PLD is a Linux based distribution, which can be applied on Your computer. Huge amount of packages available, makes that everyone should find something useful. The distribution is being developed in Poland by Poles however, we would like users from all around the world to use it.
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