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A distribution of various projects running on top of the Linux kernel. Some major characteristics of linux distributions are: the package management system, the target audience, the size of the community behind the distribution, commercial support options and default window manager.

The term GNU/Linux is favored by the FSF to describe a Linux distribution that includes the collection of open source GNU utilities that implement standard Unix utility functions.

Some common linux distributions

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GeeXboX - The ultimate home jukebox

If you find yourself staring pitifully at a pile of metal, your old PC yellowed by dust, lying unused for months or and do not want to bother with movie codec issues, then read on. You can use any ancient hardware to the very latest to make it your very own jukebox, and with no additional expenses.

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SuSE

SuSE is a Linux Distribution that is now distributed by Novell.

SourceLabs provides a Self-Support Suite of tools for SUSE

opensuse

The openSUSE project gives Linux developers and enthusiasts everything they need to get started with Linux.

The goals of the openSUSE project are:

  • Make openSUSE the easiest Linux distribution for anyone to obtain and the most widely used open source platform.
  • Provide an environment for open source collaboration that makes openSUSE the world’s best Linux distribution for new and experienced Linux users.
  • Dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux hackers and application developers.

OpenSuse is covered in SourceLabs Self-support Suite for Linux and Open Source Java

zeroshell

ZeroShell is a network services based Linux distribution.

In includes web based administration and provides standard network services such as: firewall, VPN, QoS, Kerberos and x. 509 authentication, LDAP and RADIUS authorization, routing, bridging, and VLAN 802.

It is available as LiveCD and compactflash image for embedded devices.

gNewSense

A GNU/Linux distribution, that takes all the non-free blobs out of the popular Ubuntu distribution and makes it free.

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I am a veteran software developer familiar with many languages, platforms and technologies. Including: C/C++, Java, PHP, POSIX shell, *NIX, Linux, OS/400, z/OS, DB, XML, HTML,

SuperGamerOS

Super Gamer is a LiveDVD Linux distribution based on PCLinuxOS.

It includes Linux games and tweaks to improve performance for a gaming system running off of a LiveDVD.

Not all games are open source, some are proprietary demos that run on Linux.

Wiili

WiiLi is a project to bring Linux to the Nintendo Wii.

Before WiiLi comes WiiLi Live, a Live CD that turns standard PCs into a media and gaming center designed around the Wii Remote. We’re developing on PCs right now, with hopes of porting WiiLi to the Wii later on.

What are the top linux distributions?

I’ve been a big fan of Ubuntu since I decided to switch one of my machines to Linux—I went through a lot of distributions, but Kubuntu was the only one that stuck.

I’ve had some problems recently with the normally excellent Synaptic on Kubuntu recently, but otherwise it’s a great linux distribution.

So it’s no surprise that Google Trends ranks Ubuntu as this year’s top linux distribution.

Top Linux Distributions Trends (Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo)

Fedora , SUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo

I feel like out of all the linux distributions, only the Ubuntu project is really getting it right for a mainstream linux distro. They have a great and understandable philosophy, their distro ‘just works’, their security setup is smart, generally I haven’t seen any area in which they are getting things fundamentally wrong.

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WhiteBox-Linux

White box Linux also known as White Box Enterprise Linux (WBEL) started as an effort to overcome the functionality gap between Redhat’s RHEL and Fedora Core. A public library was facing a difficulty of moving all its servers on RHEL and also had to pay heavily for the licensing fees. This gave the birth to WBEL.

The intention behind WBEL’s development is to create a RPM-based Linux distribution which is compatible with RHEL and to allow upgrades to happen easily. The project also attempts to retain compatibility with their Redhat’s errata srpms.

Because WBEL is a derivative of Redhat’s enterprise Linux product, WBEL is not targeted at home use. All the Red Hat brandings were replaced by WBEL, however the product is otherwise the same as RHEL. The software installation of White box is somewhat similar to that of Anaconda based distributions. It takes around 21 minutes to install WBEL.

The up2date agent used by RHEL has been modified by White Box to use Fedora’s yum. Whitebox is up to date with OpenSSL and Samba. Up2date is the main focus of the project, for people looking to upgrade for their versions of Red Hat to a free version.

See Also

  • CentOS – another free RHEL distribution

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Fluxbuntu

Fluxbuntu is a Ubuntu derivative using FluxBox for an x window manager. FluxBox is simple and lightweight, making Fluxbuntu suitable for a range of computers, from low-end to high-end.

Ebuntu

Ebuntu is an Ubuntu derivative livecd that uses Enlightenment as an x window manager.

ADIOS boot CD

ADIOS boot CD is a Linux liveCD based on Red Hat Linux and a 2.6 kernel, with additional support for squashfs, unionfs, SELinux, and CaptureNTFS.

Xubuntu

Xubuntu is a version of Ubuntu that uses XFCE instead of GNOME as a desktop environment. Typically this means you have a older/slower computer, or just want a very efficient desktop OS. Xubuntu can be run with just 1.5 Gigs of hard drive space and 64-128 MB of RAM.

It is similar to Kubuntu in that it is a derivative of Ubuntu for those who do not want to use GNOME.

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STD

Knoppix STD or Knoppix Security Tools Distribution is a liveCD security Linux Distribution that aims to include as many security tools as possible and expose them all via a slick interface.

Local Area Security Linux

Local Area Security Linux is a security minded linux distribution that runs from a cd, or miniCd as the project aims to be small enough to fit in 180mb.

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