8.Linux Popular distributions
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Arch Linux , a distribution based on the KISS principle with a rolling release system
* CentOS , a distribution derived from the same sources used by 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 * Debian , a non-commercial distribution maintained by a volunteer developer community with a strong commitment to free software principles * Fedora which is a community distribution sponsored by Red Hat * Gentoo , a distribution targeted at power users, known for its FreeBSD Ports-like automated system for compiling applications from source code * Knoppix , The first Live CD distribution to run completely from removable media without installation to a hard disk. Derived from Debian * Kubuntu , the KDE version of Ubuntu * Linux Mint , a popular distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu * Mandriva , a Red Hat derivative popular in France and Brazil, today maintained by the French company of the same name * OpenGEU , derived from Ubuntu: The project's goal is to combine the power of GNOME desktop with the eye-candy of Enlightenment 17. * openSUSE , originally derived from Slackware, sponsored by the company Novell . * Pardus , developed in Turkey, as a product of the Pardus Project. It was named after the Anatolian Leopard. * PCLinuxOS , a derivative of Mandriva, grew from a group of packages into a popular, community-spawned desktop distribution. * Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is a derivative of Fedora maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat * Slackware , one of the first Linux distributions, founded in 1993, and since then actively maintained by Patrick J. Volkerding * Ubuntu , a popular desktop distribution derived from Debian, maintained by Canonical * gOS and other netbook operating systems DistroWatch maintains a popularity ranking of distribution information on its web site (using primarily page views), but this is not considered to be a reliable measure of distribution popularity. |