Debian Based Distros Continued

ubunto logo Here is one of the most popular distributions Ubuntu It is also Debian based. About Ubuntu...
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

Ubuntu Linux Help Resources, help, how to's and tutorials for Ubuntu Linux users! Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications.

Here is a Ubuntu based o.s. Kubuntu. What is Kubuntu?
Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly operating system based on the K Desktop Environment and on the award winning Ubuntu operating system. With a biannual release cycle and at least 18 months of free security updates for each release, it is the secure, stable computing environment you've been waiting for.

xubuntu logo Another Ubuntu based o.s. is Xubuntu. What is Xubuntu? See the Xubuntu about page. Xubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, document and spreadsheet editing software, instant messaging and much more.

Gnome or Kde?

I put this question here because some distros are Gnome based and some are KDE based. Basically these are two different window environments. See this article to find out about Gnome. Here is a Beginner's Introduction to the KDE Desktop.

RPM Based Distros

RPM, which is short for RPM Package Manager, formerly Red Hat Package Manager, is a package management format developed by Red Hat. It is in use in many distributions, such as Fedora, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva, Berry Linux, OpenSUSE, Basilisk, and Yellow Dog Linux. This is quoted from linux.wikia.com.

Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004. Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. It was originally called "Red Hat Commercial Linux". It is the first Linux distribution to use the packaging system, the RPM Package Manageras its packaging format, and over time has served as the starting point for several other distributions, such as Mandriva Linux and Yellow Dog Linux. Since 2003, Red Hat has discontinued the Red Hat Linux line in favor of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for enterprise environments. Fedora, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat, is the free version best suited for the home environment. Red Hat Linux 9, the final release, hit its official end-of-life on 2004-04-30, although updates were published for it through 2006 by the Fedora Legacy project until that shut down in early 2007. Quoted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join.

PCLinuxOS was founded in October 2003. The flagship product, the PCLinux operating system, is a free, easy-to-use Linux-based operating system for the home. PCLinuxOS was founded by Texstar, and is headquartered in Houston, Tx. PCLinuxOS is distributed as a LiveCD, and can also be installed to a local hard drive. LiveCD mode lets you try it without making any changes to your computer. If you like it, you can install it to your hard drive. Locally installed versions of PCLinuxOS utilize the Advanced Packaging Tool (or APT), a package management system (originally from the Debian distribution), together with Synaptic, a GUI frontend to APT. PCLinuxOS has a script called mklivecd, which allows the user to take a 'snapshot' of their current hard drive installation (all settings, applications, documents, etc.) and compress it into an ISO CD/DVD image. This allows easy backup of a user's data and also makes it easy to create your own custom live CD/DVD.

Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux or Mandrake Linux) is an operating system created by Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft). It uses the RPM Package Manager. The product lifetime of Mandriva Linux releases is 18 months for base updates and 12 months for desktop updates. Quoted from en.wikipedia.org.

More Linux Distros

puppy linux icon Puppy really is small, the live-CD typically being 85MB, yet there really is a complete set of GUI applications. Being so small, Puppy usually loads completely into RAM, which accounts for the incredible speed. Click here to hear the Puppy Linux Song.

Pendrivelinux Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick Carry a portable Linux version with you on a USB flash pen drive. Easily bring your portable desktop with you wherever you go. USB Linux installation enables you to install a portable Linux operating system on a flash drive or USB key no larger than your thumb (thumbdrive). This portable Linux operating system can then be run from any computer that can boot from a flash device, allowing you to bring your operating system, desktop, applications, files, email, personal settings, favorites, games and more with you. It?s your own personal operating system you can carry in your pocket. On Pendrivelinux.com, we provide many simplified portable Linux flash drive installation tutorials. Making is easy for anyone to install, boot and run Linux portably from a Pen drive!

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Linux Articles

Here is a great article from Tux Radar titled: Take the Linux Filesystem Tour
Well, hello! Welcome to the Linux Filesystem Tour. My name is Manuel Page, and I will be your guide today. I and my bus driver, Hal D., are very pleased to have you on board. Just a couple of safety announcements before we start off - please keep your hands inside the bus at all times, and don't delete anything you might see along the way, unless you're sure you know what you're doing. OK, off we go!

Linux ebooks

Check out 10 Open Source books worth downloading Free and open source software is all about sharing so, prompted by a reader who emailed me last week to ask about books on Linux, I spent some time over the weekend doing research. The result is a short list of books that users - from newbies to gurus - can download and read at their leisure. There are many more books than just these available online but I chose to limit the list to books that could be downloaded in full. I also chose a wide range of books, from introductions to Linux, books on implementing open source in schools and in Africa, to books that defined the evolution of free software.

Unix Manuals.com A set of UNIX and Linux tutorials, manuals and reference guides. This web site is a set of resources designed as an introduction and reference to the UNIX and Linux operating systems. It includes basic tutorials on various aspects of UNIX and Linux, as well as reference guides covering some of the common tools and utilities, such as the vi and emacs editors, regular expressions, sed and awk, etc.

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