About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Linux distribution, Comparison of Linux distributions, List of Linux distributions, Google Chrome OS, MeeGo, Moblin, Zentyal, SYS, Comparison of netbook-oriented Linux distributions, Linaro, List of Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation, Chromium OS, Pentoo, KnoppMyth, SuperGamer, Tiny Core Linux, Lightweight Linux distribution, Project Xenial, IPFire, Mageia, Nix package manager, 3MX, Alpine Linux, Smeegol Linux, Paldo GNU/Linux, SHR, Ulteo, MintPPC, Unslung, SUSE Studio, The Canterbury Distribution, Dragora, ZevenOS, Damn Vulnerable Linux, PXES, Neopwn, Grusha Linux, Billix, AntiX, MCN Live, Freeduc-cd. Excerpt: Technical variations of Linux distributions include support for different hardware devices and systems or software package configurations. Organizational differences may be motivated by historical reasons. Other criteria include security, including how quickly security upgrades are available; ease of package management; and number of packages available. These tables compare each noteworthy distribution's latest stable release on wide-ranging objective criteria. It does not cover each operating system's subjective merits, branches marked as unstable or beta, nor compare Linux distributions with other operating systems. Basic general information about the distributions: creator or producer, release date and latest version, and so forth. The following distributions are available for free (without cost): aLinux, Alpine Linux, ALT Linux, Annvix, Arch Linux, Ark Linux, Asianux, BLAG Linux and GNU, Bodhi Linux, Caixa Magica, CentOS, CRUX, Damn Small Linux, Debian, DeLi Linux, Devil-Linux, dyne: bolic, EasyPeasy, Edubuntu, Elive, EnGarde Secure Linux, Fedora, Finnix, Foresight Linux, Freespire, Frugalware, Gentoo, gNewSense, gnuLinEx, GoboLinux, Gobuntu, Impi Linux, Kanotix, Knoppix, KnoppMyt..
