Projects tagged ‘desktop’ and ‘livecd’

Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!

Fedora is a free operating system that offers the best combination of stable and cutting-edge software that exists in the free software world.

Kubuntu is a a user friendly operating system based on KDE, the K Desktop Environment. With a predictable 6 month release cycle and part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu is the GNU/Linux distribution for everyone.

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, openSUSE.org provides free, easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE. ... [More] The openSUSE project gives Linux developers and enthusiasts everything they need to get started with Linux. [Less]

Mandriva Linux is a community-based Linux distribution, suitable for a wide range of solutions: from clustering to servers, firewalls and - most commonly - desktops. Mandriva Linux has a long history ... [More] of open development, especially via the "Cooker", a fluid distribution that resembles a stable release for a few weeks every six months. [Less]

Pardus is GNU/Linux distribution developed by TUBITAK/UEKAE according to computer literates' basic desktop needs; uses existing distributions' dominant parts as concept, architecture or code; provides ... [More] easy use, configuration, installation with configuration environment and tools that can be converted to an autonomous system. [Less]

ALT Linux is a set of Linux distributions that are based on Sisyphus, an APT-enabled RPM package repository that aims to achieve feature completeness, usability, and security in a sensible and manageable mixture.

sidux is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, Debian's most modern branch (called "Sid") and free and open source applications. It is a live distro with special focus on clean and easy hard ... [More] disk install. Strategic milestones and 3-4 planned releases timetabled will give stability and accountability to corporate and home users with a demand for bleeding edge software running on modern hardware, and a definable path over time. [Less]

The goal of the Syllable project is to create a family of easy-to-use free software operating systems. It is the continuation of the BeOS-like AtheOS. Syllable Desktop has its own C kernel with ... [More] symmetric multiprocessing, multithreaded pre-emptive multitasking, high POSIX compliancy, 64-bit journaled filesystem (AFS) with metadata, an integrated native GUI architecture with an object-oriented C++ API, SDL, singular native toolkit and multi-user desktop environment. The system seeks to be an integrated, lightweight, easy-to-program, powerful, high-performance graphical desktop environment which avoids legacy OS paradigms that frustrate developers and have hindered the computing masses' adoption of a free-software desktop. Syllable Server is a matching small and efficient Linux server. [Less]

Chakra is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and KDEmod. While being as flexible and configurable as Arch, it delivers an out-of-the-box experience that can be tested with a Live-CD. ... [More] Chakra adhers to Arch's KISS principle, so whenever possible, functionality is added without patching upstream packages. However, KDE is consequently modularized resulting in the highly praised KDEmod system. [Less]