Projects

grml

grml is a bootable CD (Live-CD) originally based on Knoppix and nowadays based on Debian. grml includes a collection of GNU/Linux software especially for users of texttools and system administrators. grml provides more than 2500 software packages! Excluding library stuff, more than 1700 packages ... [More] remain. We don't ship KDE and OpenOffice, but more than 800 packages which Knoppix does not provide. You'll get sysadmins favourite tools, security- and network-related software, data recovery- and forensic-tools, LaTeX, many editors, shells, and of course many texttools. [Less]

ALT Linux

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.

Linux From Scratch

Linux From Scratch is an instruction manual detailing how you can bootstrap, build, configure and install your very own GNU/Linux system from the ground up. Each piece of the Linux puzzle is explained, with instructions on how to configure and compile everything from source.

aptosid

aptosid (formerly sidux) is an operating system based on the Linux kernel, Debian's most modern branch (called "Sid") and many free and open source applications.

Sabayon Linux

If Art would have a name, its name would be Sabayon. The most advanced, scalable and community driven Linux distribution of this odd world, brought to you from a fashion-leading country. Home, Server and Business computing at the service of human beings, with beauty. Don't wait, get it today for free.

Chromium OS

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

PLD Linux

PLD is a free, RPM-based Linux distribution, aimed at the more advanced users and administrators, who accept the tradeoffs of using a system, that might require manual tweaking in exchange for much flexibility. Simultaneous support for a wide variety of architectures and non-conservative approach to ... [More] RPM usage provides our users with a consistent environment on almost all available architectures. [Less]

Syllable operating system family

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 symmetric multiprocessing, multithreaded pre-emptive multitasking, high POSIX compliancy, 64-bit ... [More] 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]

Openwall GNU/*/Linux

Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl for short) is a security-enhanced server platform. The primary approaches to security are proactive source code review, privilege reduction, privilege separation, careful selection of third-party software, safe defaults, "hardening" to reduce the likelihood of ... [More] successful exploitation of security flaws, and the uses of "strong" cryptography. Also available are policy enforcement and integrity checking capabilities. Besides the security enhancements, other key properties of Owl include the ability to rebuild the entire system from source with one simple command ("make buildworld"), support for software packages found in or developed for Red Hat's and compatible Linux distributions, and support for multiple architectures (currently x86, x86-64, SPARC, and Alpha). [Less]

Linux Mint XFCE

Linux Mint XFCE is a lightweight community edition of Linux Mint built around XFCE desktop. The desktop is not the only change against the main edition, it has modified configuration, its own configuration tools and different default set of applications. From the Linux Mint home page: "Linux ... [More] Mint's purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." Linux Mint is freely available, complete desktop oriented GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Linux Mint is known to be designed for ease of use and maximal out-of-the-box functionality for desktop user. After installation you have for example working support for common media including most used proprietary codecs (flash, DVD playback, divx and so on [Less]