Distributions

GNU C library (glibc) is one of the most important components of GNU Hurd and most modern Linux distributions. GNU C library is used by almost all C programs and provides the most essential program interface. The history of Unix and various standards determine much of the interface of the C... Platforms: *nix

APODIO project is a Mandriva-based specialist live CD designed for musicians and multimedia enthusiasts. The new version 4.2.2 is considered a test release; it contains a large collection of software for audio, video and graphics manipulation. The APODIO live CD boots into French by default,... Platforms: *nix

This is a play-thing, requested by a few people on the forum, and definitely not for the average user. In other words, Linux commandline nerds only! OneBone does not have any X GUI applications. It does have Elinks web browser, Ytree file manager and MP text editor. The Lucent and SmartLink... Platforms: *nix

Another quick & dirty Perl hack for RPM-based Linux distributions. Scans a directory of packages and finds out which ones are newer than the installed versions. Its expecially useful if youre tracking the unstable branch of a distribution such as Fedora.. Bernardo Innocenti's Home Page Platforms: *nix

Frankie Linux is a bootable CD containing the Linux desktop operating system for PC. Frankie Linux runs Linux directly from the CD without installing. All your available partitions and data storage devices (CD-ROM, USB storage devices, etc.) should be recognized at boot and should be mounted to... Platforms: *nix

This is a KDE-based wizard aimed at making the process of setting up a linux netfilter firewall easy, especially on distributions with no firewall tool of their own, such as slackware. It creates a shell script, suitable for caling from an init script, or on slackware, being saved as... Platforms: *nix

PAN::Porters is a resource for people maintaining packages of CPAN modules in various distributions. SYNOPSIS CPAN modules can be either installed from source (downloaded directly from CPAN) or they can be installed with the package mangement system of your distribution. CPAN::Porters is a... Platforms: *nix

GetCodecs is a simple applet written in python with a GTK2 GUI that downloads, installs, and configures your system to use the various multimedia formats (MP3, DivX, DVD, etc) that are not shipped with many distributions (such as RedHat). Misc Audio/Video Support: The following codecs are... Platforms: *nix

GoboLinux is a Linux distribution that breaks with the historical Unix directory hierarchy. Basically, this means that there are no directories such as /usr and /etc. The main idea of the alternative hierarchy is to store all files belonging to an application in its own separate subtree;... Platforms: *nix

LinuxTLE project is a community Linux distribution developed in Thailand and designed for the Thai speaking audience. The early versions were based on Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core, but starting with version 8.0, the developers have chosen Ubuntu as the distributions new base system. The... Platforms: *nix

StrongBox is a next generation Linux-based operating system, incorporating tight version control, digital signatures, high security and built-in change management. StrongBox represents a shift in the Linux paradigm. Moving away from monolithic systems where everything runs together, StrongBox... Platforms: *nix

Linux distribution race is a cool car race for 4 players, cars are named by Linux distributions (Mandrake, SUSE, RedHat, Debian). You can create maps in GIMP. Controls: WSAD, TGFH, IKJL, arrows.. Platforms: *nix

cpan2tgz is a utility to create Slackware packages from CPAN Perl module distributions, inspired by Erick Calders cpan2rpm.. GNOME SlackBuild (GSB) - a GNOME distribution for Slackware Linux Platforms: *nix

gBootRoot makes the construction and development of distributions fun and simple with its Root Methods (Yard) and user-mode-linux test bed. Finish the product with a Boot Method (2-disk compression supported). Normal (non-root) users can make root filesystems and boot disks. It includes the... Platforms: *nix

Linux::Distribution::Packages Perl module contains a list all packages on various Linux distributions. SYNOPSIS use Linux::Distribution::Packages qw(distribution_packages distribution_write); $linux = new Linux::Distribution::Packages({format => csv, output_file => packages.csv});... Platforms: *nix

Trinux is a ramdisk-based Linux distribution that boots from a single floppy or CD-ROM, loads it packages from an HTTP/FTP server, a FAT/NTFS/ISO filesystem, or additional floppies. Trinux contains the latest versions of popular Open Source network security tools for port scanning, packet... Platforms: *nix

Conary is a distributed software management system for Linux distributions. It replaces traditional package management solutions (such as RPM and dpkg) with one designed to enable loose collaboration across the Internet. Conary enables sets of distributed and loosely connected repositories to... Platforms: *nix

Nbed-Nakooki Live CD is a generalist GNU/Linux OS for the x86 platform. It is based entirely on two projects : - Norean, a collection of tools for Linux distribution creators. Nbed is on of the Norean tools, that is used to generate the live-CD using Nakooki packages. - Nakooki, a... Platforms: *nix

Progeny Debian 3.0 is the continuation of the popular commercial product published by Progeny in 2001 and is based on Progeny Componentized Linux. Progeny Debian 3.0 Developer Edition is an example distribution based on Componentized Linux. It is essentially a snapshot of Debian sarge as of... Platforms: *nix

Python CD is a bootable CD based on Debian GNU/Linux and KNOPPIX. The special thing about it is that it has lots of Python stuff! Installable Python packages In the top level directory of the CD is a directory python/, containing several packages of Python: - Python for Linux - most Linux... Platforms: *nix