PelicanHPC is an
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ...
based on
Debian Live
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, which provides a rapid means of setting up a
high performance computer cluster.
PelicanHPC was formerly known as ParallelKNOPPIX. PelicanHPC transitioned to its current name to better reflect its capabilities and focus on high-performance computing. The first version of PelicanHPC was released in 2008, and it has since evolved through several iterations, with the latest stable release being version 4.1, which was launched on December 30, 2016. This version is based on Debian 8.6 (Jessie) and includes various updates to enhance performance and usability.
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Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media
Concurrent computing
Parallel computing
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