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Calamares (software)
Calamares is a free and open-source independent and "distribution-agnostic" system installer for Linux distributions. About Calamares is used by NixOS, CachyOS, Garuda Linux, Huayra_GNU/Linux, Manjaro, Netrunner, KaOS, KDE neon, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Sabayon Linux, Chakra, EndeavourOS, Peppermint OS, Artix Linux, OpenMandriva Lx, Q4OS, the ''Live'' medium of Debian, TUXEDO OS and several less known Linux distributions. It also has been used to automate the installation of command line distributions and to make custom distros. Development was started in 2014 by Manjaro community member Teo Mrnjavac “with support from Blue Systems” and then picked up by KaOS. Calamares is currently maintained bthe Calamares team most of which are KDE Developers and has no exclusive association with any Linux distribution. Calamares is not a KDE, KaOS or Manjaro project. Configuration Calamares is very configurable using a mix of code modules and built in tools. Distro developers c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debian
Debian () is a free and open-source software, free and open source Linux distribution, developed by the Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock in August 1993. Debian is one of the oldest operating systems based on the Linux kernel, and is the basis of List of Linux distributions#Debian-based, many other Linux distributions. As of September 2023, Debian is the second-oldest Linux distribution still in active development: only Slackware is older. The project is coordinated over the Internet by a team of volunteers guided by the List of Debian project leaders, Debian Project Leader and three foundational documents: the Debian Social Contract, the Debian Constitution, and the Debian Free Software Guidelines. In general, Debian has been developed openly and distributed freely according to some of the principles of the GNU Project and Free Software. Because of this, the Free Software Foundation sponsored the project from November 1994 to November 1995. However, Debian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubuntu
Lubuntu ( ) is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment in place of GNOME. Lubuntu was originally touted as being "lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient", but now aims to be "a functional yet modular distribution focused on getting out of the way and letting users use their computer". Lubuntu originally used the LXDE desktop, but moved to the LXQt desktop with the release of Lubuntu 18.10 in October 2018, due to the slow development of LXDE, losing support for GTK 2 as well as the more active and stable LXQt development without GNOME dependencies. The name ''Lubuntu'' is a portmanteau of ''LXQt'' and ''Ubuntu''. The LXQt name derives from the merger of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects, while the word ''Ubuntu (philosophy), Ubuntu'' means "humanity towards others" in the Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa languages. Lubuntu received official recognition as a formal member of the Ubuntu family on 11 May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubiquity (software)
Ubiquity was the default installer for Ubuntu and its derivatives. It is run from the Live CD or USB and can be triggered to run from the options on the device or on the desktop of the Live mode. It was first introduced in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS "Dapper Drake". At program start, it allows the user to change the language to a local language if they prefer. It is designed to be easy to use. Features Ubiquity consists of a configuration wizard allowing the user to easily install Ubuntu and shows a slideshow showcasing many of Ubuntu's features while it is installing. Ubuntu 10.04 included in Ubiquity a slideshow, which meets users with Ubuntu. In Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat", the installer team made changes to simplify the tool and speed up the installation wizard. Ubiquity allows the user to choose the installer to automatically update the software while it's installing. If the user allows this, the installer will download the latest packages from the Ubuntu repository ensuring the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debian-Installer
Debian-Installer is a system installer for Debian and its derivatives. It originally appeared in Skolelinux (Debian-Edu) 1.0, released in June 2004, but is now used as the official installation system since Debian 3.1 (Sarge), which was released on June 6, 2005. Features Debian-Installer consists of two modes: a text mode and a graphical mode. Multiple components of the installer exists to configure various aspects of the installed system, and configuration of some components may require user input. Regardless of which mode is selected, the installer first prompts the user for a language selection. Some of the tasks the installer performs after a language selection is as follows: * Detects hardware * Detect installation media * Configure the network * Configure APT/select mirrors * Set up user accounts * Detect other operating systems Win32-loader win32-loader (officially Debian-Installer Loader) is a discontinuedhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2025/05/ms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YaST
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) is a Linux operating system setup and configuration tool. YaST is featured in the openSUSE Linux distribution, as well as in SUSE's derived commercial distributions. It is also part of the defunct United Linux. YaST features tools that can configure many aspects of the system. YaST was released first in April 1995. The first SuSE distribution that included YaST was released in May 1996. YaST was re-written in 1999 and included first in SuSE Linux 6.3 as only an installer. YaST2 was added to the desktop in SuSE Linux 6.4 and co-existed with YaST1 until YaST1's removal in SuSE Linux 8.0. Details YaST is free software that SUSE has made available under the GPL in 2004.heise.de: YaST wird freie Software (in German) It is a tool for administering and maintaining a SUSE Linux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaconda (installer)
Anaconda is a Free and open-source software, free and open-source system installer for Linux distributions. Anaconda is used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, Scientific Linux, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS, Miracle Linux, MIRACLE LINUX, Qubes OS, Fedora (operating system), Fedora, Sabayon Linux, Bazzite Linux and BLAG Linux and GNU, also in some less known and discontinued distros like Progeny Componentized Linux, Asianux, Foresight Linux, Rpath Linux and VidaLinux. Functionality Anaconda offers a text-mode and GUI mode, so users can install on a wide range of systems. It is designed to be easily portable and supports a wide range of hardware platforms (IA-32, Itanium, DEC Alpha, IBM ESA/390, PowerPC, ARMv8). It supports installing from local storage devices like CD-ROM drives and harddisks as well as from network resources via File Transfer Protocol, FTP, File Transfer Protocol, HTTP, or Network File System (protocol), NFS. Installations can be automated with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuxedo Computers
The Tuxedo Computers GmbH (stylised as TUXEDO Computers) is a computer manufacturer based in Augsburg, Germany. The company specializes in desktop computers and notebooks with a pre-installed Linux, Linux operating system. The devices are manufactured in Leipzig, Germany. Tuxedo Computers equips its devices with Tuxedo OS, its own Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, or installs a selection of distributions as well as Microsoft Windows as an operating system in parallel with the Linux system or in a virtual machine. History Tuxedo Computers was founded on February 1, 2004, by current managing director Herbert Feiler in Bayreuth. In 2013, the company moved to Königsbrunn. In 2019 followed another move to the current headquarters in Augsburg. The name derives from the Linux mascot Tux (mascot), Tux, whose feathers resemble a tuxedo. The company emerged from an online store that specialized in the distribution of promotional items related to Linux and open-source software and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live CD
A live CD (also live DVD, live disc, or live operating system) is a complete booting, bootable computer installation including operating system which runs directly from a CD-ROM or similar storage device into a computer's memory, rather than loading from a hard disk drive. A live CD allows users to run an computer operating system, operating system for any purpose without installing it or making any changes to the computer's configuration. Live CDs can run on a computer without Computer data storage, secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive, or with a corrupted hard disk drive or file system, allowing data recovery. As CD and DVD drives have been steadily phased-out, live CDs have become less popular, being replaced by live USBs, which are equivalent systems written onto USB flash drives, which have the added benefit of having writeable storage. The functionality of a live CD is also available with an Disk enclosure, external hard disk drive connected by USB. Many live CDs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q4OS
Q4OS is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Debian, targeted as a replacement for operating systems that are no longer supported on outdated hardware. The distribution is known for an addon called XPQ4, which adds themes intended to replicate the look and feel of Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8 and 10. History Development of Q4OS began in 8 April 2014 to coincide with Windows XP's end of extended support in the same year. LXQt Desktop Environment was included from April 2014 to June 2015. In 2018 TDE ( Trinity Desktop Environment) was included. In 2019, version 3.8 was released which was based on Debian Buster. The original KDE based version has been discontinued since around 2018. As of April 2020, the core developers of Q4OS, initially starting the project in Germany, are now operating in Prague, Czech Republic. Features It comes with either the Trinity Desktop Environment, which is a fork of K Desktop Environment 3. or KDE Plasma 5 LookSwitcher, which lets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OpenMandriva Lx
OpenMandriva Lx is a general-purpose Linux distribution maintained by the OpenMandriva Association for x86 (32/64-bit) and ARM (architecture), ARM computers. It is a community-supported continuation of Mandriva Linux, which was active from 1998 (as Mandrake) until 2011. OpenMandriva is offered in a stable release edition, and (since 2023) a rolling release edition named Rome. It uses the RPM Package Manager and uses KDE Plasma 5, KDE Plasma as its default desktop environment. OpenMandriva Lx's development environment is an ABF (Automated Build Farm) which can manage the source code and compile it to binaries. ABF also creates the package repository and ISO images. Origins OpenMandriva Lx is a community Linux distribution. Originally an offering of Mandriva Linux, the OpenMandriva product was created in May, 2012, when Mandriva, Mandriva S.A. avoided bankruptcy by abandoning the development of its consumer product to the Mandriva community. The OpenMandriva Association was estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artix Linux
Artix Linux (or simply Artix ) is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. Artix does not use systemd, instead opting to provide init and service management freedom. Artix offers OpenRC, runit, s6, and dinit in place of systemd. Artix Linux has its own repositories, and it is not recommended by developers to use Arch packages due to differences such as naming conventions and contrasting init systems. Arch OpenRC and Manjaro OpenRC were started in 2012. In 2017, these projects were merged and Artix Linux was created. Release history Artix initially offered two installation environments, a base command-line ISO image and the graphical Calamares installer based on LXQt desktop, with an i3 version following later. Those early versions featured the OpenRC init system. The latest installation media are also available in a variety of desktop environments like LXDE, LXQt, XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon and KDE Plasma. Additionally, two unofficial community editions f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppermint OS
Peppermint OS is a Linux distribution based on Debian and Devuan Stable, and formerly based on Ubuntu. It uses the Xfce desktop environment. It aims to provide a familiar environment for newcomers to Linux that requires relatively low hardware resources to run. Design principles Peppermint OS ships with few native applications and a traditional desktop interface. What originally made it unique was its approach to creating a hybrid desktop that integrated both cloud and local applications. In place of traditionally native applications for common tasks (word processing, image editing), it once shipped with the custom Ice application, which allows users to create site-specific browsers (SSBs). In Peppermint OS, the open-source Firefox browser is used to enable a site-specific browser (SSB) for cloud applications. Instead of opening a browser and then visiting an application site, a dedicated browser window is integrated into the system for a specific application. Support for F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
