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Linux Distributors

The document provides an overview of popular Linux distributions, highlighting five main ones: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat. Each distribution includes details such as the creator, latest version, and specific use cases, with Ubuntu being the most popular for desktops and servers. The document emphasizes the benefits of each distribution, particularly for enterprise environments.

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Linux Distributors

The document provides an overview of popular Linux distributions, highlighting five main ones: Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat. Each distribution includes details such as the creator, latest version, and specific use cases, with Ubuntu being the most popular for desktops and servers. The document emphasizes the benefits of each distribution, particularly for enterprise environments.

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The popular Linux Distributors

Fig: Favorite Linux Distribution Voting Results

1. Ubuntu –

Ubuntu is the no 1 in the Linux desktop market and some use Ubuntu for the servers also. Ubuntu
offers the following three editions.

 Ubuntu Desktop Edition


 Ubuntu Server Edition
 Ubuntu Notebook Remix
Additional Details:
 Home Page: [Link]
 Ubuntu Download Page
 Created by: Canonical Ltd., (who also provides commercial support, if you need it)
 Used As: Desktop and Server
 Latest Version: Ubuntu 13.04
 Read more about Ubuntu Distribution at wikipedia.
2. Debian -

Debian is also called as Debian GNU/Linux, as most of the basic OS tools comes from the GNU
Project. Lot of other famous distributions are based on Debian, which includes no 1 distro Ubuntu
and many others — such as Knoppix, Linspire, Damn Small Linux etc.,

Additional Details:
 Home Page: [Link]
 Debian Download Page
 Created By: Ian Murdock
 Latest Version: Debian 5.0.1

3. Fedora -

Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat. If you are interested in experimenting with the the leading
technologies, you should use fedora, as the release cycle is very short and fedora tends to include
the latest technology software/packages in it’s distribution.

Additional Details:
 Home Page: [Link]
 Fedora Download Page
 Created by: Fedora Project (sponsored by Red Hat)
 Latest Version: Fedora 11
 Based On: Red Hat Linux
4. CentOS –

If your organization does not want to spend money on purchasing Red Hat support, but still want all
the benefits of the red-hat distribution, this is obviously the best choice, as this is totally based on the
red-hat enterprise Linux.

As you can imagine the North American Enterprise Linux vendor mentioned in the quote below is
Red Hat.
From the CentOS website: CentOS 2, 3, and 4 are built from publically available open source
SRPMS provided by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS is designed for
people who need an enterprise class OS without the cost or support of the prominent North
American Enterprise Linux vendor.

Additional Details:
 Home Page: [Link]
 CentOS Download Page
 Created by: CentOS Project
 Latest Version: CentOS 5
 Based on: Red Hat Linux

5. Red Hat -
This is favorite server distribution. If an organization doesn’t mind spending dollars on purchasing
the red-hat support, this is always no 1 recommendation to any organization who runs mission
critical applications.

one of the reason Red Hat Linux for mission critical production application is that Red Hat tends to
take some of the new features from Fedora, which is well tested by the community.
Additional Details:
 Home Page: [Link]
 Red Hat Download Page
 Created by: Red Hat
 Latest Version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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