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  2. Light-weight Linux distribution - Wikipedia

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    A light-weight Linux distribution is one that uses lower memory and/or has less processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in a more responsive machine, and/or allow devices with fewer system resources (e.g. older or embedded hardware) to be used productively.

  3. Linux Mint - Wikipedia

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    Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (which is in turn based on Debian ), bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. [6] [7] It can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include proprietary software such as multimedia codecs. [8]

  4. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    Linux is a Unix-like operating system that was first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The Linux kernel originated in 1991, as a project of Linus Torvalds, while a university student in Finland. He posted information about his project on a newsgroup for computer students and programmers, and received support and assistance from ...

  5. Snap (software) - Wikipedia

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    Snap is a software packaging and deployment system developed by Canonical for operating systems that use the Linux kernel and the systemd init system. The packages, called snaps, and the tool for using them, snapd, work across a range of Linux distributions and allow upstream software developers to distribute their applications directly to users.

  6. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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    Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86-64 general-purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most software by following a rolling-release model. The default installation is a minimal base system, configured by the user to only add what is purposely required. Distribution.

  7. Ubuntu - Wikipedia

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    Ubuntu is built on Debian's architecture and infrastructure, and comprises Linux server, desktop and discontinued phone and tablet operating system versions. Ubuntu releases updated versions predictably every six months, and each release receives free support for nine months (eighteen months prior to 13.04) with security fixes, high-impact bug fixes and conservative, substantially beneficial ...

  8. Timeline of operating systems - Wikipedia

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    Linux 2.6.35: 2010–09: iOS 4.1: Solaris 10 9/10 AIX 7.1 2010–10: Windows Phone 7: DragonFly BSD 2.8: Linux 2.6.36 Fedora Linux 14 Ubuntu 10.10: MorphOS 2.6 ReactOS 0.3.12 2010–11: iOS 4.2: NetBSD 5.1 OpenBSD 4.8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: 2010–12: Android 2.3: MorphOS 2.7 2011–01: Linux 2.6.37: 2011–02: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 ...

  9. Kali Linux - Wikipedia

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    www .kali .org. Support status. Active. Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. [4] It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. [5] The software is based on the Debian Testing branch: most packages Kali uses are imported from the Debian repositories.