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Polecam Linux podcast: Linux Reality

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Najlepsza strona po polsku na temat linuxa jaka do tej pory widizalem: http://jakilinux.org/jaki-linux/

Miejsce z najwieksza iloscia Linuxowych spraw jest niewatpliwie http://distrowatch.com/

Dystrybucje Linuxa i zastosowania. Mam nadzieje rozbdowac ta strone w miare mozliwosci i nowych wiadomosci na temat. Od niedawna zaczalem powaznie uzywac systemu Linux, a dokladniej Ubuntu (Edgy). Nie mniej przygladam sie innym dystrybucja ktore bede tu staral sie opisac oczami nowicjusza i starego uzytkownika Windows wszystkich masci.

• CentOS - An Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor (that’d be Red Hat Enterprise Linux for anyone that cares). CentOS is designed for people who need an enterprise class OS without the cost or support of the prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor.

• Damn Small Linux - Dystrybucja mieszczaca sie w 50 MB, przeznaczona dla bardzo slabych komputerow. Bez probelmu zainstolowala sie u mnie na starym laptopie TexasInstruments TravelMate 5000 na pokladzie ma tylko 16 MB pamieci RAM , Pentium 1 75 MHz, i 4 GB dysk twardy. System operacyjny zainstalowal sie bezblednie, karty PCMCIA dzialaja jednak 16 MB pamieci jest za malo by uruchomic graficzny interface.
  Business card size (50MB) Live CD Linux distribution. Despite its minuscule size it strives to have a functional and easy to use desktop.

• Debain - The Debian Project to towarzystwo programistow majacych na celu stworzenie wolnego systemu operacyjnego. is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel.

• Fedora - Red Hat Linux now has two descendents, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and The Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives.

• Gentoo - A Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Has an advanced package management system called Portage, that is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports.

• Kanotix - Based on Debian/sid (even XFree) - optimal for HD Installs.

• Knoppix - Live CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals.

• Linspire - (Formerly Lindows)A full-featured operating system (based on Debian GNU/Linux) like Windows or Mac OSX. Linspire offers you the power, stability and cost-savings of Linux with the ease of a Windows environment.

• Linux From Scratch - Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code.

• Mandriva - Formerly known as Mandrake. Specializes in ease-of-use for both servers and the home/office. Mephis - A desktop Linux system that is also easy to configure as a dedicated server. It is designed for both personal and business purposes. It includes cutting-edge features such as a live/installation/recovery CD, automatic hardware configuration, NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power management, WiFi support, anti-aliased TrueType fonts, a personal firewall, KDE, and much more.

• Overclockix - Knoppix-based distribution features a host of tools for network security, low-level hardware tweaking, burn-in applications and distributed computing clients.

• Red Hat (Enterprise) Linux - It’s Red Hat. Everyone knows what they do! Enterprise level Linux Distro.

• SlackWare - An advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities.

SmoothWall - SmoothWall is a family of Internet security products, designed to defend your users and your network from external attacks. SmoothWall Express is based on the Linux operating system.

• SUSE - Bought by Novell. Enterprise and Professional level Linux distros.

• TurboLinux - Designed from the ground-up specifically for enterprise computing. Specialized in international versions.

• Trustix Secure Linux - Targeted at companies, of all sizes, in need of a low footprint and high security server operating system. Trustix Secure Linux includes the open standards based SoftWare UPdater, SWUP, which keeps all software packages up-to-date, resolves library dependancies and integrates public key cryptography to ensure safety and security.

• Ubuntu - Specializes in local language translations and accessibility for users.

• Yoper - High performance operating system which has been carefully optimized for PC’s with either i686 or higher processor types. I’ve tried a few of these myself (DSL, Fedora, Knoppix, Slackware and Ubunto), and installation was straight forward. Didn’t really have any trouble getting them up and running.