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The complete list of Linux distributions in alphabetic order.
Distro's starting with S
ScrudgeWare
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| Website: |
http://scrudgeware.org/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Mainstream/General Public |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Distribution that uses GNU tools almost exclusively.
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Security-Enhanced Linux
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NSA and University of Utah |
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| Website: |
http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Security enchanced |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Not a distribution per se, SE Linux is a version of the Linux kernel enhanced for security purposes. It is developed by the U.S. government's National Security Agency and Secure Computing Corporation with the contributions of the University of Utah
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SharkLinux
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Linisys, LLC |
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| Website: |
http://www.sharklinux.com |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Mainstream/General Public |
| Platforms: |
Intel compatible, PPC |
| Description: |
SharkLinux focuses on Client/Server based network technology. The goal is to develop a stable, multi-platform distribution designed to meet the needs of small and medium business.
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Siemens Industrial Linux
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Siemens AG |
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| Website: |
http://www.is.siemens.de/it... |
| Language: |
German |
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Embedded |
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Other |
| Description: |
Embedded Linux distribution developed by Siemens.
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Slackware Linux
| Developer: |
The Slackware Linux Project
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| Website: |
http://www.slackware.com/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Categories: |
Mainstream/General Public, Power user |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Slackware Linux is compatible with most Intel PC hardware. Slackware will provide stellar performance on high-end systems, including support for symmetric multi-processing (up to 16 processors), PCI, and special code optimizations for the 486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro and AMD Athlon
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Small Linux
| Developer: |
Steven Gibson |
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| Website: |
http://www.superant.com/sma... |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Small Linux is a minimalist distribution with the Linux kernel and file utilities that can boot on older systems like i386s with little physical ram memory.
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SME Server
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e-smith/Mittel |
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| Website: |
http://www.mitel.com/produc... |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Security enchanced |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Linux distribution designed to serve as a firewall, Web server and gateway for small and medium-sized businesses.
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smoothwall
| Developer: |
Richard Morrell & Lawrence Manning
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| Website: |
http://www.smoothwall.org/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Categories: |
Security enchanced, Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Distribution geared toward those who have unused older equipment that they want to convert into firewalls.
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SoL - Server optimized Linux
| Developer: |
Manalo & Willner OEG |
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| Website: |
http://www.sol-linux.com |
| Languages: |
English, German |
| Category: |
Power user |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
SoL is short for Server optimized Linux and is a Linux distribution completely independent from other Linux-distributions. It was built from the original src-packages and is optimized for heavy-duty server work. It contains all common server applications. You need SoL if you want to install a Linux-Server and don't want to spend too much time installing the system, gathering and configuring the server-packages and configuring the system to boot and work as you want it to. The revolutionary XML boot- and script-technology makes it easy to configure and make the server work.
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SoL-diag
| Developer: |
Manalo & Willner OEG |
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| Website: |
http://www.sol-linux.com. |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
SoL-diag is a diskless Linux operating system designed for rescue and analysis of i686 type computers. The 36MB image contains over 300 programs which can be used for education on Linux systems.
SoL-diag features the current stable Linux kernel with almost all available kernel modules. With SoL-diag, watching DVD, listening to mp3s and burning CD-RWs is possible without installing Linux on your harddrive.
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Sorcerer Linux
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Sorcerer is a source based Linux distribution. Sources are downloaded directly from software authors' homepages and mirrors. Then, they are compiled with the architecture and optimizations that the system administrator specifies. Finally, it is installed, tracked, and archived for easy removal and upgrades. SGL is a distribution for advanced systems administration with both command line and menu driven package mangement programs. |
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| Developer: |
Kyle Sallee |
| Website: |
http://sorcerer.wox.org/ |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Power user |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
This is a distribution aimed at experienced system administrators. Source tarballs of all packages are tracked from their authors websites and downloaded to your systems
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SOT Linux
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SOT Finnish Software Engineering Ltd. |
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| Website: |
http://www.sot.com/en/ |
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English, Swedish, Russian, Finnish |
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Mainstream/General Public |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
SOT Linux is perfectly suited for use in the home, as a workstation or an internet server. The Best Linux operating system is easy to install with no complicated options. Graphical installation goes smoothly, either on a new computer or beside another operating system. Selecting which operating system to start is simple thanks to an advanced graphical boot menu. Best Linux starts straight into a graphical Windows-like KDE-desktop which includes almost all of the software that might you use daily. The multilingual desktop consist of multiple workspaces to help you group your tasks. You can use one workspace for work matters, another to surf the internet and a third for writing a book. All this is possible due to Best Linux's superior multi-tasking.
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Source Mage GNU/Linux
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| Website: |
http://www.sourcemage.org |
| Language: |
English |
| Categories: |
Minimalist, Power user |
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Intel compatible, PPC, Sparc |
| Description: |
This is a source-based distribution, where the package source files are downloaded and compiled for your architecture, selected optimizations, and installed libraries. This is a "fork" of Sorcerer GNU/Linux of when SGL was dropped, and then later reintroduced to become a non-GPL distribution, Sorcerer Linux. (broadband recommended for source downloads).
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Spartan Linux
| Developer: |
Spartan Linux project |
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| Website: |
http://linux.ccgr.org/ |
| Language: |
English |
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Minimalist, Slackware based |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Spartan Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution designed to be minimalistic. Spartan Linux is a shell based distribution, meaning that there is no GUI involved. Spartan Linux doesn't include Xwindows. It is designed to be used as a shell based server or as the basis for a customized desktop. Spartan Linux makes it easy for a user to install, add a single server operation, and then run. It would make a great Counter-Strike server, or a LAN server. Truthfully, Spartan Linux is good for just about anything because of its simplicity.
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SPB-Linux
| Developer: |
Christian Ostheimer |
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| Website: |
http://www.8ung.at/spblinux... |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Minimalist Linux distribution designed to be used from *only* a MS FAT16 partition or from a floppy.
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Spinix
| Developer: |
Joseph Spainhour |
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| Website: |
http://www.ibiblio.org/spinix |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Spinix is a complete GNU/Linux distribution geared for ease of use and functionality. It is very streamlined and relatively small
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spyLinux
| Developer: |
Jeff Clement |
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| Website: |
http://www.bluesine.com/Pro... |
| Language: |
English |
| Category: |
Minimalist |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Based on tomsrtbt, another minimalist distribution, spyLinux has the added benefit of running a Python interpreter. It is intended to be a way of re-using old machines for useful purposes (web and mail servers, for example). Fits on one floppy.
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Stampede Linux
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Stampede |
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| Website: |
http://www.stampede.org/ |
| Language: |
English |
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Mainstream/General Public, Power user |
| Platform: |
Intel compatible |
| Description: |
Stampede is a distribution that is fast and easy to use for the new user, yet versatile for the power user
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SuSE Linux
| Developer: |
SuSE GmbH |
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| Website: |
http://www.suse.com/ |
| Languages: |
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese |
| Category: |
Mainstream/General Public |
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Intel compatible, PPC, Alpha, Sparc, Itanium, Mainframe, Other |
| Description: |
The current version is SuSE Linux 8.0. It contains 7 CD-ROMs (or 1 DVD) with more than 1.500 applicationsSuSE can be installed and maintained easily with their YAST program, currently in version 2. SuSE Linux is also available for IA 32, IA 64, PowerPC, Alpha, and S/390.
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