The name meaning of 30 Linux distributions __linux

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The unique development model has created today's schools of ideas for Linux, and the name of each distribution is what it means. Here are some commonly used versions of interested friends to come together to see:

1-ubuntu

This is probably one of the most common Linux distributions of the day, and Ubuntu is a South African national concept that focuses on loyalty and connections between people. The word derives from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. To the effect of "treat people humanely" (kindness to others). Another translation is: "The belief that the world shares, connect everyone."

2-pclinuxos

Clearly its name is Pc+linux+operating system, which has a graphical user interface similar to Windows, which makes it easy for users to switch from Windows to Linux.

3-opensuse

openSUSE is co-sponsored by AMD and Novell, SUSE is the abbreviation for German "Software-und System-entwicklung" (Software and System development). Another is to commemorate the German computer industry pioneer Konrad Zuse.

4-fedora

Fedora, launched by Red Hat, is the hat the character wears in the Red Hat logo.

5-mandriva

 

Formerly known as Mandrake, and maintained by the MandrakeSoft company. When MandrakeSoft lost the battle with Hearst Corporation for the Mandrake name, and acquired the Connectiva, the name changed to Mandriva.

6-sabayon

An Italian dessert, also known as zabaglion, is cooked with egg yolks, sugar and other ingredients.

7-debian

The name was taken by Ian Murdock in 1998, mixed by Debra, who was his girlfriend and now his wife.

8-damn Small Linux

As its name says, the Linux distribution is only 50MB in size.

9-mepis

According to founder Warren Woodford, the name did not initially have any meaning, but only because of a friend's mistaken name on Skype.

10-centos

CentOS is based on Red Had Enterprise Linux (RHEL), representing community Enterprise System.

11-dreamlinux

This is a Linux distribution in Brazil, based on Debian, looks like Apple's Mac OS X, as the introduction said.

12-puppy Linux

A small Live CD system that aims to be simple and easy to use, with the mascot a Mexican puppy Chihuahua.

13-kubuntu

The product of KDE + Ubuntu

14-zenwalk

There is a Zen name, but according to founder JP Guillemin, the name is modeled after the Neststep operating system from two aspects of pronunciation and meaning.
15-slackware

The founder was Patrick Volkerding, originally a personal project, the name borrowed from the term "slack" in the church of the SubGenius.

16-knoppix

The famous live CD release, based on Dedian, was founded by Klaus Knopper and named after it.

17-gentoo

Gentoo is a small penguin, which is said to be the fastest swimmer in the penguin.

18-slax

A live CD distribution based on Slackware, whose name does not have a special meaning.

19-sidux

Based on the instability of Debian, the name "Sid" comes from the role Sid Phillips in Toy Story.

20-ubuntu Studio

The derivation of Ubuntu, mainly multimedia applications.

21-xubuntu

The product of XFCE + Ubuntu

22-foresight

Foresight uses Conary as the Package manager, which is said to be a rolling upgrade, unlike most distributions that are upgraded two times a year.

23-red Hat

Bob Young, one of the founders below, explains what it means:

24-opengeu OpenGEU originally called Geubuntu, using Gno Me and enlightenment as desktop managers. 25-elive   Also see from the icon that this is also a distribution using the Enlightenment as a window manager, based on the Debian live Cd. 26-freespire Microsoft 20 million dollars bought the name "Lindows", Lindows renamed to Linspire, Freespire is a live CD version based on the Linspire source. The 27-fluxbuntu is also a derived version of Ubuntu, using Fluxbox as the window manager. The 28-xandors x represents the X Windows system, and Andros is the name of the island of Greece. 29-tinyme is a lightweight version of PCLinuxOS, so it's called tiny. 30-gos   is also an Ubuntu based version that is known for integrating a number of Google apps. But the "G" here does not represent Goolge, nor is it green, but represents the Good OS LLC company behind it.