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VectorLinux

VectorLinux

Last Update: Monday 28 November 2011 09:18 GMT


VectorLinux
VectorLinux is a small, fast, Intel based Linux operating system for PC style computers. The creators of VectorLinux had a single credo: keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide what their operating system is going to be. What has evolved from this concept is perhaps the best little Linux operating system available anywhere. For the casual computer user there is a lightening-fast desktop with graphical programs to handle daily activities from web surfing, sending and receiving email, chatting on IRC to running an FTP server. The power user will be pleased because all the tools are there to compile programs, use the system as a server or perhaps the gateway for home or office computer network. Administrators will be equally pleased because of the small size and memory requirements, so the operating system can be deployed on older machines that have long been forgotten.


Vector Summary
Distribution VectorLinux
Home Page http://www.vectorlinux.com/
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User Forums http://www.vectorlinux.com/forum2/
Documentation https://vector.ecosq.com/ic/HowTos
Screenshots http://vector2.ecosq.com/screenshots
Download Mirrors http://vector2.ecosq.com/downloads
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 • 2012-03-22: Distribution Release: VectorLinux 7.0 "Light"
 • 2011-11-28: Distribution Release: VectorLinux 7.0
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 • 2011-06-21: Development Release: VectorLinux 7.0 RC2
 • 2011-05-05: Development Release: VectorLinux 7.0 RC1
 • 2011-03-21: Development Release: VectorLinux 7.0 Beta 2

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'nautilus' and 'gnome-shell' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as 'apache', while apache 2.x is referred to as 'httpd'.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature 7.0 6.0 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Feature
Release Date 2011/11/28 2009/02/22 2008/09/24 2007/12/23 2006/12/18 2005/07/26 2004/09/19 2003/10/07 2003/02/05 Release Date
Price (US$) -- 23 (Deluxe) 15 -- 27 27 23 23 20 Price (US$)
CDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce KDE Xfce Xfce Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce Fluxbox, Xfce IceWM, Xfce IceWM, Xfce Default Desktop
Package Management TXZ TLZ TLZ TLZ TLZ/TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ Package Management
Office Suite GOffice GOffice KOffice GOffice GOffice -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en en, es, no, pt, ru -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package 7.0 6.0 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Package
abiword (2.8.6) 2.8.6 2.6.5 -- 2.5.2 2.4.6 2.2.5 2.0.7 1.0.4 1.0.3 abiword (2.8.6)
alsa-lib (1.0.25) 1.0.24.1 1.0.18 1.0.17 1.0.15 1.0.11 1.0.9 1.0.5 -- -- alsa-lib (1.0.25)
ati-driver (8.961) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.961)
banshee (2.4.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- banshee (2.4.0)
bash (4.2) 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b bash (4.2)
bind (9.9.0) 9.7.3-P1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.9.0)
chromium (r138059) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (r138059)
cups (1.5.3) 1.4.6 1.3.9 1.3.7 1.3.3 1.2.6 1.1.23 -- -- -- cups (1.5.3)
dhcp (4.2.3-P2) -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0pl2 3.0pl1 3.0pl1 dhcp (4.2.3-P2)
firefox (12.0) 8.0.1 3.0.6 3.0.1 2.0.0.11 2.0 1.0.4 -- -- -- firefox (12.0)
freetype (2.4.9) 2.4.4 2.3.8 2.3.7 2.3.5 2.1.9 -- -- -- -- freetype (2.4.9)
gcc (4.7.0) 4.5.2 4.2.3 4.1.2 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.3.4 3.2.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 gcc (4.7.0)
gimp (2.8.0) 2.6.11 2.6.5 2.4.6 -- 2.2.13 2.2.1 -- -- -- gimp (2.8.0)
glibc (2.15) 2.13 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3.6 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.2.5 2.2.5 glibc (2.15)
gnome-shell (3.4.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (3.4.1)
gnucash (2.4.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.4.10)
gnumeric (1.10.17) 1.10.12 1.8.2 -- 1.7.12 1.7.4 -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.10.17)
grub (1.99) 1.99rc1 -- 0.97 0.97 -- -- -- -- -- grub (1.99)
gtk+ (3.4.3) 2.24.1 2.12.9 2.10.14 2.10.14 2.8.20 2.6.1 2.4.4 1.2.10 1.2.10 gtk+ (3.4.3)
httpd (2.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.2)
inkscape (0.48.3.1) 0.48.1 0.46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.48.3.1)
k3b (2.0.2) -- 1.0.5 1.0.5 1.0.3 0.12.3 -- -- -- -- k3b (2.0.2)
kdelibs (4.8.3) -- -- 3.5.9 -- 3.4.2 -- -- -- -- kdelibs (4.8.3)
libgnome (2.32.1) 2.30.0 2.22.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.32.1)
libreoffice (3.5.3) -- -- -- -- 2.0.0 -- -- -- -- libreoffice (3.5.3)
linux (3.3.6) 3.0.8 2.6.27.12 2.6.25.7 2.6.22.14 2.6.18.5 2.6.11.7 2.6.7 2.4.20 2.4.19 linux (3.3.6)
Package 7.0 6.0 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Package
lxde-common (0.5.5) -- 0.3.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxde-common (0.5.5)
MesaLib (8.0.3) 7.10.2 7.2 7.0.2 7.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- MesaLib (8.0.3)
module-init-tools (3.16) 3.12 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2.2 3.1 3.0 -- -- module-init-tools (3.16)
mysql (5.5.24) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.5.24)
nautilus (3.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (3.4.2)
NVIDIA (295.53) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (295.53)
openbox (3.5.0) -- 3.4.7.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.5.0)
openjdk (7b147) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (7b147)
openssh (6.0p1) 5.8p1 5.1p1 5.1p1 4.7p1 4.4p1 3.9p1 3.8.1p1 3.2.3p1 3.2.3p1 openssh (6.0p1)
openssl (1.0.1c) 0.9.8r 0.9.8h 0.9.8h 0.9.8f 0.9.8d 0.9.7e 0.9.7d 0.9.6d 0.9.6d openssl (1.0.1c)
perl (5.14.2) 5.12.3 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 perl (5.14.2)
php (5.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.4.3)
pidgin (2.10.4) 2.10.0 2.5.4 2.5.1 2.3.1 2.0.0beta5 1.3.0 0.79 0.59.3 0.59.3 pidgin (2.10.4)
postfix (2.9.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.9.2)
postgresql (9.1.3) -- 8.3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (9.1.3)
Python (3.2.3) 2.7.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.1 2.4.3 -- -- -- -- Python (3.2.3)
qt (4.8.1) 4.7.0 3.3.8b 3.3.8b 3.3.8 3.3.5 -- -- -- -- qt (4.8.1)
samba (3.6.5) 3.5.10 3.0.33 3.0.30 3.0.26a 3.0.23c 3.0.7 3.0.4 -- -- samba (3.6.5)
thunderbird (12.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (12.0.1)
udev (182) 165 118 118 116 097 054 -- -- -- udev (182)
vim (7.3) 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 -- -- -- -- vim (7.3)
vlc (2.0.1) -- 0.9.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (2.0.1)
xfdesktop (4.10.0) 4.8.3 4.4.3 -- 4.4.2 4.3.99.2 4.2.0 4.0.6 3.8.16 3.8.16 xfdesktop (4.10.0)
xine-lib (1.2.1) 1.1.19 1.1.16.1 1.1.15 1.1.8 1.1.2 1.0 1-rc2 -- -- xine-lib (1.2.1)
xorg-server (1.12.1) 1.9.5 1.4.2 1.4.0.90 1.4 (6.9.0) (6.8.2) -- -- -- xorg-server (1.12.1)
xz (5.0.3) 5.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xz (5.0.3)

Previous releases:
3.0 - 2002-10-18
2.5 - 2002-04-02
2.0 - 2001-06-19
1.8 - 2000-12-04
1.5 - 2000-09-13
1.0 - 2000-06-28


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