Absolute Linux

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Absolute Linux
Developer
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelPrimarily open source
Initial release2007
Latest release20210628 / 28 June 2021 (6 months ago) (2021-06-28) [1]
Marketing targetNetbooks, older systems and general use
Available inEnglish
Package managerXPKGTOOL
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic
Default
user interface
IceWM
LicenseGPL and various others
Official websiteabsolutelinux.org

Absolute Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution that works on older hardware and is based on Slackware Linux.[2] The client is designed for everyday use (internet, multimedia, documents). Absolute Linux's default window and file managers are IceWM and ROX-Filer.[3] Some of the programs offered by default include: GIMP, LibreOffice, Firefox, Xfburn, p7zip and qBittorrent.[4] Many script utilities are included with Absolute Linux to aid with configuration and maintenance of the system.

Absolute Linux uses a graphical frontend to . Absolute Linux also bundles , a Graphical frontend to Slapt-get which works similarly to Apt-get.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.absolutelinux.org
  2. ^ "About Absolute Linux". Absolute Linux.
  3. ^ "DistroWatch.com: Absolute Linux". DistroWatch. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ "package list".
  5. ^ "Absolute Linux is an absolute winner". Linux.com. 7 August 2007.

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