ClearOS

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For the Intel Linux distribution, see Clear Linux OS.
ClearOS
ClearOS logo.png
DeveloperClearCenter
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source[1]
Initial release2001; 20 years ago (2001)[2]
Latest release7.8.0[3] / June 23, 2020; 18 months ago (2020-06-23)
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel (Linux)
Default
user interface		Web user interface
LicenseGPL, and others
Official websiteclearos.com

ClearOS (also known as the ClearOS System, formerly ClarkConnect[4]) is an Linux distribution by ClearFoundation, with network gateway, file, print, mail, and messaging services.

History[]

ClearOS is based on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux,[5] designed for use in small and medium enterprises as a network gateway and network server with a web-based administration interface.[6] It is positioned as an alternative to Windows Small Business Server.[7] ClearOS succeeds ClarkConnect. The software is built by ClearFoundation, and support services can be purchased from ClearCenter.[8] ClearOS 5.1 removes previous limitations to mail, DMZ, and MultiWAN functions.[9]

As of the ClearOS 6.1 release, the distribution is a full-featured operating system for gateway, network and servers built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[10][11][12]

ClearOS aims to replace, as a Small Business Server, Windows SBS.[13]

Features[]

Features include:[13]

  • Stateful firewall (iptables), networking and security
  • Intrusion detection and prevention system (SNORT)
  • Virtual private networking (IPSEC, PPTP, OpenVPN)
  • Web proxy, with content filtering and antivirus (Squid, DansGuardian)
  • E-mail services (Webmail, Postfix, SMTP, POP3/s, IMAP/s)
  • Groupware (Kolab)
  • Database and web server (easy to deploy LAMP stack)
  • File and print services (Samba and CUPS)
  • Flexshares (unified multi-protocol storage which currently employs SMB, HTTP/S, FTP/S, and SMTP)
  • MultiWAN (Internet fault tolerant design)
  • Built-in reports for system statistics and services (MRTG and others)

Awards and recognition[]

  • August 2009: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS wins 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[14]
  • August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[15]
  • July 2012: Softpedia — An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system[16]
  • February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review[17]
  • June 2015: Small Business Computing — The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business[18]
  • September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro — Group Test (see pages 58-63)[19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ClearFoundation SVN".
  2. ^ clarkconnect.org recycle a tired old computer into an Internet gateway
  3. ^ "ClearOS Server 7.8 Community Edition Released". ClearOS. ClearFoundation. 2020-06-23.
  4. ^ A Linux server OS that's fiddly but tweakable • The Register
  5. ^ "DistroWatch: ClearOS".
  6. ^ "ClarkConnect Is Now ClearOS".
  7. ^ "Linux answer to Windows SBS: ClearOS".
  8. ^ "Overview". ClearCenter.
  9. ^ "Dual WAN Clarkconnect Community". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  10. ^ "DistroWatch: Development Release - ClearOS 6.1 Alpha 1".
  11. ^ "ClearFoundation: ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha1".
  12. ^ Linux Small Business Server Distros » Linux Magazine
  13. ^ a b The Small Business Server Replacement is Clear(OS) | Linux Magazine
  14. ^ "Breakaway 2009 Best New Product Winner - ClearCenter".
  15. ^ "Best of Breakaway 2010 Awards".
  16. ^ "An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system".
  17. ^ Mills, Ashton. "Security firewall distributions". IDG (CSO Online).
  18. ^ Schroder, Carla (June 22, 2015). "The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business".
  19. ^ "Server Distros Group Test" (PDF). LinuxVoice Magazine. LinuxVoice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22.

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