Foresight Linux

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[[Image:Foresightlinux.png|thumb|300px|Foresight Desktop Linux]]

'''Foresight Desktop Linux''' is a [[Linux distribution|distribution]] of [[free software]] and [[non-free software]] that targets switchers from [[Microsoft Windows]] as well as enthusiasts who want to run the latest software.

Foresight is a [[GNOME]]-based distribution, and prides itself in tracking GNOME development closely. In fact, Foresight aims to showcase all the latest GNOME developments in a tightly integrated package. The distribution imported GNOME 2.14, 2.12, and 2.10 on the day each was released. The latest version is 1.0,including [[GNOME]] 2.17 as the favored [[desktop environment]].this release is its first stable release.according to ken's blog,there are plans for a KDE version of foresight linux release for the next release onwards.

One feature that makes Foresight stand out is the [[Conary (package manager)|Conary]] software packaging system. This system only updates those specific files in packages which need to be updated, in contrast to other formats, such as the [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] and [[Deb (file format)|DEB]] formats, which download whole packages.

== See also ==
*[[List of Linux distributions]]
*[[Comparison of Linux distributions]]
*[[Desktop Appliance]]

== External links ==
*[http://ken.vandine.org/?p=207 Foresight Linux 1.0 Release notes]
*[http://www.foresightlinux.org/ Official Project website]
*[http://wiki.foresightlinux.com/confluence/dashboard.action Project wiki]
*[http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/22/an-introduction-to-foresight-desktop-linux GNOME Journal article on Foresight Linux]

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