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| name = Foresight Linux | | name = Foresight Linux | ||
| logo = [[Image:Foresight Linux Logo.png|200px]] | | logo = [[Image:Foresight Linux Logo.png|200px|Logo of Foresight Linux]] | ||
| screenshot = [[Image:Foresightlinux.png|200px]] | | screenshot = [[Image:Foresightlinux.png|200px|Screenshot of Foresight Linux]] | ||
| caption = The Foresight Linux desktop | | caption = The Foresight Linux desktop | ||
| website = [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ www.foresightlinux.org] | | website = [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ www.foresightlinux.org] | ||
| developer = | |||
| family = [[Linux]] | | family = [[Linux]] | ||
| source_model = Mixed | |||
| latest_release_version = 1.4 | | latest_release_version = 1.4 | ||
| latest_release_date = [[19 September]] [[2007]] | | latest_release_date = [[19 September]], [[2007]] | ||
| latest_test_version = | |||
| latest_test_date = | |||
| marketing_target = | |||
| language = | |||
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel]] | |||
| ui = [[GNOME]] | |||
| license = | |||
| working_state = Current | |||
| supported_platforms = | |||
| updatemodel = | |||
| package_manager = [[Conary (package manager)|Conary]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Foresight Linux''' is a [[Linux distribution]] comprising [[free software|free]] and [[non-free software]]. | '''Foresight Linux''' is a [[Linux distribution]] comprising [[free software|free]] and [[non-free software]]. | ||
Foresight is a [[GNOME]]-based distribution (although other "editions" are planned for future versions, such as a KDE version), and has previously tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released. The latest version is 1.4, including GNOME 2.20 as the default [[desktop environment]]. | Foresight is a [[GNOME]]-based distribution (although other "editions" are planned for future versions, such as a [[KDE]] version), and has previously tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released. The latest version is 1.4, including GNOME 2.20 as the default [[desktop environment]]. | ||
Foresight features 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. | Foresight features 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. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ Project home page] | * [http://www.foresightlinux.org/ Project home page] | ||
* [http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/22/an-introduction-to-foresight-desktop-linux GNOME Journal article on Foresight Linux] | * [http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/22/an-introduction-to-foresight-desktop-linux GNOME Journal article on Foresight Linux] | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 16 October 2007
Template:Infobox OS Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution comprising free and non-free software.
Foresight is a GNOME-based distribution (although other "editions" are planned for future versions, such as a KDE version), and has previously tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released. The latest version is 1.4, including GNOME 2.20 as the default desktop environment.
Foresight features the 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 and DEB formats, which download whole packages.
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