What is Based in Linux distro?

[SHENGTON]

Hello guys, good evening. :)

Just want to ask this, na papansin ko na ito before pa. When we say "Ubuntu base", "Debian Based", "Redhat Based", "Fedora Based", "openSUSE Based", and so on. What does it mean? Does it mean na it talks about the commands or the applications? or any additional information I need to know about this thing?

Thanks and God bless. :)

[wersdaluv]

It means that a distro is a 'fork' (for the lack of a better term) of another distro. For example, I want to make a Shengton-buntu, I can get a version of Ubuntu and just tweak it to become Shengton-buntu. That way, it's Ubuntu-based

[Penguin Guy]

It means it's based off of that distribution. They copied the distribution, modified it, then released it under a new name. For example we have: Debian -> Ubuntu -> Mint - you will notice many similarities between these three distributions because they are all related.

[creek23]

now that you know what it means. this should help you which forked which.

http://httwww.kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/46315-linux_timeline_poster_v1.1.png

[antoniomiguel]

now that you know what it means. this should help you which forked which.

http://httwww.kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/46315-linux_timeline_poster_v1.1.png

Na-nosebleed ako dito :)

[creek23]

Na-nosebleed ako dito :)

that's just the half of it. ;)

Mint wasn't mentioned. SliTaz wasn't. Our very own Bayanihan and KahelOS wasn't. And I believe about a hundred more wasn't listed.

[Script Warlock]

di namention dahil siguro 2006 pa last update nito.

[antoniomiguel]

that's just the half of it. ;)

Mint wasn't mentioned. SliTaz wasn't. Our very own Bayanihan and KahelOS wasn't. And I believe about a hundred more wasn't listed.

Geez.. i've had enough :) I met and learned linux desktop, Ubuntu to be specific, and im a happy man ever since :)

[ysNoi]

now that you know what it means. this should help you which forked which.

http://httwww.kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/46315-linux_timeline_poster_v1.1.png

Awww.. Ngayon ko lang din nakita yung ganun..! Buti nalang naitanong ni bro Shengton...!

Thanks for the Info...

@ Shengton, kamusta na yung PCF?

[d3v1150m471c]

spaghetti sauce is tomato based...so is ketchup. why, you ask? because it's mostly tomatoes...

[JCyberinux]

existing pa ba ang mandriva? kasi dati yan ang gamit ko... in between sa mga timelines, dame na pala distro ng linux. nakakalito na...

[topet2k12001]

Wikipedia seems to have an updated list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

[krishna001]

now that you know what it means. this should help you which forked which.

http://httwww.kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/46315-linux_timeline_poster_v1.1.png

astig! fully detailed haha..

oo parang OEM lang yata ang ubuntu pero empre edited :)

[xxxlam]

This image might help you understand...http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.01/gldt1101.png
or look at this for clearer view. http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.01/gldt1101.png

[tech-hero]

Anak ng... hindi naman sobrang dami? sayang yung iba jan, kung hindi madedevelop at hindi na magpapatuloy. sana ang UBUNTU, magpatuloy...

[zeroseven0183]

That image is too big. Pwede bang thumbnail na lang?

[jaceleon]

spaghetti sauce is tomato based...so is ketchup. why, you ask? because it's mostly tomatoes...

yes it is tomatoes nonetheless, however every distro that based itself off another distro was created with another purpose besides the main distro's point of view. For example, Crunchbang Linux focused more on making the distro very lean, so they get an Ubuntu stripped down and put their own packages on it to make it lighter. Then, when they felt that Ubuntu's new versions cannot be what is required for a lean distro anymore, they decided to get Debian stripped down and put their packages in it in place of Ubuntu.

Another example is Linux Mint. Mint just put everything the users always install first in Ubuntu, such as ubuntu-restricted-plugins and adobe-flashplugin to make it more user friendly without the users having the necessity to do the installations themselves.

Sana nakatulong!):P