Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 4
Continuing and to conclude our series of articles on the «Top Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects», that is, on free and open operating systems based on Linux, BSD or other similar ones, which are already available inactive, obsolete, deleted or literally dead, today we will continue with this last post more.
And as we have already been able to make clear with this series of publications, without a doubt, we have almost as many active GNU/Linux Distributions as inactive ones. Many of which became solid, complete and long-lived linux projects, while others only small, innovative and ephemeral Linux projects. So, without further ado, here we leave you this new and last «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 4».
Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 3
But, before starting to read this publication about this ending «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distros Projects – Part 4», we recommend the previous related post for later reading:
A project related to the world of SL/CA and GNU/Linux can be extinguished or stopped for many reasons. Among which we can mention the lack of time or interest to continue developing it on the part of its creator, or the lack of financial, technical or documentary support on the part of the community, and even the presence of a toxic or toxic project leader. a toxic user community, among many others. Furthermore, this not only usually happens at the level of Distros, Applications and Systems, but also at the level of Linux projects of Podcasts, Blogs, and Vlogs.
Top 10 Discontinued Distros: Failed Linux Projects - Part 4
First 5 of the Top 10 Distros discontinued
Peach OSI
It was an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that featured an XFCE desktop adapted to look like Apple's OS X user interface. Its releases followed the long-term support (LTS) Ubuntu branch and started with version 14.04.01.36, based on Ubuntu 14.04, and ended 5 years later with version 19.4.18.04, based on Ubuntu 19.04. In addition, it had an edition for computers and another for Netbooks, Raspberry Pi pocket computers, Home Theater Systems, as well as one with a design tailored to children. And it still maintains its Official website active.
pear linux
It was a Linux distribution for desktop computers based on Ubuntu. And some of its standout features were its ease of use, a customized user interface with a Mac OS X-style taskbar, and out-of-the-box support for many popular media drivers. It started with version 2.5 in 2011 and ended with version 8.0 in 2013. Finally, its Official website It is no longer active.
Qimo 4 Kids
It was a Linux distribution, derived from the popular Ubuntu, customized with a visual interface optimized for young children (3 years and older). It came with a lot of pre-installed software of free and open source, educational style games, which were very entertaining. In addition, many more educational titles available to download from the Ubuntu repositories. It started with version 1.0 in 2009 and ended with version 2.0 in 2010. Finally, its Official website It is still active.
Rancher OS
It was a small Linux distribution that ran the entire operating system as Docker containers. This included system services such as udev and rsyslog. Furthermore, it included only the bare minimum of programs required to run Docker. This made it offer low use of binaries or sources, since almost everything else could be deployed dynamically using Docker. It started with version 0.5 in 2016 and ended with version 1.5.8 in 2021. Finally, its Official website on GitHub it is still active.
Remix OS
It was an operating system based on Android-x86, which implemented the Android operating system through a visual interface with a native desktop computer style, so it included a traditional desktop application menu. It started with version 3.0.203 in 2016 and ended with version 3.0.207 in that same year. Lastly, your Official website It is no longer active.
Last 5 of the Top 10 Discontinued Distros
Linux RIPs
It was a Linux Distribution whose name RIP stood for Recovery Is Possible (Recovery Is Possible, in Spanish). And it worked as a bootable operating system from CD or disk drive, for Slackware-based rescue, backup or maintenance purposes. In addition, it had very good support for many types of file systems and contained a lot of tools for recovery of other operating systems. It only had a single version 13.7 and its Official website It is no longer active.
Scientific Linux
It was a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux recompiled and co-developed by the Fermilab National Laboratory and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). In addition, it came with the lightweight IceWM window manager, R (language and environment for statistical computing) and the Alpine email client. It started with a version 3.0.9 in 2007 and ended with a version 7.9 in 2020. Finally, its Official website It is still active.
TrueBSD
It was a live operating system for general purpose use based on FreeBSD. It included XFCE and Ion window managers, codecs and media players, several server applications, and other useful tools. It started with a version 0.1 in 2006 and ended with a version 2.0-rc2 in 2008. Finally, its Official website It is no longer active.
UTUTE
It was a distribution based on Ubuntu developed by the UNS (National University of Salta) located in Argentina. And its name referred to a nervous lizard from that country that sticks its nose into every hole it sees. Additionally, it functioned as a high-performance desktop system designed to be used by home and office users, developers, organizations, and government officials. It started with a version 2005.0 in 2005 and ended with a 2017-rc version in 2017. Finally, its Official website It is still active.
ZeusLinux
It was a Slackware-based Linux distribution that included many fixes such as modified startup scripts, new precompiled kernels for workstations, various technical and advanced tools ((Zebra, FreeSwan ipsec, Open-nms, Ntop, Mailscanner, Sophos Antivirus, Mrtg, Rrdtool and many others). It had a single version 1.0 in 2003 and its Official website It is no longer active.
Summary
In summary, with this last «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 4» We hope to have raised awareness about the lasting or ephemeral ones that were many Distros or there may be many of them projects within the Linuxverse. In addition, having awakened pleasant memories about many of these. Meanwhile, we continue to hope that many of the current Linux projects continue to exist for a long time to come, improving and providing the best of themselves for everyone.
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