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DistroWatch.com: Boston University Linux
Boston University Linux

Boston University Linux

Last Update: Wednesday 27 July 2011 11:53 GMT


Boston University Linux

Boston University Linux (or BU Linux for short) is a CentOS-based distribution specifically tailored for the Boston University environments. Among the more interesting enhancements are network installation, Kerberos authentication, tight default security, automatic security updates, OpenAFS file system, and extra software applications.


BU Linux Summary
Distribution Boston University Linux
Home Page http://linux.bu.edu/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Documentation http://www.bu.edu/tech/infrastructure/servers/bulinux/installation/
Screenshots --
Download Mirrors ftp://linst.bu.edu/bulinux/
Bug Tracker http://lbugs.bu.edu/
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Recent Related News
 • 2006-08-23: Distribution Release: BU Linux 4.6
 • 2006-06-17: Development Release: BU Linux 4.6 Beta

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'nautilus' and 'gnome-shell' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as 'apache', while apache 2.x is referred to as 'httpd'.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature 5.4
monde
4.8
zodiac
4.0
bossanova
3.0
doolittle
Release Date 2010/02/03 2009/08/31 2004/07/14 2003/06/05
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
CDs 1 1 1 1
Free Download Network ISO Network ISO Network ISO Network ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME KDE KDE
Package Management RPM RPM RPM RPM
Office Suite OO.o OO.o GOffice, KOffice, OO.o GOffice, KOffice, OO.o
Processor Architecture i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386
Journaled File Systems ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3
Multilingual        
Asian Language Support        
Package 5.4
monde
4.8
zodiac
4.0
bossanova
3.0
doolittle
abiword (2.8.6) 2.4.6 -- 2.0.5 1.0.4
alsa-lib (1.0.25) 1.0.14rc4 1.0.6 1.0.3a --
ati-driver (8.930) -- -- -- --
banshee (2.2.1) -- -- -- --
bash (4.2) 3.2 3.0 2.05b 2.05b
bind (9.8.1-P1) 9.3.4-P1 9.2.4 9.2.3 9.2.1
chromium (r120602)        
cups (1.5.2) 1.2.4 1.1.22rc1 1.1.20 1.1.17
dhcp (4.2.3-P2) 3.0.5 3.0.1 3.0.1rc14 3.0pl1
firefox (10.0) 3.0.1 1.5.0.12 1.0.2 --
freetype (2.4.8) 2.2.1 2.1.9 2.1.7 2.1.3
gcc (4.6.2) 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.3.3 3.2.2
gimp (2.6.12) 2.2.13 2.0.5 2.0.5 1.2.3
glibc (2.14.1) 2.5 2.3.4 2.3.3 2.3.2
gnome-shell (3.2.2.1)        
gnucash (2.4.9) 2.2.5 -- 1.8.9 1.8.1
gnumeric (1.10.17) -- -- 1.2.8 1.0.12
grub (1.99) 0.97 0.95 0.94 0.93
gtk+ (3.2.3) 2.10.4 2.4.13 2.4.14 2.2.1
httpd (2.2.22) 2.2.3 2.0.52 2.0.51 2.0.40
inkscape (0.48.2) 0.45.1 -- 0.38.1 --
jre (7u2) -- -- -- --
k3b (2.0.2) 0.12.17 0.11.14 0.11.14 --
kdelibs (4.8.0) 3.5.4 3.3.1 3.2.2 3.1
libgnome (2.32.1) 2.16.0 2.8.0 2.6.0 2.2.0
libreoffice (3.4.5) 2.3.0 1.1.5 1.1.3 1.0.2
Package 5.4
monde
4.8
zodiac
4.0
bossanova
3.0
doolittle
linux (3.2.4) 2.6.18 2.6.9 2.6.10 2.4.20
lxde-common (0.5.5) -- -- -- --
MesaLib (7.11.2)        
module-init-tools (3.16) 3.3-pre3 3.1-pre5 -- --
mysql (5.5.20) 5.0.45 4.1.20 3.23.58 3.23.58
nautilus (3.2.1) 2.16.2 2.8.1 2.6.0 2.2.1
NVIDIA (290.10) -- -- -- --
openbox (3.5.0) -- -- -- --
openssh (5.9p1) 4.3p2 3.9p1 3.6.1p2 3.6.1p2
openssl (1.0.0g) 0.9.8b 0.9.7a 0.9.7a 0.9.7a
perl (5.14.2) 5.8.8 5.8.5 5.8.3 5.8.0
php (5.3.10) 5.1.6 4.3.9 4.3.10 4.2.2
pidgin (2.10.1) 2.3.1 1.5.1 1.2.1 0.75
postfix (2.9.0) 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.0.18 1.1.12
postgresql (9.1.2) 8.1.11 7.4.17 7.4.7 7.3.4
Python (3.2.2) 2.4.3 2.3.4 2.3.3 2.2.2
qt (4.8.0) 3.3.6 3.3.3 3.3.3 3.1.1
samba (3.6.3) 3.0.28 3.0.25 3.0.10 2.2.7a
thunderbird (10.0) 2.0.0.16 1.5.0.12 1.0.2 --
udev (180) 095 039 024 --
vim (7.3) 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.1
vlc (1.1.13) -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.8.3) 4.4.1 -- 4.0.5 --
xine-lib (1.2.1) -- -- -- --
xorg-server (1.11.4) 1.1.1 (6.8.2) (6.7.0) --
xz (5.0.3)        


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