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GoboLinux

Last Update: Tuesday 2 June 2009 04:24 GMT




GoboLinux is a Linux distribution that breaks away from the historical UNIX directory hierarchy. Basically, this means that there are no directories such as /usr and /etc. The main idea of the alternative hierarchy is to store all files belonging to an application in its own separate subtree; therefore we have directories such as /Programs/GCC/2.95.3/lib. To allow the system to find these files, they are logically grouped in directories such as /System/Links/Executables, which, you guessed it, contains symbolic links to all executable files inside the Programs hierarchy. To maintain backwards compatibility with traditional Unix/Linux apps, there are symbolic links that mimic the Unix tree, such as "/usr/bin -> /System/Links/Executables", and "/sbin -> /System/Links/Executables" (this example shows that arbitrary differentiations between files of the same category were also removed).


GoboLinux Summary
Distribution GoboLinux
Home Page http://www.gobolinux.org/
Mailing Lists http://lists.gobolinux.org/mailman/listinfo/gobolinux-users
User Forums http://forum.gobolinux.org/
Documentation http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=documentation
Screenshots http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=screenshotsSEO Expert Consultants
Download Mirrors http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=downloads
Bug Tracker http://bugs.gobolinux.org/
Related Web Sites WikipediaFreshmeatGoboLinux Hungary
Reviews 014: BlogspotTechieMoe
013: Linux.com
012: Capnkirby
010: LWN
005: kuro5hin.org
Where To Buy LinuxCD.org

Recent Related News
 • 2008-04-03: Distribution Release: GoboLinux 014.01
 • 2008-03-27: Development Release: GoboLinux 014.01 Beta 1
 • 2008-01-01: Distribution Release: GoboLinux 014
 • 2007-04-12: Development Release: GoboLinux 014 RC1
 • 2006-11-03: Distribution Release: GoboLinux 013
 • 2006-10-16: Development Release: GoboLinux 013 RC1

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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 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' 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 014.01 013 012 011 010 007 006 005 Feature
Release Date 2008/03/04 2006/11/03 2005/06/02 2004/06/04 2004/01/07 2003/10/22 2003/05/19 2002/10/11 Release Date
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
CDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop                 Default Desktop
Package Management TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 TAR.BZ2 Package Management
Office Suite OpenOffice OpenOffice OpenOffice OpenOffice OpenOffice OpenOffice OpenOffice KOffice, OpenOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS       Journaled File Systems
Multilingual de, en, hu, pt de, en, pt de, en, pt en, pt en, pt       Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package 014.01 013 012 011 010 007 006 005 Package
abiword (2.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.2 abiword (2.8.1)
alsa-lib (1.0.21a) 1.0.14a 1.0.11 1.0.8 1.0.4 1.0.0rc2 0.9.6 0.9.2 0.9.0rc6 alsa-lib (1.0.21a)
amarok (2.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amarok (2.2.1)
ati-driver (8.661) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.661)
bind (9.6.1-P1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.3.4 bind (9.6.1-P1)
compiz (0.8.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- compiz (0.8.4)
cups (1.4.2) 1.2.8 1.2.1 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.19 -- 1.1.4 cups (1.4.2)
db (4.8.24) 4.5.20 4.4.20 4.3.27 -- -- -- -- 1.85 db (4.8.24)
dhcp (4.1.0p1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.1.0p1)
emacs (23.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21.2.1 emacs (23.1)
evolution (2.28.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- evolution (2.28.1)
firefox (3.5.5) 2.0.0.3 1.5.0.7 1.0.4 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (3.5.5)
freetype (2.3.11) 2.1.10 2.1.10 2.1.9 2.1.5 2.1.5 -- 2.1.3 2.1.0 freetype (2.3.11)
gcc (4.4.2) 4.1.2 4.1.1 3.4.3 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.1 3.2.2 2.95.3 gcc (4.4.2)
gimp (2.6.7) 2.2.13 2.2.12 2.2.4 2.0.1 1.2.5 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 gimp (2.6.7)
glibc (2.11) 2.5 2.4 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 -- 2.2.5 glibc (2.11)
gnucash (2.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.2.9)
gnumeric (1.8.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.8.4)
gtk+ (2.18.3) 2.10.11 2.8.19 2.6.4 2.4.1 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.0.6 gtk+ (2.18.3)
hal (0.5.13)                 hal (0.5.13)
httpd (2.2.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.14)
inkscape (0.47) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.47)
jre (6u17) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- jre (6u17)
k3b (1.0.5) 1.0 0.12.16 0.11.23 -- -- -- 0.8.1 -- k3b (1.0.5)
kdebase (4.3.3) 3.5.8 3.5.3 3.4.0 3.2.2 3.1.4 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1rc5 kdebase (4.3.3)
koffice (2.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.2 koffice (2.0.2)
Package 014.01 013 012 011 010 007 006 005 Package
libgnome (2.28.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.2 libgnome (2.28.0)
linux (2.6.31.6) 2.6.24.4 2.6.16.20 2.6.11.9 2.6.6 2.4.23 2.4.20 2.4.20 2.4.18 linux (2.6.31.6)
module-init-tools (3.11.1) 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- module-init-tools (3.11.1)
mono (2.4.2.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mono (2.4.2.3)
MPlayer (1.0rc2) 1.0rc2 1.0pre8 1.0pre6 0.90 -- -- 0.90 0.90rc1 MPlayer (1.0rc2)
mysql (5.1.41) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.23.49 mysql (5.1.41)
nautilus (2.28.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.4 nautilus (2.28.1)
NVIDIA (190.42) -- -- -- -- -- 1.0-4496 -- 1.0-4191 NVIDIA (190.42)
OpenOffice.org (3.1.1) 2.3.1 2.0.3 1.1.4 1.1.1 1.1.0 1.1rc4 1.0.2 1.0.2 OpenOffice.org (3.1.1)
openssh (5.3p1) 4.6p1 4.3p2 4.0p1 3.8.1p1 3.7.1p1 3.7.1p1 3.6.1p2 3.4p1 openssh (5.3p1)
openssl (0.9.8l) 0.9.8d 0.9.8b 0.9.7f 0.9.7d 0.9.6c 0.9.6c 0.9.6c 0.9.6c openssl (0.9.8l)
perl (5.10.1) 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.4 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 perl (5.10.1)
php (5.3.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.3.1)
pidgin (2.6.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- pidgin (2.6.3)
postfix (2.6.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.6.5)
postgresql (8.4.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (8.4.1)
Python (3.1.1) 2.5 2.4.3 2.4.1 2.3.3 2.3.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2 Python (3.1.1)
qt-x11 (4.5.3) 3.3.7 3.3.6 3.3.4 3.3.2 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1 qt-x11 (4.5.3)
samba (3.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 samba (3.4.3)
sendmail (8.14.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- sendmail (8.14.3)
thunderbird (2.0.0.23) 2.0.0.0 1.5.0.4 1.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (2.0.0.23)
udev (147) 118 095 053 -- -- -- -- -- udev (147)
vim (7.2) 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 -- vim (7.2)
xfce (4.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfce (4.6.1)
xine-lib (1.1.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.9.13 xine-lib (1.1.16.3)
xorg-server (1.7.1) (7.2) (7.1) (6.8.1) (6.7.0) -- -- -- -- xorg-server (1.7.1)

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