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DistroWatch.com: Lunar Linux

Lunar Linux

Last Update: Saturday 21 November 2009 10:20 GMT

Based on: Sorcerer
Origin: USA
Architecture: i386, i686, x86_64
Desktop(s): AfterStep, Blackbox, Fluxbox, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, WMaker, Xfce
Category: Source-based
Status: Active

Lunar is a source based Linux distribution with a unique package management system which builds each software package, or module, for the machine it is being installed on. Though it can take a while to do a complete Lunar installation it's worth it as it tends to be quite fast, once installed! In the beginning Lunar was a fork of Sorcerer GNU Linux (SGL). The fork occurred in late January to early February of 2002 and was originally made up of a small group of people who wanted to collaboratively develop and extend the Sorcerer technology. The original name for the project was Lunar-Penguin but the group decided to re-christen it Lunar Linux while the Lunar-Penguin name has become a sort of umbrella which the team could use if they decide to collaboratively develop something besides Lunar Linux.

Lunar Summary
Distribution	Lunar Linux
Home Page	http://www.lunar-linux.org
Mailing Lists	http://lunar-linux.org/lists
User Forums	http://lunar-linux.org/forum
Documentation	http://lunar-linux.org/library
Screenshots	http://screenshots.lunar-linux.org/ • SEO Expert Consultants
Download Mirrors	http://lunar-linux.org/mirrors
Bug Tracker	http://bugs.lunar-linux.org/
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Reviews	1.x: Eccelinux (Italian) • TechieMoe • Linux.com
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Recent Related News
• 2008-12-28: Distribution Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.4 • 2008-10-18: Development Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.4 Beta 1 • 2007-07-30: Development Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.2 Beta 1 • 2007-02-18: Distribution Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.1 • 2007-01-14: Development Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.1 RC2 • 2006-11-14: Development Release: Lunar Linux 1.6.1 RC1 • More Lunar news...

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Table Notes and Explanations
Select view: Major packages only (52) All tracked packages (206) 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.

Table Notes and Explanations

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	moonbase	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	1.0 dirtybird	Feature
Release Date	2009/11/21	2008/12/28	2007/02/18	2005/08/23	2004/03/09	2004/01/19	2003/03/17	2003/01/21	2002/11/26	2002/10/01	Release Date
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Price (US$)
CDs	--	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	CDs
Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	Free Download
Installation	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Installation
Default Desktop	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Default Desktop
Package Management	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	Package Management
Office Suite	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice	KOffice, OpenOffice	KOffice, OpenOffice	KOffice, OpenOffice	KOffice, OpenOffice	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	i386, i686, x86_64	i386, i686, x86_64	i386, i686, x86_64	i686	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Journaled File Systems
Multilingual	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Multilingual
Asian Language Support											Asian Language Support
Package	moonbase	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	1.0 dirtybird	Package
abiword (2.8.1)	2.6.8	2.4.6	2.2.9	2.0.4	2.0.2	1.0.4	1.0.3	1.0.3	1.0.3		abiword (2.8.1)
alsa-lib (1.0.21a)	1.0.21a	1.0.13	1.0.9	1.0.3a	1.0.1	0.9.0rc6	0.9.0rc6	0.9.0rc5	0.9.0rc3		alsa-lib (1.0.21a)
amarok (2.2.1)	2.2.1	1.4.5	1.3								amarok (2.2.1)
ati-driver (8.661)	9.4	--									ati-driver (8.661)
bind (9.6.1-P1)	9.6.1-P1	9.3.4	9.3.1	9.2.3	9.2.3	9.2.2	9.2.1	9.2.1	9.2.1		bind (9.6.1-P1)
compiz (0.8.4)	0.8.4										compiz (0.8.4)
cups (1.4.2)	1.4.2	1.2.8	1.1.23	1.1.20	1.1.20	1.1.18	1.1.14	1.1.14	1.1.14		cups (1.4.2)
db (4.8.24)	4.8.24	4.5.20	4.3.28	4.1.25	4.1.25						db (4.8.24)
dhcp (4.1.0p1)	4.1.0p1	3.0.5	3.0.3	3.0pl2	3.0pl2	3.0pl2	3.0pl1	3.0pl1	3.0pl1		dhcp (4.1.0p1)
emacs (23.1)	23.1	21.4a	21.4a	21.3	21.3	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.2		emacs (23.1)
evolution (2.28.1)	2.28.0	2.8.2.1	2.2.3	1.4.5	1.4.5	1.2.2	1.2.1	1.2.0	1.0.8		evolution (2.28.1)
firefox (3.5.5)	3.5.5	2.0.0.1	1.0.6								firefox (3.5.5)
freetype (2.3.11)	2.3.11	2.1.10	2.1.7	2.1.5	2.1.5						freetype (2.3.11)
gcc (4.4.2)	4.4.2	3.4.6	3.3.3	3.3.3	3.2.3	3.2.2	3.2.1	3.2	3.2		gcc (4.4.2)
gimp (2.6.7)	2.6.7	2.2.13	2.2.8	1.2.5	1.2.5	1.2.3	1.2.3	1.2.3	1.3.8		gimp (2.6.7)
glibc (2.11)	2.10.1	2.3.6	2.3.3	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.1	2.3.1	2.2.5		glibc (2.11)
gnucash (2.2.9)	2.2.9	2.0.4	1.8.11	1.8.8	1.8.8	1.8.2	1.6.8	1.6.8	1.6.8		gnucash (2.2.9)
gnumeric (1.8.4)	1.8.4	1.6.3	1.4.3	1.2.6	1.2.2	1.0.12	1.0.11	1.0.10	1.0.9		gnumeric (1.8.4)
gtk+ (2.18.3)	2.16.6	2.10.9	2.6.9	2.2.4	2.2.4	2.2.1	2.0.9	2.0.9	2.0.6		gtk+ (2.18.3)
hal (0.5.13)	0.5.13										hal (0.5.13)
httpd (2.2.14)	2.2.14	2.2.4	2.0.54	2.0.48	2.0.48						httpd (2.2.14)
inkscape (0.47)	0.46	0.45	0.42								inkscape (0.47)
jre (6u17)	6u17										jre (6u17)
k3b (1.0.5)	1.0.5	0.12.17	0.12.3	0.11.6	0.10.3						k3b (1.0.5)
kdebase (4.3.3)	4.3.3	3.5.6	3.4.2	3.2.0	3.1.5	3.1	3.0.4	3.0.4	3.0.3		kdebase (4.3.3)
koffice (2.0.2)	1.6.3	1.6.2	--	1.3	1.2.1	1.2.1	3.0.4	1.2	1.2		koffice (2.0.2)
Package	moonbase	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	1.0 dirtybird	Package
libgnome (2.28.0)	2.26.0	2.16.0	2.10.0	2.4.0	2.4.0	2.2.0.1	2.0.6	2.0.5	2.0.4		libgnome (2.28.0)
linux (2.6.31.6)	2.6.31.6	2.6.20	2.4.31	2.4.25	2.4.24	2.4.20	2.4.20	2.4.19	2.4.19		linux (2.6.31.6)
module-init-tools (3.11.1)	3.11.1	3.2.2	3.1								module-init-tools (3.11.1)
mono (2.4.2.3)	2.4.2.3	1.2.3.1									mono (2.4.2.3)
MPlayer (1.0rc2)	1.0_rc4_p20090919	1.0rc1	1.0pre7	1.0pre3	1.0pre3	0.90rc4	0.90rc2	0.90pre10	0.90pre8		MPlayer (1.0rc2)
mysql (5.1.41)	5.0.87	5.0.33	4.1.13a	4.0.18	4.0.17	3.23.56	3.23.54a	3.23.53	3.23.52		mysql (5.1.41)
nautilus (2.28.1)	2.26.3	2.16.3	2.10.1	2.4.2	2.4.1	2.2.2	2.0.8	2.0.8	2.0.7		nautilus (2.28.1)
NVIDIA (190.42)	190.42	1.0-9746									NVIDIA (190.42)
OpenOffice.org (3.1.1)	3.1.1	2.1.0	1.1.4	1.1.1b	1.1.0	1.0.2	1.0.2	1.0.1	1.0.1		OpenOffice.org (3.1.1)
openssh (5.3p1)	5.3p1	4.5p1	4.1p1	3.8p1	3.7.1p2	3.5p1	3.5p1	3.5p1	3.4p1		openssh (5.3p1)
openssl (0.9.8l)	0.9.8l	0.9.8d	0.9.7g	0.9.7c	0.9.7c	0.9.6i	0.9.6h	0.9.6g	0.9.6g		openssl (0.9.8l)
perl (5.10.1)	5.10.1	5.8.8	5.8.7	5.8.3	5.8.1	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0		perl (5.10.1)
php (5.3.1)	5.2.11	5.2.1	5.0.4	4.3.4	4.3.4	4.3.1	4.3.0	4.2.3	4.2.3		php (5.3.1)
pidgin (2.6.3)	2.6.3	1.5.0	1.5.0	0.75	0.75	0.59.9	0.59.8	0.59.6	0.59.3		pidgin (2.6.3)
postfix (2.6.5)	2.6.5	2.3.7	2.2.5	2.0.18	2.0.16	2.0.6	2.0.0.1	1.1.11	1.1.11		postfix (2.6.5)
postgresql (8.4.1)	8.4.1	8.2.3	8.0.3	7.4.1	7.4.1	7.3.2	7.3.1	7.2.3	7.2.2		postgresql (8.4.1)
Python (3.1.1)	2.6.4	2.5	2.4.1	2.3.3	2.3.3	2.2.2	2.2.2	2.2.2	2.2.1		Python (3.1.1)
qt-x11 (4.5.3)	4.5.3	3.3.7	3.3.4	3.2.3	3.2.3	3.1.1	3.0.4	3.0.4	3.0.4		qt-x11 (4.5.3)
samba (3.4.3)	3.3.9	3.0.24	3.0.14a	3.0.2a	3.0.1	2.2.8	2.2.7a	2.2.7	2.2.5		samba (3.4.3)
sendmail (8.14.3)	8.14.3	8.14.0	8.13.4	8.12.11	8.12.10	8.12.8	8.12.7	8.12.6	8.12.6		sendmail (8.14.3)
thunderbird (2.0.0.23)	2.0.0.23	1.5.0.9	1.0.6								thunderbird (2.0.0.23)
udev (147)	141	105	067								udev (147)
vim (7.2)	7.2	7.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1		vim (7.2)
xfce (4.6.1)	4.6.1	4.4.0	4.2.2	4.0.3.1	4.0.3	3.8.18	3.8.18	3.8.18	3.8.16		xfce (4.6.1)
xine-lib (1.1.16.3)	1.1.16.3	1.1.4	1.1.0	1-rc3a	1-rc3a	1-beta8	0.9.13	0.9.13	0.9.13		xine-lib (1.1.16.3)
xorg-server (1.7.1)	1.6.3	(7.1)	(6.8.2)								xorg-server (1.7.1)

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