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ClearOS


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:12 UTC


ClearOS is a small business server operating system with server, networking, and gateway functions. It is designed primarily for homes, small, medium, and distributed environments. It is managed from a web based user interface, but can also be completely managed and tuned from the command line. ClearOS is available in a free Community Edition, which includes available open source updates and patches from its upstream sources. ClearOS is also offered in a Home and Business Edition which receives additional testing of updates and only uses tested code for updates. Professional tech-support is also available. Currently ClearOS offers around 100+ different features which can be installed through the onboard ClearOS Marketplace.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 137 (66), 6 months: 153 (66), 3 months: 143 (64), 4 weeks: 125 (62), 1 week: 114 (59)

Average visitor rating: 8/10 from 1 review(s).

ClearOS Summary
Distribution ClearOS (formerly ClarkConnect)
Home Page https://clearos.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://clearos.com/clearfoundation/social/community
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://www.clearos.com/resources/documentation/clearos/start
Screenshots https://www.clearos.com/clearos-screenshot • DistroWatch Gallery
Download Mirrors https://www.clearos.com/products/purchase/clearos-downloads • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker http://tracker.clearfoundation.com/
Related Websites ClearFoundation • ClearCenter • Wikipedia
Reviews 6.x: Linux-Magazine
5.x: The Register • Linux Magazine • ITworld
3.x: Linux Blog
Where To Buy or Try https://www.clearos.com/products/purchase/buy-it •

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2019-05-01: Distribution Release: ClearOS 7.6.0
 • 2016-03-10: Distribution Release: ClearOS 7.2.0
 • 2015-12-15: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.7.0
 • 2015-11-11: Distribution Release: ClearOS 7.1.0
 • 2015-09-26: Development Release: ClearOS 7.1.0 RC1
 • 2015-02-20: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.6.0 "Community"
 • 2013-12-21: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.5.0 "Community"
 • 2013-04-12: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.4.0 "Community"
 • 2013-03-21: Development Release: ClearOS 6.4.0 Beta 2 "Community"
 • 2012-08-03: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.3.0 "Community"
 • 2012-04-25: Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.2 "Community"
 • 2012-04-03: Development Release: ClearOS 6.2 RC1 "Community"
 • More ClearOS releases...

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Feature 7.9.1 6.7.0 5.2 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.2 1.3 0.9.1 Feature
Release Date 2021-05-19 2015-12-14 2010-07-22 2009-07-09 2008-08-13 2005-11-03 2004-04-20 2003-04-15 2001-12-20 Release Date
End Of Life 2024-06-30 2017-12 2015-12             End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 500-1200                 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Default Desktop
Package Management RPM(YUM) RPM(YUM) RPM(YUM) RPM(YUM) RPM(APT) RPM(APT) RPM(APT) RPM(APT) RPM Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd Upstart SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext4, XFS ext4               Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes                 Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 7.9.1 6.7.0 5.2             Full Package List
Package 7.9.1 6.7.0 5.2 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.2 1.3 0.9.1 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.1.8 1.0.22 1.0.17 1.0.17 1.0.6 -- -- -- -- alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 4.2 4.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.05b 2.05a 2.05 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.3) -- -- 1.3.7 1.3.7 1.1.22 1.1.22 1.1.17 1.1.14 1.1.9 cups (2.4.3)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.2.5 4.1.1-P1 3.0.5 3.0.5 3.0.1 -- 3.0pl1 2.0pl5 2.0pl5 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.42.9 1.41.12 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.35 1.32 1.27 1.23 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2) -- 38.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.8 2.3.11 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.1.9 2.1.9 2.1.3 2.0.9 2.0.3 freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.2.2 2.96 2.96 gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.17 2.12 2.5 2.5 2.3.4 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.2.5 2.2.4 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.2)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.02.2 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.93 0.91 0.90 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3) 3.22.30 2.24.23 -- -- -- 2.4.13 -- -- -- gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- 2.2.3 2.2.3 2.0.52 2.0.52 2.0.40 -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30) 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5) 3.10.0 2.6.32 2.6.18 2.6.18 2.6.18 2.6.9 2.4.20 2.4.18 2.4.9 linux (6.3.5)
Package 7.9.1 6.7.0 5.2 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.2 1.3 0.9.1 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1) 18.3.4 10.4.3 -- -- 6.8.2 4.3.0 4.3.0 -- -- mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- 5.0.77 5.0.45 4.1.20 4.1.12 3.23.58 -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 7.4p1 5.3p1 4.3p2 4.3p2 3.9p1 3.9p1 3.5p1 3.1p1 2.9p2 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 1.0.2k 1.0.1e 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.7a 0.9.7a 0.9.7a 0.9.6b 0.9.6b openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.16.3 5.10.1 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.5 5.8.5 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.0 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6) -- -- 5.1.6 5.1.6 4.3.11 4.3.11 4.2.2 4.1.2 4.0.6 php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0) 2.10.1 2.6.6 2.5.1 2.5.1 2.2.7 2.1.5 1.1.12 1.1.7 -- postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3) 2.7.5-90.el7.x86_64.rpm 2.6.6 2.4.3 2.4.3 2.3.4 2.3.4 2.2.2 -- -- Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) -- -- 3.5.2 3.3.4 3.0.25b 3.0.20a 2.2.7a 2.2.7 2.2.1a samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5) 219 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.11.2) -- 38.2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0) 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.8 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 1.20.4 1.15.0 -- -- (6.8.2) (6.8.2) -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 7.9.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-05-20
Votes: 2


 Based on CentOS, with some pretty decent additions, some paid.

The main thing to watch is what they plan to do now that IBM/RedHat has changed its model, and ClearOS must change from its current upstream provider. They have announced "version 9" and say it will be produced "in-house" but that was many months ago with no updates or details or ETA for a first look, let alone a release.

In other words, think of it as a mature (for 2020), secure server that might be good for simple applications that will only be used for a month or two, but not for long-term use, at least not until they have a clear roadmap for when we see a preview of their next version, and what their plan is for the next five or ten years.

I was hopeful for them. They have had some good people on staff and in their online community. But their current silence and lack of news or product updates suggest we use extreme caution with new installations, and give a high priority to plans for migrating to a different provider.


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