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Linspire

Last Update: 2018-04-02 16:13 UTC

Linspire is a full-featured operating system (based on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu) like Microsoft Windows XP or Apple Mac OS X. Linspire offers the power, stability and cost-savings of Linux with the ease of a Windows environment. In addition, Linspire features exclusive Click-N-Run (CNR) technology that makes installing software on Linspire fast and easy. Note: Linspire was acquired by Xandros Inc. in July 2008 and discontinued as a Linux distribution shortly afterwards. Linspire was later purchased by PC/OpenSystems in 2017 and sold as an Ubuntu-based commercial distribution.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 240 (32), 6 months: 153 (58), 3 months: 201 (36), 4 weeks: 164 (38), 1 week: 170 (36)

Average visitor rating: 8.67/10 from 3 review(s).


Linspire Summary
Distribution Linspire OS
Home Page http://www.linspirelinux.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases, download links and checksums:
 • 2007-10-10: Distribution Release: Linspire 6.0
 • 2006-04-23: Distribution Release: Linspire 5.1
 • 2005-05-30: Reviews: Linspire 5.0, the Linux Desktop for the Masses
 • 2005-04-21: Linux Made Easy: Linspire 5.0
 • 2005-04-15: Hacking Linspire 5.0
 • 2005-03-29: Linspire 5.0 Live CD Available for Free Download
 • 2005-03-24: Reviews: Linspire 5.0
 • 2005-03-20: Reviews: First Look at Linspire 5.0
 • 2005-03-16: Distribution Release: Linspire 5.0
 • 2005-02-14: First Look at Linspire 5
 • 2005-01-05: Two Interviews with Linspire's Michael Robertson
 • 2004-04-29: Reviews: Linspire 4.5
 • More Linspire releases...

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 •2018-01-02 Linspire returns
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Feature 7.0
sp1		 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 Feature
Release Date 2018-04-08 2007-10-10 2006-04-21 2005-03-16 2003-12-16 2003-06-24 2002-11-18 Release Date
End Of Life               End Of Life
Price (US$) 79 50 50 50 50 50 129 Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2100-2200             Image Size (MB)
Free Download -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE Plasma, Xfce KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice GNOME Office, KOffice, OO.o GNOME Office, KOffice, OO.o GNOME Office, KOffice, OO.o KOffice, OO.o, StarOffice KOffice, OO.o, StarOffice KOffice, OO.o, StarOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems     ReiserFS ReiserFS ReiserFS ReiserFS ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support   -- -- -- jp jp -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 7.0   5.1         Full Package List
Package 7.0
sp1		 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 Package
abiword (3.0.2) -- 2.4.6 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.0.6 1.0.4 1.0.2 abiword (3.0.2)
alsa-lib (1.1.6) 1.1.0 1.0.13 1.0.9b 1.0.6 0.9.8 0.9.2 0.9.0beta12 alsa-lib (1.1.6)
ati-driver (16.40) -- 8.34.8 -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (16.40)
bash (4.4.18) 4.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.05b 2.05a 2.05a bash (4.4.18)
bind (9.13.0) -- 9.2.4 9.2.4 9.2.4 8.3.4 8.3.4 8.3.3 bind (9.13.0)
chromium (66.0.3359.181) 65.0.3325.181             chromium (66.0.3359.181)
cups (2.2.7) 2.1.3 1.2.8 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.19 1.1.14 cups (2.2.7)
dhcp (4.4.1) 4.3.3 3.0.4 3.0.1 3.0.1 2.0pl5 2.0pl5 2.0pl5 dhcp (4.4.1)
e2fsprogs (1.44.2) 1.42.13 1.39 1.38 1.35 1.32 1.32 1.27 e2fsprogs (1.44.2)
firefox (60.0.1) 57.0.3 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.1 1.0       firefox (60.0.1)
freetype (2.9.1) 2.6.1 2.2.1 2.1.7 2.1.7 2.1.4 2.1.4   freetype (2.9.1)
gcc (8.1.0) 5.3.1 4.1.2 3.4.3 3.3.5 2.95.4 2.95.4 2.95.4 gcc (8.1.0)
gimp (2.10.2) -- 2.2.13 2.2.10 2.0.6 1.3.14 1.3.14 1.2.3 gimp (2.10.2)
glibc (2.27) 2.23 2.5 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.1 2.2.5 glibc (2.27)
gnome-shell (3.28.2) --             gnome-shell (3.28.2)
gnucash (3.1-1) -- 2.0.2 1.8.12 1.8.9 1.8.3 1.8.3 1.6.6 gnucash (3.1-1)
gnumeric (1.12.41) -- 1.7.8 1.6.2 1.4.0 1.0.9 1.0.9 1.0.8 gnumeric (1.12.41)
grub (2.02) 2.02 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.93 0.93 0.91 grub (2.02)
gtk+ (3.22.30) 3.18.9 2.10.11 2.6.10 2.4.13 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.0.2 gtk+ (3.22.30)
httpd (2.4.33) -- 2.2.3 2.0.52 2.0.52 2.0.44 2.0.44   httpd (2.4.33)
inkscape (0.92.3) -- 0.45 0.43 0.41 -- -- -- inkscape (0.92.3)
k3b (18.04.1) 2.0.3 1.0 0.12.7 0.11.17 0.8 0.8   k3b (18.04.1)
kmod (25) 22             kmod (25)
krita (4.0.3) 3.3.2.1             krita (4.0.3)
libreoffice (6.0.4) 6.0.2 2.2.0 2.0.1 1.1.3 1.0.3 1.0.3 1.0.1 libreoffice (6.0.4)
linux (4.16.12) 4.10.0 2.6.20 2.6.14 2.6.10 2.4.23 2.4.20 2.4.19 linux (4.16.12)
Package 7.0
sp1		 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 Package
lxpanel (0.9.3) --             lxpanel (0.9.3)
mariadb (10.3.7) --             mariadb (10.3.7)
mate-desktop (1.20.1) --             mate-desktop (1.20.1)
mesa (18.1.0) 17.2.8             mesa (18.1.0)
mysql (8.0.11) -- 5.0.38 4.0.22 4.0.22 3.23.52 3.23.52 3.23.49 mysql (8.0.11)
nautilus (3.28.1) -- 2.18.1 2.11.2 2.8.2 1.0.6 1.0.6 1.0.6 nautilus (3.28.1)
NVIDIA (390.48) -- 1.0-9631           NVIDIA (390.48)
openbox (3.6.1) --             openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (10.0.1) 8u151             openjdk (10.0.1)
openssh (7.7p1) 7.2p2 4.3p2 3.8.1p1 3.8.1p1 3.6.1p2 3.4p1 3.4p1 openssh (7.7p1)
openssl (1.1.0h) 1.0.2g 0.9.8c 0.9.8a 0.9.7e 0.9.7a 0.9.7 0.9.6c openssl (1.1.0h)
perl (5.26.2) 5.22.1 5.8.8 5.8.4 5.8.4 5.8.1 5.6.1 5.6.1 perl (5.26.2)
php (7.2.6) -- 5.2.1 4.3.9 4.3.9 4.2.2 4.2.2 4.1.2 php (7.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.12.5) 5.8.9             plasma-desktop (5.12.5)
postfix (3.3.1) -- 2.3.8 2.1.5 2.1.5 1.1.11 1.1.11 1.1.11 postfix (3.3.1)
postgresql (10.4) -- -- 7.4.6 7.4.6 7.2.1 7.2.1 7.2.1 postgresql (10.4)
Python (3.6.5) 2.7.12 2.5.1 2.3.4 2.3.4 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.1.3 Python (3.6.5)
qt (5.11.0) 5.6.1 3.3.8 3.3.3 3.3.3 3.2.1 3.0.5 3.0.3 qt (5.11.0)
samba (4.8.2) 4.3.11 3.0.24 3.0.9 3.0.9 3.0.0 2.2.3a 2.2.3a samba (4.8.2)
systemd (238) 229             systemd (238)
thunderbird (52.8.0) 52.7.0 2.0.0.4 1.5 0.9 -- -- -- thunderbird (52.8.0)
vim (8.1) 7.4 7.0.164 6.3 6.3 6.1.048 6.1.048 6.1 vim (8.1)
vlc (3.0.3) 2.2.8 0.8.6 0.8.1 0.8.1       vlc (3.0.3)
xfdesktop (4.12.4) 4.12.3 4.3.99.1 4.0.6 4.0.6 3.8.16 3.8.16 3.8.16 xfdesktop (4.12.4)
xorg-server (1.20.0) 1.18.4 1.2.0 6.9.0 6.8.2 -- -- -- xorg-server (1.20.0)

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Version: 7.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-02-22
Votes: 0


 There are way better Linux payed releases and in the open-source sector. Sorry I'm not impressed.


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Version: 7.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-02-07
Votes: 6


 Well you could have knocked me down with a feather when I saw the news that my old Linux buddy Linspire had been raised from the dead or at least that place where old operating systems go to die!!!

Linspire was the beginning of my romance with Linux, it buffered me a little further way from the terminal command windows but still allowed me to have a safe secure computer environment to surf the web and enjoy my internet safely.

No having to run defraggers or antivirus software, no having to seasonally reinstall a slow lumbering operating system blotted with updates every Tuesday!

The great things is no longer is Linspire running as root, it is built on a very stable version of Ubuntu and its an environment where I can feel happier, my distro-surfing days are through with Linspire on my SSD in my laptop. You can dredge up the past but what does it have to do with the current owners NOTHING!

Thanks guys. I’ve supported their effort and purchased a copy, after running Freespire for a short while. And I happy that I can use Chrome to surf and safely use my laptop for all of my daily activities and not have to use Windows.


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Version: 6.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-05-08
Votes: 14


 It's a true shame that Lindows AKA Linspire is no more to me it was the most beautiful operating system that I have ever used.
It's a damn shame that greedy Microsoft suited Linspire.

I will also always remember Richard the CEO of Linspire and what a great man that he was for trying to give us people of the earth an alternative operating system other than Windows.

I sure wished that it could have still been in business but unfortunately it is no more.

The website URL is now owned by someone else in another country either Chinese or Japanese or Korean not sure what language it is but all that I can say is that I truly appreciated at least was given a chance to have gotten to try there OS and there really cool click N' run store that was setup exactly like Google play store but much more better hands down.

Anyway,
I just wanted to throw out here my thoughts and as far as Linspire R.I.P.
WE ALL STILL LOVED YOU AS WELL AS I DID AND WILL FOREVER WILL BE MISSED!..

Sincerely Yours,

Joseph R. Calandra






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