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TurnKey Linux


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC

TurnKey Linux is a Debian-based virtual appliance library that integrates some of the best open-source software into ready-to-use solutions. Each virtual appliance is optimised for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on bare metal, a virtual machine and in the cloud. The growing list of virtual appliances, each of which is available as a CD image or virtual machine image, include Bugzilla, Django, Drupal, File Server, Joomla, LAMP, Magento, Mantis, MediaWiki, MoinMoin, Moodle, MovableType, MySQL, Openbravo, phpBB, PostgreSQL, ProjectPier, Rails, Revision Control, StatusNet, Apache Tomcat, Torrent Server, Trac, TWiki, vtiger, WordPress, Zimra and others.

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TurnKey Summary
Distribution TurnKey Linux
Home Page http://www.turnkeylinux.org/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2022-04-13: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 17.0
 • 2020-05-04: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 16.0
 • 2018-07-28: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 15.0
 • 2018-05-01: Development Release: TurnKey Linux 15.0 RC1
 • 2016-04-20: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 14.1
 • 2015-09-18: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 14.0
 • 2015-05-12: Development Release: TurnKey Linux 14.0 RC1
 • 2013-11-20: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 13.0
 • 2013-06-06: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 12.1
 • 2013-01-17: Development Release: TurnKey Linux 13.0 RC
 • 2012-08-30: Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 12.0
 • 2012-03-02: Development Release: TurnKey Linux 12.0 RC
 • More TurnKey releases...

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 • 2019-06-28 TurnKey adds new appliance
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Feature 18.1 17.1 16.1 15.0 14.2 13.0 12.0 11.3 Feature
Release Date 2024-07-06 2022-10-13 2021-02-28 2018-07-27 2017-03-30 2013-11-20 2012-08-30 2011-12-06 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 300-500 300-500 300-500 200-400 200-400       Image Size (MB)
Free Download 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 Installation
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Default Desktop
Default Browser                 Default Browser
Package Format deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb Package Format
Package Management                 Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV SysV Upstart Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Full Package List 18.1 17.1 16.1 15.0 14.2 13.0 12.0 11.3 Full Package List

Full Package List:   TurnKey Linux 13.0
  Number of packages: 258 (download as TXT)
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  •  acpi-support-base 0.140-5
  •  acpid 1:2.0.16-1+deb7u1
  •  adduser 3.113+nmu3
  •  apt 0.9.7.9
  •  base-files 7.1wheezy2
  •  base-passwd 3.5.26
  •  bash 4.2+dfsg-0.1
  •  bash-completion 1:2.0-1
  •  bind9-host 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  bsdmainutils 9.0.3
  •  bsdutils 1:2.20.1-5.3
  •  busybox 1:1.20.0-7
  •  busybox-initramfs 1.20.0-7ubuntu3+turnkey+2+gbe130c2
  •  ca-certificates 20130119
  •  casper 1.236-turnkey+12+gc47bd84
  •  confconsole 0.9.4+39+g4bf3279
  •  console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-70
  •  coreutils 8.13-3.5
  •  cpio 2.11+dfsg-0.1
  •  cron 3.0pl1-124
  •  cron-apt 0.9.1
  •  curl 7.26.0-1+wheezy4
  •  dash 0.5.7-3
  •  debconf 1.5.49
  •  debian-archive-keyring 2012.4
  •  debianutils 4.3.2
  •  di-live 0.9.4+5+g72866c5
  •  dialog 1.1-20120215-2
  •  diffutils 1:3.2-6
  •  dmsetup 2:1.02.74-8
  •  dpkg 1.16.12
  •  e2fslibs:amd64 1.42.5-1.1
  •  e2fsprogs 1.42.5-1.1
  •  eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13
  •  etckeeper 0.63
  •  ethtool 1:3.4.2-1
  •  file 5.11-2
  •  findutils 4.4.2-4
  •  gcc-4.7-base:amd64 4.7.2-5
  •  gettext-base 0.18.1.1-9
  •  git 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy1
  •  git-core 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy1
  •  git-man 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy1
  •  gnupg 1.4.12-7+deb7u2
  •  gpgv 1.4.12-7+deb7u2
  •  grep 2.12-2
  •  groff-base 1.21-9
  •  grub-common 1.99-27+deb7u2
  •  grub-pc 1.99-27+deb7u2
  •  grub-pc-bin 1.99-27+deb7u2
  •  grub2-common 1.99-27+deb7u2
  •  gzip 1.5-1.1
  •  hdparm 9.39-1+b1
  •  hostname 3.11
  •  hubdns 1.0+4+g93c9cd4
  •  ifupdown 0.7.8
  •  inithooks 0.9+52+g304c6a4
  •  initramfs-tools 0.109.1
  •  initscripts 2.88dsf-41+deb7u1
  •  insserv 1.14.0-5
  •  iproute 20120521-3+b3
  •  iptables 1.4.14-3.1
  •  iputils-ping 3:20101006-1+b1
  •  klibc-utils 2.0.1-3.1
  •  kmod 9-3
  •  less 444-4
  •  libacl1:amd64 2.2.51-8
  •  libapt-pkg4.12:amd64 0.9.7.9
  •  libasprintf0c2:amd64 0.18.1.1-9
  •  libattr1:amd64 1:2.4.46-8
  •  libauthen-pam-perl 0.16-2+b2
  •  libbind9-80 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  libblkid1:amd64 2.20.1-5.3
  •  libbsd0:amd64 0.4.2-1
  •  libbz2-1.0:amd64 1.0.6-4
  •  libc-bin 2.13-38
  •  libc6:amd64 2.13-38
  •  libcap2:amd64 1:2.22-1.2
  •  libclass-isa-perl 0.36-3
  •  libcomerr2:amd64 1.42.5-1.1
  •  libconsole 1:0.2.3dbs-70
  •  libcurl3:amd64 7.26.0-1+wheezy4
  •  libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.26.0-1+wheezy4
  •  libdb5.1:amd64 5.1.29-5
  •  libdebconfclient0 0.182
  •  libdebian-installer4 0.87
  •  libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64 2:1.02.74-8
  •  libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 2:1.02.74-8
  •  libdns88 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  libedit2:amd64 2.11-20080614-5
  •  liberror-perl 0.17-1
  •  libexpat1:amd64 2.1.0-1
  •  libfreetype6:amd64 2.4.9-1.1
  •  libfuse2:amd64 2.9.0-2+deb7u1
  •  libgcc1:amd64 1:4.7.2-5
  •  libgcrypt11:amd64 1.5.0-5+deb7u1
  •  libgdbm3:amd64 1.8.3-11
  •  libgeoip1 1.4.8+dfsg-3
  •  libgmp10:amd64 2:5.0.5+dfsg-2
  •  libgnutls26:amd64 2.12.20-7
  •  libgpg-error0:amd64 1.10-3.1
  •  libgssapi-krb5-2:amd64 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1
  •  libidn11:amd64 1.25-2
  •  libio-pty-perl 1:1.08-1+b2
  •  libisc84 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  libisccc80 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  libisccfg82 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  libk5crypto3:amd64 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1
  •  libkeyutils1:amd64 1.5.5-3
  •  libklibc 2.0.1-3.1
  •  libkmod2:amd64 9-3
  •  libkrb5-3:amd64 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1
  •  libkrb5support0:amd64 1.10.1+dfsg-5+deb7u1
  •  libldap-2.4-2:amd64 2.4.31-1+nmu2
  •  liblwres80 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1
  •  liblzma5:amd64 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
  •  libmagic1:amd64 5.11-2
  •  libmount1 2.20.1-5.3
  •  libncurses5:amd64 5.9-10
  •  libncursesw5:amd64 5.9-10
  •  libnet-ssleay-perl 1.48-1+b1
  •  libnewt0.52 0.52.14-11.1
  •  libnfnetlink0 1.0.0-1.1
  •  libopts25 1:5.12-0.1
  •  libp11-kit0:amd64 0.12-3
  •  libpam-modules:amd64 1.1.3-7.1
  •  libpam-modules-bin 1.1.3-7.1
  •  libpam-runtime 1.1.3-7.1
  •  libpam0g:amd64 1.1.3-7.1
  •  libparted0debian1:amd64 2.3-12
  •  libpipeline1:amd64 1.2.1-1
  •  libpopt0:amd64 1.16-7
  •  libprocps0:amd64 1:3.3.3-3
  •  libreadline5:amd64 5.2+dfsg-2~deb7u1
  •  libreadline6:amd64 6.2+dfsg-0.1
  •  librsync1:amd64 0.9.7-9
  •  librtmp0:amd64 2.4+20111222.git4e06e21-1
  •  libsasl2-2:amd64 2.1.25.dfsg1-6+deb7u1
  •  libselinux1:amd64 2.1.9-5
  •  libsemanage-common 2.1.6-6
  •  libsemanage1:amd64 2.1.6-6
  •  libsepol1:amd64 2.1.4-3
  •  libslang2:amd64 2.2.4-15
  •  libsqlite3-0:amd64 3.7.13-1+deb7u1
  •  libss2:amd64 1.42.5-1.1
  •  libssh2-1:amd64 1.4.2-1.1
  •  libssl1.0.0:amd64 1.0.1e-2
  •  libstdc++6:amd64 4.7.2-5
  •  libswitch-perl 2.16-2
  •  libtasn1-3:amd64 2.13-2
  •  libtinfo5:amd64 5.9-10
  •  libudev0:amd64 175-7.2
  •  libusb-0.1-4:amd64 2:0.1.12-20+nmu1
  •  libustr-1.0-1:amd64 1.0.4-3
  •  libuuid-perl 0.02-5
  •  libuuid1:amd64 2.20.1-5.3
  •  libwrap0:amd64 7.6.q-24
  •  libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu2
  •  linux-base 3.5
  •  linux-image-3.2.0-4-amd64 3.2.51-1
  •  linux-image-amd64 3.2+46
  •  localepurge 0.6.3
  •  locales 2.13-38
  •  login 1:4.1.5.1-1
  •  logrotate 3.8.1-4
  •  lsb-base 4.1+Debian8+deb7u1
  •  lsb-release 4.1+Debian8+deb7u1
  •  lvm2 2.02.95-8
  •  man-db 2.6.2-1
  •  mawk 1.3.3-17
  •  mime-support 3.52-1
  •  mktemp 8.13-3.5
  •  module-init-tools 9-3
  •  mount 2.20.1-5.3
  •  multiarch-support 2.13-38
  •  nano 2.2.6-1+b1
  •  ncurses-base 5.9-10
  •  ncurses-bin 5.9-10
  •  net-tools 1.60-24.2
  •  netbase 5.0
  •  ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2
  •  ntpdate 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2
  •  openssh-client 1:6.0p1-4
  •  openssh-server 1:6.0p1-4
  •  openssl 1.0.1e-2
  •  os-prober 1.58
  •  passwd 1:4.1.5.1-1
  •  perl 5.14.2-21+deb7u1
  •  perl-base 5.14.2-21+deb7u1
  •  perl-modules 5.14.2-21+deb7u1
  •  procps 1:3.3.3-3
  •  psmisc 22.19-1+deb7u1
  •  pycurl-wrapper 1.1+3+g6509b67
  •  python 2.7.3-4+deb7u1
  •  python-crypto 2.6-4
  •  python-dialog 2.7-1turnkey+9+g97403e1
  •  python-minimal 2.7.3-4+deb7u1
  •  python-pycurl 7.19.0-5
  •  python-simplejson 2.5.2-1
  •  python-support 1.0.15
  •  python2.7 2.7.3-6
  •  python2.7-minimal 2.7.3-6
  •  readline-common 6.2+dfsg-0.1
  •  resolvconf 1.67
  •  rsync 3.0.9-4
  •  rsyslog 5.8.11-3
  •  screen 4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-7
  •  sed 4.2.1-10
  •  sensible-utils 0.0.7
  •  shellinabox 2.14-turnkey+4+g1a0d4a2
  •  ssh 1:6.0p1-4
  •  syslinux 2:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u1
  •  syslinux-common 2:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u1
  •  sysv-rc 2.88dsf-41+deb7u1
  •  sysvinit 2.88dsf-41+deb7u1
  •  sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-41+deb7u1
  •  tar 1.26+dfsg-0.1
  •  tklbam 1.3+4+gd928e2f
  •  tklbam-duplicity 0.6.18-2turnkey+14+g5632664
  •  tklbam-python-boto 2.3.0-1turnkey+3+gebe144e
  •  tklbam-squid 2.7.STABLE9-2.1turnkey+23+g0bb9ee9
  •  tklbam-squid-common 2.7.STABLE9-2.1turnkey+23+g0bb9ee9
  •  traceroute 1:2.0.18-3
  •  turnkey-core-13.0 1
  •  turnkey-pylib 0.4+5+gdc8e91e
  •  turnkey-sysinfo 0+2013.1.16+09.52.55+52a24214
  •  turnkey-version 0+2013.1.16+09.53.15+4febf7f8
  •  tzdata 2013d-0wheezy1
  •  ucf 3.0025+nmu3
  •  udev 175-7.2
  •  udhcpc 1:1.20.0-7
  •  unzip 6.0-8
  •  util-linux 2.20.1-5.3
  •  uuid-runtime 2.20.1-5.3
  •  vim-common 2:7.3.547-7
  •  vim-tiny 2:7.3.547-7
  •  webmin 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-custom 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-fdisk 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-file 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-firewall 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-lvm 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-mount 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-net 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-passwd 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-raid 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-shell 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-software 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-sshd 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-syslog 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-text-editor 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-theme-stressfree 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-tklbam 1.0+4+gb0c7a4c
  •  webmin-updown 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  webmin-useradmin 1.630-turnkey+0
  •  wget 1.13.4-3
  •  whiptail 0.52.14-11.1
  •  zlib1g:amd64 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13


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Version: 18.0
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 Turnkey is so confusing and unintuitive. The UI is horrid. None of the manuals or tutorials are clear or simple, yet its advertised as the best and easy to use LXC containers and applications. I am not at all a novice to Linux or the command line, and I cannot figure out how to get these to function. The documentation that exists for each is not well writte and I find myself searching constantly for basics that ends up more exhausting than most linux related projects I've self taught. I don't get it and cant recommend it. False advertising to sell their backup services? Idk


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