Corel Linux

The Corel Linux desktop OS was a commercial Linux distribution, the adapted Debian as a base for various applications made ​​by Corel.

History

Corel Linux 1.0 was first published in 1999. The stated goal was to provide a separate desktop operating system, and indeed the most user friendly. Among understood Corel: The user should not have to worry very little about the underlying operating system. As far as possible configured Corel Linux itself the most necessary to be made by the user settings have been grouped under KDE in a Control Center. Corel expanded the KDE File Manager significantly to Corel File Manager as an integral control unit, which occupied the functionality of the Windows Explorer in about. Drives have been mounted automatically. It was also implemented as a GUI as a Corel Update Installer.

Editions

Corel Linux 1.0 was released in three different versions, which differed in the amount of included software. Overall, the software version compared to usual distributions was greatly reduced. The download and the standard variant contained a stripped down version of the acquired Corel WordPerfect. The Deluxe version brought a WordPerfect 8.0 full version including clip art collection with a backup utility as well as a quarterly license for an Internet-based fax service. As image processing was first GIMP included.

Versions

Applications

Mid-2000 has been released for free runs under Linux version of PhotoPaint and later commercially CorelDRAW 9. The ( for Corel then existentially necessary ) sales targets were still not reached quickly enough.

Sale

2001 Corel sold its Linux development to the then startup Xandros, inter alia, return for a share of 5 % of Xandros.

The Corel Open Source developers site remained online until March 2002.