Foresight Linux
Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution based on rPath Linux. The aim of Foresight Linux is to present the current version of the surfaces Gnome, Kde, Lxde and Xfce.
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Concept
The name of the distribution comes from the fact that Foresight (English to German " look into the future " or " foresight " ) wants to show will be in future to find the technologies that are still in development at the moment in other distributions. For this, the corresponding latest versions of software packages are used, often beta or even alpha versions. This has the result that the user does have the neuestmöglichste software, the stability of the system, however, suffers.
For example, are relatively new programs such as the Beagle desktop search, Compiz, the Zeroconf implementation Avahi or HAL / D-Bus has long been a standard part of the distribution, often before other distributions. Otherwise, the functional requirements on a normal user -oriented; on the two CDs ( or DVD) are, for example, OpenOffice.org ( the only graphics program which is not based on GTK ) and various codecs for multimedia formats, but not programming tools. Because the objective of Foresight Linux that showcase each current GNOME version, not even Mozilla Firefox is installed, but the GNOME web browser Epiphany own.
Foresight Linux uses the Linux developed by rPath Conary package management software. A special feature of Conary is that it with an update a package only the changed data of the new package version downloads and not the entire package. This behavior on the one hand, the bandwidth is reduced and on the other hand, the required update time. In addition, updates can be undone easily.
Foresight Linux is from the distribution rPath Linux (then SpeciFix Linux) emerged from the Conary also derived. The beginnings of the distribution are not well documented, Distrowatch leads as the oldest message is a version 0.6 in March 2005.
Versions
Foresight uses the rolling- release principle. Rather frequently (often at a distance of only a few weeks) shared Releases are respectively the current inventory of package archives, so-called snapshots. Foresight Linux is currently in the versions of GNOME, GNOME devel, Xfce, Xfce devel, LXDE, LXDE and KDE devel (obsolete) available, all current versions contain the Linux kernel in version 3.4.0.
GNOME
The GNOME version is the oldest existing Foresight Linux version, and is available as an installation DVD for 32- bit x86 or 64 -bit AMD64 architecture. The currently latest stable release 2.5.3 includes GNOME as the default desktop environment 2:32.
Xfce
On March 31, 2013, the current version 2.5.3 of the Xfce variant of Foresight Linux seemed. It contains the Xfce version 4.10. Also like the versions of Gnome, Xfce is also available for a development version and one without developer software, this. Ever for the 32 -bit x86 and 64- bit AMD64 architecture
KDE
On 23 March 2011 the final version was released with KDE. She is deprecated.
LXDE
The current version of LXDE version of Foresight Linux 2.5.3, it was also published on 31 March 2013. There is also a version of this variant with and without a developer software, this depending on the x86 and AMD64 architecture.
Dissemination
Foresight Linux is the default operating system on the cheap PC KPC PC manufacturer Shuttle.
Award
Foresight Linux Ars Technica received from the 2008 Ovatio Awards and was - together with openSUSE - the Distro of the Year ( German: Distribution of the Year) Award.