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VectorLinux

Last Update: Monday 22 December 2008 12:21 GMT

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Vector Summary
Distribution VectorLinux
Home Page http://www.vectorlinux.com/
Origin Canada
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://www.vectorlinux.com/forum2/
Alternative User Forums  
Documentation http://vectorlinux.com/wiki/doku.php
Screenshots http://vector2.ecosq.com/screenshotsTCS
Download Mirrors http://vector2.ecosq.com/downloads
Alternative Download Sites  
Bug Tracker --
Related Web Sites VectorLinux.WebArticlesFreshmeat
Reviews 6.0: DistroWatch
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5.1: LinuxForumsBlogspotGeek.comMad PenguinTuxmachinesCapnkirbyMad Penguin
5.0: SUSE rootABCLinuxu (Czech) • Mad PenguinOSNews
4.x: Mad PenguinLinux.comOSNews
Status This distribution is active.
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About Vector
Vector Linux is a small, fast, Intel based Linux operating system for PC style computers. The creators of Vector Linux had a single credo: keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide what their operating system is going to be. What has evolved from this concept is perhaps the best little Linux operating system available anywhere. For the casual computer user you have a lightening fast desktop with graphical programs to handle your daily activities from web surfing, sending and receiving email, chatting on ICQ or IRC to running an ftp server. The power user will be pleased because all the tools are there to compile their own programs, use the system as a server or perhaps the gateway for their home or office computer network. Administrators will be equally as pleased because the small size and memory requirements of the operating system can be deployed on older machines maybe long forgotten.

Recent Related News
 • 2008-12-22: Development Release: VectorLinux 6.0 RC1
 • 2008-12-08: Development Release: VectorLinux 6.0 Beta 2
 • 2008-11-27: Development Release: VectorLinux 6.0 Beta 1
 • 2008-10-03: Distribution Release: VectorLinux 5.9 "Live"
 • 2008-09-24: Distribution Release: VectorLinux 5.9.1 "SOHO"
 • 2008-09-07: Development Release: VectorLinux 6.0 Alpha 2

 • More Vector news...
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as "httpd".
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature 6.0-rc1 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Feature
Release Date 2008/12/22 2008/09/24 2007/12/23 2006/12/18 2005/07/26 2004/09/19 2003/10/07 2003/02/05 Release Date
Price (US$) -- 15 -- 27 27 23 23 20 Price (US$)
CDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
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 Xfce KDE Xfce Xfce Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfce Fluxbox, Xfce IceWM, Xfce IceWM, Xfce Default Desktop
Package Management TLZ TLZ TLZ TLZ/TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ Package Management
Office Suite GNOME Office KOffice GNOME Office GNOME Office -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en, es -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package 6.0-rc1 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Package
abiword (2.6.5) 2.6.4 -- 2.5.2 2.4.6 2.2.5 2.0.7 1.0.4 1.0.3 abiword (2.6.5)
alsa-lib (1.0.18) 1.0.18 1.0.17 1.0.15 1.0.11 1.0.9 1.0.5 -- -- alsa-lib (1.0.18)
amarok (2.0) -- 1.4.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- amarok (2.0)
ati-driver (8.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.12)
bind (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.6.0)
compiz (0.6.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- compiz (0.6.2)
cups (1.3.9) 1.3.9 1.3.7 1.3.3 1.2.6 1.1.23 -- -- -- cups (1.3.9)
db (4.7.25) 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.2.52 4.2.52 3.3.11 -- -- db (4.7.25)
dhcp (4.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- 3.0pl2 3.0pl1 3.0pl1 dhcp (4.1.0)
emacs (22.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- emacs (22.3)
evolution (2.24.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- evolution (2.24.2)
firefox (3.0.5) 3.0.5 3.0.1 2.0.0.11 2.0 1.0.4 -- -- -- firefox (3.0.5)
freetype (2.3.7) 2.3.7 2.3.7 2.3.5 2.1.9 -- -- -- -- freetype (2.3.7)
gcc (4.3.2) 4.2.3 4.1.2 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.3.4 3.2.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 gcc (4.3.2)
gimp (2.6.4) 2.6.3 2.4.6 -- 2.2.13 2.2.1 -- -- -- gimp (2.6.4)
glibc (2.9) 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3.6 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.2.5 2.2.5 glibc (2.9)
gnucash (2.2.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.2.8)
gnumeric (1.8.3) 1.8.2 -- 1.7.12 1.7.4 -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.8.3)
gtk+ (2.14.6) 2.12.9 2.10.14 2.10.14 2.8.20 2.6.1 2.4.4 1.2.10 1.2.10 gtk+ (2.14.6)
httpd (2.2.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.11)
inkscape (0.46) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.46)
jre (6u11) 6u6 6u5 6u2 1.5.0 -- -- -- -- jre (6u11)
k3b (1.0.5) 1.0.5 1.0.5 1.0.3 0.12.3 -- -- -- -- k3b (1.0.5)
kaffeine (0.8.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kaffeine (0.8.7)
kdebase (4.1.3) -- 3.5.9 -- 3.4.2 -- -- -- -- kdebase (4.1.3)
koffice (1.6.3) -- 1.6.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- koffice (1.6.3)
Package 6.0-rc1 5.9.1-SOHO 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.2 Package
libgnome (2.24.1) 2.22.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.24.1)
linux (2.6.28) 2.6.27.7 2.6.25.7 2.6.22.14 2.6.18.5 2.6.11.7 2.6.7 2.4.20 2.4.19 linux (2.6.28)
module-init-tools (3.5) 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2.2 3.1 3.0 -- -- module-init-tools (3.5)
mono (2.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mono (2.0.1)
MPlayer (1.0rc2) 1.0rc2 1.0rc2 1.0rc2 1.0pre7try2 1.0pre6a 1.0pre5 -- -- MPlayer (1.0rc2)
mysql (5.1.30) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.1.30)
nautilus (2.24.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (2.24.2)
NVIDIA (177.82) --   -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (177.82)
OpenOffice.org (3.0.0) -- -- -- 2.0.0 -- -- -- -- OpenOffice.org (3.0.0)
openssh (5.1p1) 5.1p1 5.1p1 4.7p1 4.4p1 3.9p1 3.8.1p1 3.2.3p1 3.2.3p1 openssh (5.1p1)
openssl (0.9.8i) 0.9.8h 0.9.8h 0.9.8f 0.9.8d 0.9.7e 0.9.7d 0.9.6d 0.9.6d openssl (0.9.8i)
perl (5.10.0) 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 perl (5.10.0)
php (5.2.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.2.8)
pidgin (2.5.3) 2.5.3 2.5.1 2.3.1 2.0.0beta5 1.3.0 0.79 0.59.3 0.59.3 pidgin (2.5.3)
postfix (2.5.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.5.6)
postgresql (8.3.5) 8.3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (8.3.5)
Python (3.0) 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.1 2.4.3 -- -- -- -- Python (3.0)
qt-x11 (4.4.3) 3.3.8b 3.3.8b 3.3.8 3.3.5 -- -- -- -- qt-x11 (4.4.3)
samba (3.2.7) 3.0.28a 3.0.30 3.0.26a 3.0.23c 3.0.7 3.0.4 -- -- samba (3.2.7)
sendmail (8.14.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- sendmail (8.14.3)
thunderbird (2.0.0.19) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (2.0.0.19)
udev (135) 118 118 116 097 054 -- -- -- udev (135)
vim (7.2) 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 -- -- -- -- vim (7.2)
xfce (4.4.3) 4.4.3 -- 4.4.2 4.3.99.2 4.2.0 4.0.6 3.8.16 3.8.16 xfce (4.4.3)
xine-lib (1.1.15) 1.1.15 1.1.15 1.1.8 1.1.2 1.0 1-rc2 -- -- xine-lib (1.1.15)
xorg-server (1.5.3) 1.4.2 1.4.0.90 1.4 (6.9.0) (6.8.2) -- -- -- xorg-server (1.5.3)

Previous releases:
3.0 - 2002-10-18
2.5 - 2002-04-02
2.0 - 2001-06-19
1.8 - 2000-12-04
1.5 - 2000-09-13
1.0 - 2000-06-28

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