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Arch Linux (/ ɑːr tʃ /) [8] [9] [g] is an open source, rolling release Linux distribution. Arch Linux is kept up-to-date by regularly updating the individual pieces of software that it comprises. [10] Arch Linux is intentionally minimal, and is meant to be configured by the user during installation so they may add only what they require. [11]
Fedora Linux [7] is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project.It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Linux project. It contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of open-source technologies.
Anaconda, one of the more popular installers, is used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora (which uses the Fedora Media Writer) and other distributions to simplify the installation process. Debian, Ubuntu and many others use Debian-Installer. The process of constantly switching between distributions is often referred to as "distro hopping".
Fedora Core 1 was the first version of Fedora and was released on November 6, 2003. [12] It was codenamed Yarrow. Fedora Core 1 was based on Red Hat Linux 9. Some of the features in Fedora Core 1 included: [13] Version 2.4.19 of the Linux kernel; Version 2.4 of the GNOME Desktop Environment (GNOME); Version 3.1 of the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
In the extreme case - user can use a computer without a GUI and even browse the internet in a terminal, without images, in Lynx, on a weak computer. A light-weight Linux distribution is a Linux distribution that uses lower memory and processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution.
Rolling release development models are one of many types of software release life cycles.Although a rolling release model can be used in the development of any piece or collection of software, it is most often seen in use by Linux distributions, notable examples being GNU Guix System, Arch Linux, Gentoo Linux, openSUSE Tumbleweed, PCLinuxOS, Solus, SparkyLinux, and Void Linux.