The Linux Family Tree (Redux)

A short history of Linux distributions

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Linux
• Debian
• Red
• Hat
• Slackware
• Ubuntu
• Mint
• PCLinuxOS

[YouMockMe]

other than ease of use... what is the real difference between Linux Mint and Ubuntu?

[brtidwell55]

Linux Mint comes with A/V codecs by default. Also, a customized "Start" menu and a Mint update front end for apt-get

[YouMockMe]

hmm... maybe that can help me with the damn flickering of videos I get with ubuntu. So I take it that the terminal commands the same then?

[brtidwell55]

Yes on the terminal commands. As far as flickering videos, I prefer VLC player.

[YouMockMe]

I've tried almost all of em... its not ubuntu, its more an issue with compiz I believe, as it only happens when the "magic" is turned on. But honestly I need it b/c that zoom function makes life so much easier.

Also, do you know/remember the key combination to get into the various teminals? was it crt+alt then 2 or f2, I can't remember.

I'm away from my box for another 2 weeks and its been really bugging me. If you don't know, thats fine... thanks

[brtidwell55]

I think that F1 through F5 bring up the text terminal sessions. F7 through F9 bring up another graphical session. I think

[lin545]

Oh noes! You forgot GENTOO!

[Heller86]

I think you should have included Gentoo and Arch

[JakeEvilclown]

Any word on how to fix the boot problems in ubuntu or xubuntu? /init: Line7 / dev sr0 no medium found... They say it has to do with bios and a floppy but disabling it does not fix the prob. Then there is a casper file that jams as well. it takes about 1/2 hour to boot even after install. and thats on a pretty beefy dual core machine with 2g ram.

[MrShoy]

Unix isn't directly connected to Linux because it's not based directly from Unix source code, they made a similar code to build the linux kernel, that's why Unix isn't there :)

[DavidPlim]

yea sort of

[scilonthreat]

Wouldn't that make it the Unix family tree?

[DavidPlim]

you are missing unix, it should be right at the top with linux directly linked to it and mac (stealing the unix kernel the bastards) should be as well. windows 3.1 is another chart as its completely off another chart as it was created completely on its own. as macfags will always accuse Microsoft os stealing off os x when they stole off unix and us linux fags have been copying off them ever since! serves steve jobs right!

[YouMockMe]

thanks i feel better now