Scientific Linux
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Scientific Linux 7.0 with GNOME
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| Developer | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | May 10, 2004 |
| Latest release | 7.3, 6.8, 5.11 / January 25, 2017, July 15, 2016, November 13, 2014 |
| Marketing target | Scientific purpose / High Performance Computing / Servers / Desktops |
| Update method | Yum (PackageKit) |
| Package manager | RPM Package Manager |
| Platforms | x86, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | GNU GPL & Various others. |
| Official website | www |
Scientific Linux (SL) is a Linux distribution produced by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. It is a free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
This product is derived from the free and open source software made available by Red Hat, but is not produced, maintained or supported by them. It is built from the source code for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions, under the terms and conditions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux's end-user license agreement and the GNU General Public License.
Fermilab already had a Linux distribution known as Fermi Linux, a long-term support release based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CERN was creating their next version of CERN Linux, also based on RHEL. CERN contacted Fermilab about doing a collaborative release. Connie Sieh was the main developer and driver behind the first prototypes and initial release. The first official release of Scientific Linux was version 3.0.1, released on May 10, 2004.
In 2015, CERN began migrating away from Scientific Linux to CentOS.
Scientific Linux is now maintained by a cooperative of science labs and universities. Fermilab is its primary sponsor.
The primary purpose of Scientific Linux is to produce a common Linux distribution for various labs and universities around the world, thus reducing duplicated effort. The main goals are to have everything compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only minor additions and changes, and to allow easy customization for a site, without disturbing the Linux base.
The distribution is called Scientific Linux because it was initially made and used by scientific labs. It does not contain a large collection of scientific software. However, it provides good compatibility to install such software.
Scientific Linux is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with protected components, such as Red Hat trademarks, removed, thus making it freely available. New releases are typically produced about two months after each Red Hat release. As well as a full distribution equal to two DVDs, Scientific Linux is also available in LiveCD and LiveDVD versions.
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