GeckoLinux
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source[1] |
| Initial release | 27 May 2016[2] |
| Latest release | Static: 150.180616[3] / 16 June 2018 Rolling: 999.180607[4] / 7 June 2018 |
| Platforms | x86-64[5] |
| Default user interface | Cinnamon, Xfce, GNOME, KDE, MATE, Budgie Desktop, LXQt[5] |
| Official website | geckolinux |
GeckoLinux is a Linux distribution based on openSUSE.[5] It is available in two editions: Static, which is based on openSUSE Leap,[6] and Rolling, which is based on openSUSE Tumbleweed.[7][5][8][9]
Features[edit]
GeckoLinux's ISOs are based on openSUSE's images (around 1 GB). Different editions include different desktop environments,[10] installed open-source programs, and ready-to-work proprietary programs and/or drivers. GeckoLinux also comes with font rendering through open-source software and pre-installed TLP for power management. It is open-source, available in public repositories.[5][11][12][13]
Differences from openSUSE[edit]
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GeckoLinux has an offline Live-USB/DVD installer for both Static and Rolling editions. It comes with pre-installed programs and downloaded applications packages from the Packman repository. Since it is a pre-configured distribution, desktop programs can be deleted with data and dependencies, and it does not offer installation of some additional packages after its OS installs.[5][9][11]
Version history[edit]
Static[edit]
| Version[14] | Date | Kernel[15] |
|---|---|---|
| 421.160527[16] | 27.05.2016 | Unknown. |
| 421.160601 | 01.06.2016 | |
| 421.160605 | 06.06.2016 | |
| 421.160627 | 27.06.2016 | |
| 421.161103 | 05.11.2016 | |
| 422.161213 | 16.12.2016 | 4.4.36 |
| 422.161228 | 30.12.2016 | |
| 422.170124 | 25.01.2017 | |
| 422.170205 | 06.02.2017 | |
| 422.170215 | 16.02.2017 | |
| 422.170302 | 03.03.2017 | |
| 422.170303 | 04.03.2017 | |
| 423.171028 | 29.10.2017 | 4.4.104 |
| 423.180105 | 06.01.2018 | |
| 423.180107 | 08.01.2018 | |
| 150.180607[17][18][19][20][21] | 07.06.2018 | 4.12.14 |
| 150.180616 | 16.06.2018 |
Rolling[edit]
| Version[14] | Date | Kernel[15] |
|---|---|---|
| 999.160614 | 16.06.2016[7] | Unknown. |
| 999.161031 | 04.11.2016 | |
| 999.161218 | 20.12.2016 | |
| 999.161230 | 31.12.2016 | |
| 999.170124 | 25.01.2017 | |
| 999.170205 | 06.02.2017 | |
| 999.170302 | 04.03.2017 | |
| 999.180607[4] | 07.06.2018 | 4.16.12 |
Reception[edit]
Dedoimedo wrote a non-positive review of GeckoLinux 150.180616, saying that it had "issues with multimedia playback, visual glitches and the graphics driver".[22] A subsequent review of GeckoLinux Static 152 in February 2021 was more positive.[23]
Jack M. Germain explains how & why "GeckoLinux doing for the OpenSuse/Suse world much of what Linux Mint did for the Ubuntu universe".[24]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "geckolinux". GitHub.
- ^ "[all editions] Major re-spin of Plasma edition, Cinnamon 3.0, new Budgie version theme improvements". Google Groups.
- ^ "[Static] [NEXT] [Plasma] 150.180616 update with Plasma 5.13 - Google Groups". Google Groups. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ a b "Release [ROLLING] [all editions] 999.180607 update · geckolinux/geckolinux-project". GitHub.
- ^ a b c d e f "GeckoLinux - Linux for Detail Orientied Geckos". Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ "openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Distro Getting Smoother and More Reliable Startup". Softpedia News.
- ^ a b "[Rolling] [all editions] New GeckoLinux "Rolling" editions based on openSUSE Tumbleweed". Google Groups.
- ^ "GeckoLinux: A Polished Distro Just Got Smoother" (Reviews). LinuxInsider.
- ^ a b "A look at OpenSUSE based GeckoLinux". gHacks Tech News.
- ^ "GeckoLinux: This Baby Know What It's Doing" (Reviews). LinuxInsider.
- ^ a b "GeckoLinux Review: A Hassle-Free openSUSE Spin". It's FOSS.
- ^ "GeckoLinux 421 Plasma review - It ain't no dragon". Dedoimedo.
- ^ "GeckoLinux Brigns Flexibility and Choice to openSUSE". Linux.com.
- ^ a b "GeckoLinux-updates". Google Groups.
- ^ a b "DistroWatch.com: Gecko".
- ^ "DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 667, 27 June 2016".
- ^ "[Static] [Next] [all editions] 150.180607 update". Google Groups.
- ^ "Distribution Release: GeckoLinux 150". DistroWatch.com News.
- ^ "Release [STATIC] [all editions] 150.180607 update · geckolinux/geckolinux-project". GitHub.
- ^ "Released Last Week". DistroWatch Weekly.
- ^ "GeckoLinux Is the First Linux Distro Based on openSUSE Leap 15, Download Now". Softpedia News.
- ^ "GeckoLinux 150 Static Plasma review - Not quite". Dedoimedo. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/geckolinux-152-plasma.html
- ^ "GeckoLinux Beta Does openSuse Better". LinuxInsider. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
External links[edit]
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