Fuduntu
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Fuduntu Linux is a Fedora
-based Linux distribution
created by Andrew Wyatt. It is designed to fit in somewhere between Fedora and Ubuntu
(hence the name), and, while optimized for netbooks and other portable computers, it is a general-purpose OS.
Fuduntu is considered a "remix" of Fedora; it does not qualify as a "spin" because it contains packages not included in Fedora.
has been reduced to 10, to reduce the frequency of disk spin-up. In addition, Fuduntu includes the Jupiter power management applet (also developed by Andrew Wyatt), for convenient adjustment of CPU performance settings, screen output and resolution, etc.
The default packages include Nautilus Elementary, Adobe Flash
, the Fluendo MP3 Codec, VLC, Infinality Freetype, Google Docs, Gmail, and the nano editor.
as window manager, giving the opportunity to change themes, including window frames.
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Year-month-date
Number (Official)
2010-11-07
14.0.8
2010-11-25
14.5
2010-12-06
14.6
2010-12-10
14.7
2010-12-18
14.7-2
2010-12-21
14.7-3
2011-01-05
14.7-7
2011-01-07
14.8
2011-01-16
14.8-2
2011-01-23
14.8-3
2011-01-29
14.8-4
2011-03-11
14.9
2011-06-18
14.10
2011-07-04
14.10.1
2011-09-20
14.11
2011-11-07
14.12
Fedora (operating system)
Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
-based Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
created by Andrew Wyatt. It is designed to fit in somewhere between Fedora and Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
(hence the name), and, while optimized for netbooks and other portable computers, it is a general-purpose OS.
Fuduntu is considered a "remix" of Fedora; it does not qualify as a "spin" because it contains packages not included in Fedora.
Features
As Fuduntu was originally targeted at the Asus Eee PC and other netbooks, it contains some tweaks to reduce power consumption. Among them, the /tmp and /var/log directories have been moved to RAM disk, and swappinessSwappiness
Swappiness is a property for the Linux kernel that changes the balance between swapping out runtime memory, as opposed to dropping pages from the system page cache.Swappiness can be set to values between 0 and 100 inclusive...
has been reduced to 10, to reduce the frequency of disk spin-up. In addition, Fuduntu includes the Jupiter power management applet (also developed by Andrew Wyatt), for convenient adjustment of CPU performance settings, screen output and resolution, etc.
The default packages include Nautilus Elementary, Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
, the Fluendo MP3 Codec, VLC, Infinality Freetype, Google Docs, Gmail, and the nano editor.
Look and Feel
The used icon theme is called "Faenza Cuppertino" It features the square icons. Because it is based on Fedora and Ubuntu it has GNOMEGNOME
GNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...
as window manager, giving the opportunity to change themes, including window frames.
Version history
Following is the release history of Fuduntu:See also
- FedoraFedora (operating system)Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
, the operating system on which Fuduntu is based.