Poseidon Linux
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| Developer | Poseidon Linux team |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux(Unix-like) |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 9.0 / Sept 2017 |
| Kerneltype | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Various |
| Official website | sites |
Poseidon Linuxwas aLinuxoperating systembased onUbuntu(originally based on Kurumin), it was maintained by developers located at theRio Grande Federal University[1]inRio Grande do Sul,Brazil, and the MARUM institute in Germany.
Poseidon Linux was aimed at theinternational scientific community,it came with a range of applications for fields such as GIS, 3D visualization, and statistics.[2]
Naming[edit]
The namePoseidonwas chosen after theGreek Godbecause many of the projects developers worked inOceanology.
History[edit]
The development team stated that after Poseidon 5.0, the distribution would focus on bathymetry, seafloor mapping, andGIS software.[3]Many of the bundled CAD and scientific programs were removed, but may be separately available for download from compatible repositories.
Around 2016 the 3 mainPoseidon Linuxdomains (poseidon.furg.br, es.poseidonlinux.org, en.poseidonlinux.org) seemingly expired and their google site domain rebranded from "the Official Website of Poseidon Linux in English"to"The Official Website of Poseidon Linux"[4]
The project is seemingly dead with the last release having been in 2017.
Releases[edit]
| Version | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2005? | The release date may be 2005-10-25. |
| 3.0 | 2008-06-21 | The projects base distribution was changed from Kurumin toUbuntu LTS.For the first time a 64-bit version was released. |
| 4.0 | 2010-10-27 | Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. |
| 5.0 | 2013/2014? | Based on Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. |
| 6.0 | ||
| 7.0 | 2015-07-03 | Based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. |
| 8.0 | 2016-11-23 | Based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. |
| 9.0 | 2017-09-29 | Based on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. |
References[edit]
- ^"Página inicial - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG".
- ^Schroder, Carla (August 23, 2011)."First Look at Poseidon Linux, the Linux For Scientists".Linux.com.RetrievedJune 6,2024.
- ^"Poseidon Linux - The Scientific GNU/Linux for Seafloor Mapping".sites.google.com.RetrievedJuly 27,2017.
- ^"Archive of Poseidonlinux.org".Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2014.
- ^"DistroWatch.com: Poseidon Linux".
- ^"Poseidon Linux - The Scientific GNU/Linux for Seafloor Mapping".sites.google.com.RetrievedJuly 27,2017.
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