Calculate Linux

Calculate Linux is a Linux distribution optimized for fast deployment in an organization environment. It is based on the Gentoo Linux project and includes many preconfigured functions.

Calculate Linux
Calculate Linux Desktop 22 with KDE Plasma 5
DeveloperCalculate Linux team
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release6 June 2007 (2007-06-06)[1]
Latest release23 / 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)[2]
Available inEnglish, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and French
Package managerPortage
Kernel typeMonolithic Linux
UserlandGentoo Linux
Default
user interface		Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or XFCE.[3]
LicenseVarious, mostly GNU GPL
Official websitewww.calculate-linux.org

Calculate Linux is distributed in five flavours: Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD), Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Scratch Server (CSS), and Calculate Linux Container (CLC).[4]

Bootable live CDs are available for all versions. They can be used to install Calculate Linux on a hard disk drive or USB flash drive.

Features

Calculate Linux features rolling release model of binary updates, however, it remains compatible with Gentoo source packages through Portage. It features a custom graphical installer allowing the user to configure many options during the install including the preference of Pulse Audio or Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for sound.[5] It can be installed on a USB flash drive or hard drive with ext4, ext3, ext2, ReiserFS, btrfs, XFS, jfs, NILFS2 or FAT32.[3] The Interactive System Build allows changing the distribution and creating new ISO images.

Like its parent Gentoo, Calculate Linux does not use systemd and instead uses the OpenRC init system.[6]

Calculate Linux includes a natively developed set of tools named Calculate Utilities, based on the Qt5 framework.[7] These tools offer the option to configure and update the system as well and assemble custom LiveCD images.[8]

Versions
  • Calculate Linux Desktop Cinnamon/KDE/LXQt/MATE/Xfce is a desktop based on Cinnamon, KDE, LXQt or Xfce intended as a client/workstation. Features quick installation, easy system updates and ability to store user accounts on the server.
  • Calculate Directory Server can act as a domain controller and can configure Samba, Mail, XMPP, Proxy services using simple Unix-like commands supplied by the Calculate 3 utility package.
  • Calculate Linux Scratch is intended primarily for administrators and users, who want to have their own Linux distribution optimized for specific situations. With CLS, you can create a bootable liveCD or USB-Flash installation media with any set of software you need.
  • Calculate Scratch Server, a minimal server with only the Linux Kernel and Calculate Utilities.
  • Calculate Linux Container, is created specially to be installed in a LXC/LXD container.

Version history
VersionRelease dateKernel version
9.529 April 2009—
9.628 May 2009—
9.726 September 2009—
9.929 September 2009—
10.03 December 2009 2.6.31.6
10.0.1 December 2009 2.6.32.5
10.212 January 20102.6.32.8
10.48 April 20102.6.32.11
10.98 October 20102.6.35.5
11.021 January 20112.6.36.3
11.312 March 2011
11.630 June 20112.6.38.8
11.6.124 July 2011
11.91 October 20113.0.4
11.12 29 December 2011 3.1.6
11.1514 March 20123.2.8
12.028 July 20123.4.5
12.0.217 August 2012
12.0.3 2 September 2012 3.5.3
1328 December 20123.6.7
13.421 April 20133.8.4
13.622 June 20133.9.6
13.6.2 17 October 2013 3.10.15
13.1123 November 20133.10.19
13.11.15 March 20143.12
13.192 July 20143.14.9
145 September 20143.14.17
14.1217 December 20143.14.25
14.12.131 December 20143.14.27
14.1621 April 20153.18.11
14.16.25 June 20153.18.14
1530 September 20153.18.20
15.1231 December 20154.2.8
15.1720 May 20164.4.9
17 30 December 2016
17.6 1 July 2017
17.12 30 December 2017 4.14
17.12.2[9] 22 February 2018 4.14.19
187 October 20184.18.12
18.12 29 December 2018 4.19.9
20[10] 27 December 2019 5.4.6
20.6 21 June 2020 5.4.45
21 28 April 2021 5.10.32
22 8 December 2021 5.15.6
22.0.1 9 February 2022 5.15.16

Reception

In 2017, Robert Rijkhoff reviewed Calculate Linux 17.6 for DistroWatch Weekly:[5]

If you're interested in Gentoo but don't want to dive in head-first then Calculate might be for you. The project's documentation could be improved but if you're an experienced Linux user than I'm sure you'll slowly get familiar with Portage's more advanced features. I think people who want to avoid systemd should also consider Calculate. The distro is perfectly usable without ever compiling software from source. Everything "just worked" and the developers have clearly made a huge effort to make a polished operating system.

See also


References
  1. "Project history". wiki.calculate-linux.org. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Meet Calculate Linux 23!". forum.calculate-linux.org. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. "Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD)". Calculate-linux.org. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. Stahie, Silviu. "Calculate Linux 14.12 Is Based on Gentoo and Has Numerous Flavors". softpedia. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. "DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. Nestor, Marius. "Gentoo-Based Calculate Linux 14.16.2 Switches to the OpenRC Init System". Softpedia. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. Nestor, Marius. "Gentoo-Based Calculate Linux 18 Released with Linux Kernel 4.18, Faster Boot". softpedia. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. "Calculate Utilities". Calculate-linux.ru. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. Calculate Linux 17.12.2 released
  10. "Meet Calculate Linux 20!". 27 December 2019.
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