Calculate Linux is a Linux distribution optimized for fast deployment in an organizational environment. It is based on the Gentoo Linux project and includes many preconfigured functions.
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).
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. It can be installed on a USB flash drive or hard drive with ext4, ext3, ext2, ReiserFS, btrfs, XFS, jfs, NILFS2 or FAT32. The Interactive System Build allows changing the distribution and creating new ISO images.
Calculate Linux does not use systemd and instead uses the OpenRC init system.
Calculate Linux includes a natively developed set of tools named Calculate Utilities, based on the Qt5 framework. These tools offer the option to configure and update the system as well and assemble custom LiveCD images.
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. 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 Version Release date Kernel version 9.5 29 April 2009 9.6 28 May 2009 9.7 26 September 2009 9.9 29 September 2009 10.0 3 December 2009 2.6.31.610.0.1December 20092.6.32.5 10.2 12 January 2010 2.6.32.8 10.4 8 April 2010 2.6.32.11 10.9 8 October 2010 2.6.35.5 11.0 21 January 2011 2.6.36.3 11.3 12 March 2011 11.6 30 June 2011 2.6.38.8 11.6.1 24 July 2011 11.9 1 October 2011 3.0.411.1229 December 20113.1.6 11.15 14 March 2012 3.2.8 12.0 28 July 2012 3.4.5 12.0.2 17 August 2012 12.0.32 September 20123.5.3 13 28 December 2012 3.6.7 13.4 21 April 2013 3.8.4 13.6 22 June 2013 3.9.613.6.217 October 20133.10.15 13.11 23 November 2013 3.10.19 13.11.1 5 March 2014 3.12 13.19 2 July 2014 3.14.9 14 5 September 2014 3.14.17 14.12 17 December 2014 3.14.25 14.12.1 31 December 2014 3.14.27 14.16 21 April 2015 3.18.11 14.16.2 5 June 2015 3.18.14 15 30 September 2015 3.18.20 15.12 31 December 2015 4.2.8 15.17 20 May 2016 4.4.91730 December 2016 17.6 1 July 201717.1230 December 20174.1417.12.2Calculate Linux 17.12.2 released22 February 20184.14.19 18 7 October 2018 4.18.1218.1229 December 20184.19.92027 December 20195.4.620.621 June 20205.4.452128 April 20215.10.32228 December 20215.15.622.0.19 February 20225.15.16
Reception In 2017, Robert Rijkhoff reviewed Calculate Linux 17.6 for DistroWatch Weekly:
See also
Artix Linux Sabayon Linux
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