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Ascendos
ascendOS logo
Screenshot
Ascendos 6.0's default GNOME desktop
DeveloperThe ascendos.org Project
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateIn Development
Source modelFree and open source software
Initial releaseTBD
Latest releaseAlpha-RC1:6.0 / 12 Oct 2011
Marketing targetFree computing (desktops, mainframes, servers, workstations)
Update methodYum (PackageKit)
Package managerRPM Package Manager
Platformsi386, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface
GNOME
LicenseGNU GPL & Various others.
Official websitewww.ascendos.org

Ascendos is a free operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and aims "to produce a distribution as compatible with the upstream product as possible, but with a community that is as open and transparent as possible too"[1].

This product is derived from the free and open source software made available by Red Hat, Inc., but is not produced, maintained or supported by Red Hat. Specifically, Ascendos is built from the source code for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions, under the terms and conditions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux's EULA and the GNU General Public License.

Version history

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To-be-announced releases of Ascendos are the following.

Ascendos Release Architectures RHEL base ascendos release date RHEL release date
6.0 i386, x86_64 6.0 TBD 2010-11-10[2]
6.1 i386, x86_64 6.1 TBD 2011-05-19[3]
6.2 i386, x86_64 6.2 TBD 2011-12-06[4]

End Of Support

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These dates are based on Red Hat's Enterprise Linux Life Cycle[5]

End of support schedule
Ascendos Release Full Updates Maintenance Updates
6 Q4 2014 2017-11-30


See also

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References

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  1. ^ [http://www.ascendos.org/about.html Ascendos - about-page
  2. ^ Red Hat Enterprise Linux team (2010-11-10). "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Now Available". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  3. ^ Red Hat Enterprise Linux team (2011-05-19). "Red Hat Delivers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1". Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. ^ Red Hat Enterprise Linux team (2011-12-06). "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Release Notes". Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ^ Red Hat Enterprise Linux team. "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle". Retrieved 2011-10-23.
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Category:RPM-based Linux distributions Category:X86-64 Linux distributions Category:2011 software