Fermi Linux

Fermi Linux
DeveloperFermilab
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source and closed source
Initial release31 August 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-31)
Latest release6.7 / October 18, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-18)
Package managerRPM
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface
GNOME 2, KDE, IceWM
LicenseMainly GPL
Official websitewww.scientificlinux.org/at-fermilab/

Fermi Linux is the generic name for Linux distributions that are created and used at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). These releases have gone through different names: Fermi Linux, Fermi Linux LTS, LTS, Fermi Linux STS, STS, Scientific Linux Fermi, SLF. For the purposes of this entry they can be used interchangeably to designate a version of Linux specific to Fermilab.

At the current time, the only officially supported Fermi Linux is Scientific Linux Fermi, which is based on Scientific Linux.