At a glance
Publisher
Red Hat, Inc.
Web
Status
Available, Supported
Introduced
1994
Latest
5.0
Design
Text & GUI, Multitasking
Type
Workstation
 
Summary News Requirements Compatibility Interface Installation Variants
Versions Downloads Links Publisher Support Alternatives Secrets Pricing
 
Details
Summary A well rounded Linux, including many applications. Split into a free version (Fedora) and a paid Enterprise version. Note they changed the desktop version number to match the server versions.
News Mar-2007 Enterprise v5 released
Feb-2005 Enterprise v4 released
31-Mar-2003 Red Hat 9.0 released
30-Sep-2002 Release announcement for version 8.0
27-May-2002 Competitive review in eWeek page 54. While strong for a desktop, it's even better for a server.
6-May-2002 Release announcement for version 7.3
22-Oct-2001 Release announcement for version 7.2 with 2.4.7 Kernel
16-Apr-2001 Release announcement for version 7.1 with 2.4 Kernel
27-Sep-2000 Release announcement for version 7.0 Linux .
Requirements
Product Red Hat Linux Desktop
Processor Pentium 200 MHz or better; 32 and 64 bit CPUs
RAM 512 MB Minimum
Drive space 1 GB Minimum
Drives Runs from hard disk
Video VGA or better
File systems Ext3 read/write access to FAT, FAT32
Compatibility Linux programs
Interface Native text based interface. Gnome GUI support included with various desktops.
Installation Can be installed on primary or logical partitions
Variants Fedora (free)
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux Desktop with Multi OS option
Enterprise Linux Desktop with Workstation Option
Versions Sep-2000 v7.0
Apr-2001 v7.1
Oct-2001 v7.2
May-2002 v7.3
Sep-2002 v8.0
Mar-2003 v9.0
Mar-2007 Enterprise v5
Downloads Download Red Hat Fedora
Links Desktop Home
System Requirements
Support
Documentation
User Groups
Hardware Compatibility
Press Room
Books All books on Linux

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Publisher Red Hat, Inc.
2600 Meridian Parkway
Durham, NC 27713
USA

Phone 919-547-0012
Web www.redhat.com
Support Basic Edition - 1 year web support, unlimited incidents
Other plans available
Alternatives Other Linuxes, Windows XP/Vista, Solaris
Secrets Command Line Windows/DOS equivalents
Pricing Download - Free
Enterprise Linux Desktop with Basic Subscription - $80
Enterprise Linux Desktop w/Multi OS with Basic Subscription - $120
Enterprise Linux Desktop w/Workstation with Basic Subscription - $179
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