What versions of Red Hat Linux, Fedora, or CentOS is BU Linux based on?

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BU Linux 6 (Neo) is based on Centos 6 (derived from Red Hat Enterprise 6)

No longer supported:

  • BU Linux 1.0 (Come on Pilgrim) was based on Red Hat Linux 6.2.
  • BU Linux 1.1 (Caribou) was also based on Red Hat Linux 6.2, with enhancements.
  • BU Linux 2.0 (Surfer Rosa) was based on Red Hat Linux 7.1.
  • BU Linux 2.5 (Gigantic) was based on Red Hat Linux 7.2.
  • BU Linux 3.0 (Doolittle) was based on Red Hat Linux 9.
  • BU Linux 4.0 (Bossanova) was based on Fedora Core 2.
  • BU Linux 4.5 (Velouria) was based on Fedora Core 3. .
  • BU Linux 4.6 (Stormy) was based on Fedora Core 4.
  • BU Linux 4.5s (Zodiac) was based on CentOS 4.8 ( derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8).
  • BU Linux 5.x (Monde) was based on CentOS 5.

What releases are currently supported?

We aim for a two-year lifecycle for the desktop versions of BU Linux. Server releases will have a longer lifetime (generally five or six years). Please plan to upgrade systems during (or before) the last summer in which they are supported, not after the dates below have passed.

Currently supported BU Linux releases

  • 6.x (Neo): supported beyond August 2012

Previous BU Linux releases (Monde, Zodiac, Stormy, Velouria, Bossanova, Doolittle, Surfer Rosa, Gigantic, and earlier) are no longer supported.