Linux XP

Linux XP (pronounced "Linux ex-pee) was a Fedora Linux-based shareware Linux distribution designed to imitate Windows environment using GNOME desktop; it could run some Microsoft Windows programs using the Wine compatibility layer. Linux XP had to be registered within 99 startups after installation, or the OS would deactivate.

Distributions

The product line included:

• Linux XP SMB Desktop — a distribution for installation on a workstation with a pre-installed suite of programs for organizing an office workstation (February 2010);
• Linux XP Desktop 2008 Secure Edition — a FSTEC-certified distribution for organizing workstations for processing personal data (October 2009);
• Linux XP SMB Live — a distribution for creating diskless workstations;
• Linux XP Small is a compact distribution for creating embedded solutions based on Linux XP SMB Desktop (February 2010);
• Linux XP SMB Server is a distribution for creating an effective server with centralized user management, WEB-mail and group work tools, a built-in terminal server, virtualization system, etc. (February 2010).

License

To legally use Linux XP SMB Desktop, Linux XP Desktop Secure Edition required registration, which required purchasing a license and registering the product serial number. Linux XP Desktop had a trial period of 30 days, during which you can use the installed operating system without registering a serial number. A registered user received technical support for 1 year.

Paid use:

• Linux XP SMB Desktop — $13.95;
• Linux XP Desktop 2008 — $40.67;
• Linux XP Server Edition — $81.35.

Requires activation (for desktop versions). One license per computer. The license is valid for 12 months.

See also

• Linux adoption
• Windows XP
• Fedora
• ReactOS

External links

• Linux XP at DistroWatch