ClearOS

Last updated
ClearCenter
ClearOS logo.png
Developer ClearCenter
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working statestale
Source model Open source [1]
Initial release2001;24 years ago (2001) [2]
Latest release 7.8 [3] / 23 June 2020;5 years ago (23 June 2020)
Kernel type Monolithic kernel (Linux)
Default
user interface 		Web user interface
License GPL, and others
Official website clearos.com

ClearOS (also known as the ClearOS System, formerly ClarkConnect [4] ) was a Linux distribution by ClearFoundation, with network gateway, file, print, mail, and messaging services.

Contents

History

ClearOS is based on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, [5] designed for use in small and medium enterprises as a network gateway and network server with a web-based administration interface. [6] It is positioned as an alternative to Windows Small Business Server. [7] ClearOS is the successor to ClarkConnect. The software is built by ClearFoundation, and support services can be purchased from ClearCenter. [8] ClearOS 5.1 removes previous limitations to mail, DMZ, and MultiWAN functions. [9]

As of the ClearOS 6.1 release, the distribution is a full-featured operating system for gateway, network and servers built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. [10] [11] [12]

ClearOS aimed to replace, as a small business server, Windows SBS. [13]

The last release of ClearOS was in 2020, and with no updates since then, the project appears to be discontinued. [14]

Features

Features include: [13]

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ClearFoundation SVN". Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ↑ clarkconnect.org recycle a tired old computer into an Internet gateway
  3. ↑ Tyler Randolph. "ClearOS Server 7.8 Community Edition Released".
  4. ↑ A Linux server OS that's fiddly but tweakable • The Register
  5. ↑ "DistroWatch: ClearOS".
  6. ↑ "ClarkConnect Is Now ClearOS".
  7. ↑ "Linux answer to Windows SBS: ClearOS". Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  8. ↑ "Overview". ClearCenter. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  9. ↑ "Dual WAN Clarkconnect Community". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  10. ↑ "DistroWatch: Development Release - ClearOS 6.1 Alpha 1".
  11. ↑ "ClearFoundation: ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha1". 6 June 2011.
  12. ↑ Linux Small Business Server Distros » Linux Magazine
  13. 1 2 The Small Business Server Replacement is Clear(OS) | Linux Magazine
  14. ↑ "Zentyal - DistroWiz". 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Breakaway 2009 Best New Product Winner - ClearCenter".
  16. ↑ "Best of Breakaway 2010 Awards".
  17. ↑ "An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system". 5 May 2019.
  18. ↑ Mills, Ashton. "Security firewall distributions". IDG (CSO Online). Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  19. ↑ Schroder, Carla (June 22, 2015). "The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business".
  20. ↑ "Server Distros Group Test" (PDF). LinuxVoice Magazine. LinuxVoice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22.
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