Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Linux was a widely used commercial open-source Linux distribution created by Red Hat until its discontinuation in 2004.

"RHL" redirects here. For other uses, see RHL (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Fedora Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Linux
GNOME 2.2, the default desktop on Red Hat Linux 9
DeveloperRed Hat
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseMay 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)
Final release9  alias Shrike / 31 March 2003 (31 March 2003)
Package managerRPM Package Manager
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
LicenseVarious
Succeeded byRed Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Linux
Official websitewww.redhat.com/en

Early releases of Red Hat Linux were called Red Hat Commercial Linux. Red Hat published the first non-beta release in May 1995. It was the first Linux distribution to use the RPM Package Manager as its packaging format, and over time has served as the starting point for several other distributions, such as Mandriva Linux and Yellow Dog Linux.

In 2003, Red Hat discontinued the Red Hat Linux line in favor of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for enterprise environments. Fedora Linux, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat, is a free-of-cost alternative intended for home use. Red Hat Linux 9, the final release, hit its official end-of-life on April 30, 2004, although updates were published for it through 2006 by the Fedora Legacy project until the updates were discontinued in early 2007.

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