PLD Linux Distribution
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PLD is a free RPM-based Linux distribution which is aimed at the more advanced users and administrators who accept the tradeoffs of using a system that might require manual tweaking in exchange for significant flexibility.
History
PLD started in 1998 as a package repository for Red Hat Linux. It soon grew enough to become a self sustaining distribution and has acted as one for the past couple of years. PLD has Polish roots, but it's currently developed and used by people all over the world.Name
PLD is an acronym which stands for "PLD Linux Distribution", making it a recursive acronym. Originally, PLD stood for Polish(ed) Linux Distribution", due to the distribution's specificity to Polish, but the meaning was changed to attempt reaching a wider audience. PLD often calls itself PLD Linux, despite the redundance.Releases
- 1.0 Ra - released in November of 2002
- 2.0 Ac - final stages of development
- 3.0 Th - initial development
Technical Information
Information on technical aspects of the distribution.
| Default file system | Other major file systems supported | Architectural support (first, primary platform) | Default online OS update tool | Default package management/ software installation tool | Main API and language for textual/CLI applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ext3/ext2/XFS | JFS, FAT, NTFS, ISO 9660, UDF, NFS, ReiserFS | x86, PPC, AMD64 (beta), SPARC (beta), DEC Alpha (beta) | Poldek | Poldek, RPM | pre-LSB with C, various other (POSIX conforming) |
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