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{{Infobox_OS |
name = VidaLinux |
logo = [[Image:Vlosnewlogo.png|45px|The Vidalinux Logo]] |
screenshot = <!-- Please only replace with updated screenshots, instead of just changing it to show your snazzy desktop screenshot -->[[Image:Vlos-1.2.1.png|250px]] |
caption = VLOS 1.2.1-r2 using [[GNOME]] 2.12.2 |
developer = Vidalinux Desktop Project |
family = [[Linux]] |
source_model = [[Open source]] |
working_state = Discontinued |
latest_release_version = 1.3 |
latest_release_date = [[October 18]], [[2006]] |
kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel]] |
license = Various |
website = [http://vidalinux.com vidalinux.com] |
}}
'''VidaLinux''' is an [[operating system]] based on [[Gentoo Linux]]. Because Gentoo is notorious for its arduous installation process, VidaLinux uses the [[Red Hat]] [[Anaconda installer]] to make it easier for end users to install it. Its default [[desktop environment]] is GNOME. The purpose of '''VLOS''' (VidaLinux Desktop OS) is to make the Linux [[operating system]] more accessible to home and office users. Its goal is to combine the power of [[ebuild]]s and [[portage (software)|portage]] and compiling all software from [[source code|source]] (aside from a select few larger ones, which are available in binary) into an easy-to-use package. VidaLinux tries to provide most appropriate tools for home and office use, including:

* ALSA Support
* AMD 64-bit Support
* PPC support
* Anaconda Installer
* CD Player
* Epiphany
* Evolution
* Firefox
* Gaim
* GIMP
* Mozilla
* Mplayer
* OpenOffice.org suite
* PCMCIA Support
* RealPlayer
* Reiser4 Support
* X-Chat
* X.Org
* Xine

== History ==
VLOS (Vidalinux Desktop OS) was created by Antonio Carlos Velez Baez, an IT consultant from Puerto Rico, with the purpose of helping new users with the installation of Gentoo Linux. After the contributions of Victor Prada, who made the first changes to the anaconda installer, Vidalinux Desktop OS was born.

==Versions==
Vidalinux comes in two different flavors; one can be downloaded, while the other must be purchased. While the downloaded version technically has all the same software packages as the purchased version, the difference is that the purchased version (which can be bought for 25 [[USD]]) contains many binaries of often used programs, while the downloaded version forces the user to download ebuilds of these packages and build the binaries themselves, which requires more time.

== Version History ==

* 1.0 October 04, 2004
* 1.1 December 20, 2004
* 1.2 August 01, 2005
* 1.2.1 January 18, 2006
* 1.2.1-r2 January 30, 2006
* 1.3 [[2006-10-18]]

==External links==
* [http://www.vidalinux.com/ VLOS website]
* {{DistroWatch|vidalinux|NAME=VidaLinux}}

{{Linux-distro}}

[[Category:Gentoo Linux derivatives]]
[[Category:Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Discontinued Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Discontinued software]]

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