Linux Evolution not Revolution

 This is copied from a French article. 

Thank you. 

I have converted it into English.

I graduate3ed from Corel to Caldera to Redhat to Mandriva  to Debian. The Coronavirus pandemic and forced incarceration was a blessing in disguise to a doctor in retirement after almost fatal myocarditis due to faulty Vaccine by Moderna Company.

This an invitation for few of the YouTube guys who have used only one Linux distribution and brag about Linux without knowing its checkered history where French creation Mandrake busted due to legal issues to its name while Germany devastated by World War II took a lead in Linux.

If you look at the list Linux started maturating seven years after the kernel was released in 1992 by Linus Torvalds. 

 

Linux Evolution not Revolution

Linux Version History

Please note that, the sha256 checksum tool is called sha256sum.

I have highlighted the Images, I could lay hand in Ceylon.

Kernel Version 2 in 1999

Linux kernel 2.0.36 / 2.2.6 / 2.2.11 / 2.2.12 / 2.2.13

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Mandrake Linux 5.3 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.0.36 (Release 5 February 1999)

Free BSD 3.1 (CD)

sha256sum (Release 15 February 1999)

Red Hat 5.2 (CD) French Edition

sha256sum Linux 2.0.36 (Release 3 May 1999)

Slackware 4.0 install CD live CD internet archives

sha256sum Linux 2.2.6 (Release 17 may)

BeOS 4.5 (CD)

sha256sum (Release June 1999)

Mandrake Linux 6.1 Gold Pack CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6

sha256sum System requirements i586 with 32MB Memory

Linux 2.2.13 (Release 17 September 1999)

Demo Linux 1.1 for Mandrake 6.1 (CD)

Globe Trotter Device

sha256sum Linux 2.2.11 (Release 4 November 1999)

Corel Linux OS 1.0 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.2.12 (Release 15 November 1999)

Debian 2.1 r4 CD2 source CD1 source CD2

sha256sum System requirements i386 Linux 2.0.36 (Release 15 December 1999)

2000

Linux kernel 2.2.12 / 2.2.14 / 2.2.19

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Mandrake Linux 7.0 Gold Pack CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6

sha256sum System requirements i586 with 32MB memory Linux 2.2.14 (Release 27 January 2000)

BeOS 5.0 demo (CD)

sha256sum (Release march 2000)

Red Hat 6.2 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.2.14 (Release 3 April 2000)

Corel Linux OS 1.1 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.2.12 (Release 11 May 2000)

Debian 2.2 r0 CD2 CD3 CD4

sha256sum System requirements:i386 Linux 2.2.19 (Release 15 august 2000)

FreeBSD 4.2 (CD) sha256sum (Release 21 November 2000)

2001

Linux kernel 2.2.19 / 2.4.2 / 2.4.3

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Red Hat 7.1 (CD)

Publisher's Edition CD-ROM

sha256sum Linux 2.4.2 (Release 16 April 2001)

Mandrake Linux 8.0 (CD)

sha256sum System requirements:i586 Linux 2.4.3 (Release 19 April 2001)

Caldera Open Linux 3.1 Workstation CD

source CD unsupported software CD solutions

showcase sha256sum Linux 2.4.2 (Release 30 May 2001)

Caldera OpenLinux 3.1 Server CD source CD

sha256sum Linux 2.4.2 (Release 30 May 2001)

Slackware 8.0 install CD2 live CD3 source CD4 extra

sha256sum Linux 2.2.19 (Release 1 July 2001)

2002

Linux kernel 2.4.18 / 2.4.19

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Solaris 8 Update 7(Solaris 8 2/02) CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6

sha256sum (Release February 2002, end of life March 2012 with Oracle Extended Support)

Mandrake Linux 9.0 Power Pack

CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 CD7

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.4.19 (Release 25 September 2002)

Red Hat 8.0 CD2 CD3

sha256sum Linux 2.4.18 (Release 30 September 2002)

2003

Linux kernel 2.4.19 / 2.4.20 / 2.4.21

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Slackware 9.0 CD2 CD3 CD4

sha256sum Linux 2.4.20 (Release 19 march 2003, end of life 1 august 2012)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 CD7 CD8 CD9

sha256sum Linux 2.4.21 (Release 22 October 2003, end of life 31 October 2010)

Fedora CD1 CD2 CD3

sha256sum Linux 2.4.19 (Release 5 November 2003, end of life 20 September 2004)

2004

Linux kernel 2.4.27 / 2.6.3 / 2.6.8 / 2.6.9

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Mandrake Linux 10.0 ExtraPack CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 CD7

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.3 (Release 4 March 2004)

Knoppix 3.7 (CD)

sha256sum

Linux 2.4.27 (Release 16 august 2004)

Ubuntu 4.10 Install (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.8 (Release 26 October 2004, end of life 26 April 2006)

Ubuntu 4.10 Live CD (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.8 (Release 26 October 2004, end of life 26 April 2006)

Fedora 3 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.9 (Release 8 November 2004, end of life 16 January 2006)

2005

Linux kernel 2.2.20 / 2.4.6 / 2.4.27 / 2.6.8 / 2.6.9 / 2.6.10 / 2.6.11 / 2.6.12

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

CentOS 4.0 CD2 CD3 CD4

sha256sum Linux 2.6.9 (Release 9 March 2005, end of life 29 February 2012)

Debian 3.0 r6 DVD Non-US

sha256sum System requirements:i386 Linux 2.2.20 + Linux 2.4.6 (Release 2 June 2005)

Ubuntu 5.04 Install (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006)

Ubuntu 5.04 Live CD (CD)

sha256sum System requirements in i586 Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006)

Kubuntu 5.04 (DVD)

sha256sum System requirements:i586 Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006)

Mandriva 2005 Power Pack (DVD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.11 (Release 13 April 2005)

Debian 3.1 r0 CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 CD7 CD8 CD9 CD10 CD11 CD12 CD13 CD14

sha256sum System requirements i486 with 64MB memory Linux 2.4.27 + Linux 2.6.8 (Release 6 June 2005, end of life 30 March 2008)

Solaris 9 Update 8

(Solaris 9 9/05) (DVD)

sha256sum (Release 27 September 2005, end of life October 2014 with Oracle Extended Support)

Mandriva Free 2006.0 DVD2 DVD3

sha256sum System requirements i586 32MB Memory Linux 2.6.12 (Release 14 November 2005)

Mandriva One 2006.0 (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 with 32MB memory Linux 2.6.12 (Release 14 November 2005)

64 bit PC (AMD64) operating system

CentOS 4.0 CD2 CD3 CD4

sha256sum Linux 2.6.9 (Release 9 March 2005, end of life 29 February 2012)

Ubuntu 5.04 Install (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006)

Ubuntu 5.04 Live CD (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006

Kubuntu 5.04 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.10 (Release 8 April 2005, end of life 8 October 2006)

Mandriva 2005 Power Pack (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.11 (Release 13 April 2005)

2006

Linux kernel 2.4.33 / 2.6.15 / 2.6.17 / 2.6.18 / 2.6.19

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1er June 2006, end of life 14 July 2009)

Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1er June 2006, end of life 1 June 2011)

Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1 June 2006, end of life 14 July 2009)

Slackware 11.0 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.4.33 + Linux 2.6.17 (Release 2 October 2006, end of life 1 August 2012)

Mandriva One KDE 2007

CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 CD7 CD8

sha256sum System requirements i586 with 256MB Memory Linux 2.6.17 (Release 3 October 2006)

Mandriva One Gnome 2007

CD2 CD3 CD4 CD5 CD6 sha256sum System requirements i586 with 256MB memory Linux 2.6.17 (Release 3 October 2006)

Fedora 6 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.18 (Release 24 October 2006, end of life 7 December 2007)

Knoppix 5.1 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.19 (Release 30 December 2006)

64 bit PC (AMD64) operating system

FreeBSD 6.1 (CD)

sha256sum (Release 8 May 2016)

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1 June 2006, end of life 14 July 2009)

Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1 June 2006, end of life 1 June 2011)

Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.15 (Release 1 June 2006, end of life 14 July 2009)

Fast forward toDebian 6 in 2011

Mandrivaended andMageiastarted.

Debian started with both 32 bit and 64 bit versions.

2011

Linux kernel 2.6.32 / 2.6.38

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Debian 6.0.0(Release in 06, February 2011)

DVD 2 DVD 3 DVD 4 DVD 5 DVD 6 DVD 7 DVD 8

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.32 (Release 6 February 2011)

PC BSD 8.2 (DVD)

sha256sum Based on Free BSD 8.2 (Release 21 February 2011)

Mageia 1 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.38 (Release 1 June 2011, end of life 1 December 2012)

Doudou Linux 1.0 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.32 (Release 15 June 2011)

Haiku (BeOS) R1/Alpha 3 (CD)

sha256sum (Release 18 June 2011)

CentOS 6.0 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.32 (Release 10 July 2011, end of life 30 November 2020)

Mandriva 2011 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.38 (Release 27 August 2011, end of life August 2014)

64 bit PC (AMD64) operating system

Debian 6.0.0

DVD 2 DVD 3 DVD 4 DVD 5 DVD 6 DVD 7 DVD 8

sha256sum System requirements i586 Linux 2.6.32 (Release 6 February 2011)

PC BSD 8.2 (DVD)

sha256sum Based on Free BSD 8.2 (Release 21 February 2011)

Mageia 1 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.38 (Release 1 June 2011, end of life 1 December 2012)

CentOS 6.0 DVD2

sha256sum Linux 2.6.32 (Release 10 July 2011, end of life 30 November 2020)

Mandriva 2011 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 2.6.38 (Release 27 August 2011, end of life August 2014)

Kernel Version 3 in 2012

Linux kernel 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Free BSD 9.0 (DVD)

sha256sum (Release 10 January, 2012, end of life 31 March, 2013)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i686 Linux 3.2 (Release 26 April 2012, end of life April 2017)

Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS (CD)

sha256sum System requirements:i686 Linux 3.2 (Release 26 April 2012, end of life April 2017)

Kubuntu 12.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum System requirements i686 Linux 3.2 (Release 26 April, 2012, end of life April 2017)

Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i686 Linux 3.2 (Release 26 April 2012, end of life April 2017)

Lubuntu 12.04 LTS (CD)

sha256sum System requirements i686 Linux 3.2 (Release 26 April 2012, end of life April 2017)

Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 3.2 (Release 23 May 2012, end of life April 2017)

Linux Mint 13 MATE LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 3.2 (Release 23 May 2012, end of life April 2017)

Fedora 17 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 3.3 (Release 29 May 2012, end of life 30 July 2013)

Fedora 17 live (CD)

sha256sum Linux 3.3 (Release 29 May, 2012, end of life 30 July 2013)

Knoppix 7.0.3 (CD)

sha256sum Linux 3.4 (Release 1 July, 2012)

Slackware 14.0 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 3.2 (Release 28 September 2012)

Haiku (BeOS) R1/Alpha 4.1 (CD)

sha256sum (Release 14 November 2012)

Debian 6  in 6 February 2011

Debian 7  in 05 May 2013

Debian 8  in 04 April in 2015

Debian 9  in 18 June 18, 2017

Kernel Version 4 in 2019

Debian 10 in  07 July, 2019

Linux kernel 4.18 / 4.19 / 5.1

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Mageia 7.0 (DVD)

sha256sum

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live Xfce (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live LXDE (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live LXQt (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

64-bits PC (AMD64) operating system

Mageia 7.0 (DVD)

Debian 10.0 DVD 2 DVD 3

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live Gnome (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live Xfce (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live LXDE (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

Debian 10.0 live LXQt (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 4.19 (Release 6 July 2019)

CentOS 8.0 (DVD)

Kernel 5 in 2019, July

Linux 5.1 (Release 1 July 2019, end of life 26 May 2021)

Debian 10.0 DVD 2 DVD 3

sha256sum Linux 5.1 (Release 1 July 2019, end of life 26 May 2021)

2020

Linux kernel 5.4 LTS / 5.6

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Haiku (BeOS) R1/beta 2 (DVD)

sha256sum (Release 9 June 2020)

64 bit PC (AMD64) operating system

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 23 April 2020, end of life April 2025)

Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 23 April 2020, end of life April 2025)

Kubuntu 20.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 23 April 2020, end of life April 2025)

Xubuntu 20.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 23 April 2020, end of life April 2025)

Lubuntu 20.04 LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 23 April 2020, end of life April 2025)

Fedora Workstation 32 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.6 (Release 28 April 2020, end of life 2021)

Fedora Server 32 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.6 (Release 28 April 2020, end of life 2021)

Haiku (BeOS) R1/beta 2 (DVD)

sha256sum (Release 9 June 2020)

Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 27 June 2020, end of life April 2025)

Linux Mint 20 MATE LTS (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.4 (Release 27 June 2020 April 2025)

2021

Debian 11, 14 August, 2021

Linux kernel 5.10 LTS

32 bit PC (Intel x86) operating system

Mageia 8 (DVD)

sha256sum Linux 5.10 (Release 28 February 2021, end of life 31 August 2022)

64 bit PC (AMD64) operating system

Mageia 8 (DVD) sha256sum Linux 5.10  (Release 28 February 2021, end 31 August 2022)

2023

Kernel  6 in July 2021

Debian 12 in 10 June, 2023

Kernel 6 in July 2021

Debian 12.6.0 amd64-KDE/Gnome 2024-06-30

Debian 12.5.0 amd64-KDE/Gnome 2024-02-11

Debian 12 Bookworm 2023-06-10

Debian 11 Bullseye2021-08-14

Debian 10        Buster2019-07-07

Debian 09Stretch2017-06-18

Debian 08Jessie2015-05-26

Debian 07Wheezy2013-05-05

Debian 06Squeeze2011-02-06

Debian 05Lenny2010-11-28

Debian 04Etch2010-05-26

Kernel 5 in July 2019

There is only One Debian Version Under Kernel 5

Debian 10Buster2019-07-07

Kernel   4  2017

There are  Three Debian Versions Under Kernel 4

DebianGNU/Linux9.0   2017-06-18

Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 2015-04-26

Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 2013-05-05

Kernel  3 in 2012

Debian Version 7Wheezy  2013-05-04

Kernel  2 in 1999

Debian Version 0.925-01-1994

Debian Version 1.1 Buzz17-06-1996

Debian Version 2.0 Hamm24-07-1998

Debian Version 3.0Woody2002-06-19

Debian Version 4.0   Etch2000-04-08

Debian Version 5.0 Lenny2009-02-14

Debian Version 6.0  Squeeze2011-02-06

Debian Version 7.0  Wheezy2013-05-04

Debian Version 8.0  Jessie2015-04-26

Debian Version 9.0  Stretch2017-06-17

Debian Version 10.0  Buster2019-07-06

Debian Version 11.0 Bullseye2021-08-14

Debian Version 12.0  Bookworm2023-06-10

We are in Kernel version 6 (Please do not confuse with Debian version) and it would go on until 2025.