Scientific Linux
Scientific Linux 7.0 with GNOME | |
| Developer | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | May 10, 2004 |
| Final release | 7.9 / 20 October 2020 |
| Marketing target | Scientific purpose / High Performance Computing / Servers / Desktops |
| Update method | Yum (PackageKit) |
| Package manager | RPM Package Manager |
| Platforms | x86, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | GNU GPL & Various others. |
| Official website | www |
Scientific Linux (SL) is a discontinued Linux distribution produced by Fermilab, CERN, DESY and by ETH Zurich. It is a free and open-source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
This product is derived from the free and open-source software made available by Red Hat, but is not produced, maintained or supported by them.
In April 2019, it was announced that feature development for Scientific Linux would be discontinued, but that maintenance will continue to be provided for the 6.x and 7.x releases through the end of their life cycles. Fermilab and CERN will utilize CentOS Stream and AlmaLinux for their deployment of 8.x release instead.