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GoboLinux
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GoboLinux is a Linux distribution whose most prominent feature is a reorganization of the traditional Linux file system. Rather than following the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard like most Unix-like systems, each program in a GoboLinux system has its own subdirectory tree, where all of its files (including settings specific for that program) may be found. Thus, a program "Foo" has all of its specific files and libraries in /Programs/Foo, under the corresponding version of this program at hand. For example, the commonly known GCC compiler suite version 8.1.0, would reside under the directory /Pro

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OS.name
GoboLinux
OS.screenshot
300px|GoboLinux 016 desktop
OS.caption
GoboLinux desktop
OS.family
Linux (Unix-like)
OS.source_model
Open source
OS.language
German, English, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish
OS.kernel_type
Monolithic (Linux)
OS.ui
Awesome
OS.license
GNU General Public License
OS.working_state
Active
OS.supported_platforms
x86-64

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Official website
gobolinux.org
Image
GoboLinux 016.png
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Commons category
GoboLinux
inception
2002-03-20
software version identifier
017.01
social media followers
32
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  • Overview
  • File hierarchy
  • "Compile" program
  • Releases
  • Ports
  • Reception
  • Name and logo
  • References
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GoboLinux is a Linux distribution whose most prominent feature is a reorganization of the traditional Linux file system. Rather than following the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard like most Unix-like systems, each program in a GoboLinux system has its own subdirectory tree, where all of its files (including settings specific for that program) may be found. Thus, a program "Foo" has all of its specific files and libraries in /Programs/Foo, under the corresponding version of this program at hand. For example, the commonly known GCC compiler suite version 8.1.0, would reside under the directory /Programs/GCC/8.1.0.

According to the GoboLinux developers, this results in a cleaner system.

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