SAM Linux

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SAM Linux
SAM Linux 2007
Website	Official website
OS family	Linux
Latest stable release	2007 / March 22, 2007 (2007-03-22); 447 days ago
Update method	RPM
Package manager	Synaptic Package Manager
Supported platforms	i386, PowerPC, AMD64, IA-64^{[citation needed]}
Default user interface	Xfce
License	Various
Working state	Current

SAM Linux Desktop, a live and installation CD based on PCLinuxOS 2007, is a Xfce 4.4 Linux distribution for home users. The distribution is enhanced by several popular applications, such as Adobe Flash plugin, Java and RealPlayer. These applications are non-free. Others include Mozilla Firefox, Wine and OpenOffice.org 2.2, which are all free.

1 History
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

In Autumn 2004 saw the first release of the Mandriva Linux-based version of SAM Linux. Originally only about 200 MB the mini-distribution was gradually made into a fully-fledged, fully bootable CD desktop system. Since the 2007 version of SAM is based on PCLinuxOS and closely follows the publication cycle.