# Fluxbuntu

> discontinued Linux distribution

**Wikidata**: [Q693681](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q693681)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fluxbuntu

## Summary
Fluxbuntu is a discontinued Linux distribution — an operating system based on the Linux kernel and often core GNU components. It was released under the GNU General Public License and had at least a release-candidate version 7.10-rc dated 2007-10-26.

## Key Facts
- Instance type: Linux distribution (an operating system based on the Linux kernel and often core GNU components).  
- Current status: discontinued Linux distribution (wikidata description).
- License: GNU General Public License (reference: : ).
- Version: 7.10-rc (qualified as a release candidate) with date 2007-10-26.
- Official website (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212901/http://fluxbuntu.org/ (English).
- Logo images:
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu-7.10-logo.png (reference : ).
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu_logo.svg (preferred logo file).
- Display image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu-7.10_using_Abiword.png (captions/qualifiers: "Fluxbuntu 7.10 med [AbiWord]", "Fluxbuntu 7.10 з [AbiWord]").
- Aliases: Fluxbuntu.
- Freebase identifier: /m/0fn6xx.
- Wikimedia Commons category: Fluxbuntu.
- Copyright status: copyrighted.
- Wikipedia language presence: ar, bs, ca, commons, cs, da, de, es, hr, hu, id, it, ja, lt, nl, no, pl, pt, ro, ru, tr, uk, zh.
- Wikidata sitelink count for this entity: 23.
- Related class: Linux distribution (sitelink_count: 70).
- Related license entry: GNU General Public License (sitelink_count: 83).

## FAQs
Q: What is Fluxbuntu?  
A: Fluxbuntu is a discontinued Linux distribution — an operating system based on the Linux kernel and often core GNU components, released under the GNU General Public License.

Q: Under what license was Fluxbuntu distributed?  
A: Fluxbuntu was distributed under the GNU General Public License (reference indicated as : ).

Q: What notable release versions exist for Fluxbuntu?  
A: A recorded release-candidate version is 7.10-rc, dated 2007-10-26.

Q: Is there an official Fluxbuntu website or archive?  
A: The official Fluxbuntu website is available in archived form at https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212901/http://fluxbuntu.org/ (English).

Q: Where can I find media (logos and screenshots) for Fluxbuntu?  
A: Logos and a usage screenshot are hosted on Wikimedia Commons; two logo files are recorded and one screenshot shows Fluxbuntu 7.10 running AbiWord.

Q: How widely was Fluxbuntu covered on Wikipedia?  
A: Fluxbuntu had Wikipedia pages in multiple languages, including Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Chinese.

Q: Does Fluxbuntu have any machine-readable identifiers?  
A: Yes — the Freebase identifier listed is /m/0fn6xx.

## Why It Matters
Fluxbuntu matters as an example of a small, specialized Linux distribution that participated in the open-source ecosystem. As a Linux distribution, it conformed to the model of combining the Linux kernel with core GNU components and was distributed under the GNU General Public License, aligning it with widely used free-software licensing practices. Its archived website, multiple Wikimedia Commons media files, and presence across many language Wikipedias demonstrate that it achieved a measurable level of public visibility and community documentation. The recorded release-candidate version 7.10-rc dated 2007-10-26 places Fluxbuntu within the historical timeline of Linux distributions from that era, making it relevant to studies of distribution diversity and desktop environments in the 2000s.

## Notable For
- Being a Linux distribution released under the GNU General Public License.  
- Having a documented release-candidate version 7.10-rc with an explicit date of 2007-10-26.  
- Maintaining an archived official website accessible via the Wayback Machine (English).  
- Hosting multiple media assets on Wikimedia Commons, including a preferred SVG logo file.  
- Receiving multi-language coverage on Wikipedia (presence in 23 language wikis as recorded).

## Body

### Overview
- Fluxbuntu is classified as a Linux distribution.  
- The entity is described in Wikidata as a "discontinued Linux distribution."  
- The Linux distribution class is described as an operating system based on the Linux kernel and often core GNU components.

### Licensing
- Fluxbuntu's license is the GNU General Public License.  
- The GNU General Public License entry is referenced (: ) and is itself identified as a series of free software licenses.  
- The GNU GPL entry has an associated sitelink count of 83, indicating broad cross-language documentation for the license concept.

### Versioning and Releases
- A recorded version for Fluxbuntu is 7.10-rc.  
- The 7.10-rc version is qualified as a release candidate and carries the date qualifier 2007-10-26.  
- No other specific release dates or stable release numbers are provided in the available material.

### Media and Branding
- Two logo files are associated with Fluxbuntu:
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu-7.10-logo.png (reference: : ).  
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu_logo.svg (marked as preferred).
- A usage screenshot is recorded at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fluxbuntu-7.10_using_Abiword.png.  
- The screenshot includes captions/qualifiers in multiple forms: "Fluxbuntu 7.10 med [AbiWord]" and "Fluxbuntu 7.10 з [AbiWord]".

### Online Presence
- The official Fluxbuntu website is available as an archived English-language snapshot at: https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212901/http://fluxbuntu.org/.  
- Wikimedia Commons maintains a category titled "Fluxbuntu" for media related to the distribution.

### Identifiers and Metadata
- Freebase identifier: /m/0fn6xx.  
- Wikidata sitelink count for Fluxbuntu is 23, signifying the number of language-specific Wikipedias linking to the entity.  
- Wikipedia-language coverage includes: ar, bs, ca, commons, cs, da, de, es, hr, hu, id, it, ja, lt, nl, no, pl, pt, ro, ru, tr, uk, zh.

### Legal and Copyright
- The recorded copyright status for Fluxbuntu is "copyrighted."  
- The project was distributed under the GNU General Public License, aligning distribution with common free-software licensing practices.

### Contextual Connections
- Fluxbuntu is linked conceptually to the broader class "Linux distribution," which itself has 70 sitelinks recorded.  
- The licensing relation ties Fluxbuntu to the GNU General Public License entry, which has substantial documentation across languages (sitelink_count: 83).

### Coverage and Documentation
- Fluxbuntu appears to have achieved coverage sufficient to generate:
  - Multiple media assets on Wikimedia Commons.  
  - Wikipedia entries across at least 23 language wikis.  
  - An archived official website entry preserved in the Internet Archive.

### Summary of Known Dates and Events
- 2007-10-26: Date associated with the release-candidate version 7.10-rc.

### Related Entities
- Linux distribution (class): the category under which Fluxbuntu is instantiated.  
- GNU General Public License (license): the licensing instrument used by Fluxbuntu.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: Fluxbuntu.  
- Archived website: fluxbuntu.org (archived English snapshot).

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