RHEL Based Scientific Linux 6.7 is out now | Linux Today

RHEL Based Scientific Linux 6.7 is out now

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 27, 2015

Scientific Linux is a distribution which is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. It is free operating system which keeps its packages updated and in sync with RHEL’s ones. Typically, the new version of this operating system is released after two months of RHEL release. Scientific Linux 6.7 is based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7. The development goal of this operating system is to provide a well structured operating system for use in universities and labs. In this way, students/teachers and other professionals working in laboratories have to do minimum efforts to configure their required packages on Linux operating system. It does not come pre-installed with any large amount of scientific softwares, it was named Scientific Linux because the very first release of this operating system was made available for scientific purposes.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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