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ClearOS

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For the Intel Linux distribution, see Clear Linux OS.
ClearCenter
DeveloperClearCenter
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working statestale
Source modelOpen source[1]
Initial release2001; 25 years ago (2001)[2]
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel (Linux)
Default user interfaceWeb user interface
LicenseGPL, and others
Official websiteclearos.com

ClearOS (also known as the ClearOS System, formerly ClarkConnect[3]) was a Linux distribution by ClearFoundation, with network gateway, file, print, mail, and messaging services.

History

ClearOS is based on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux,[4] designed for use in small and medium enterprises as a network gateway and network server with a web-based administration interface.[5] ClearOS is the successor to ClarkConnect. The software is built by ClearFoundation, and support services can be purchased from ClearCenter.[6] ClearOS 5.1 removes previous limitations to mail, DMZ, and MultiWAN functions.[7]

As of the ClearOS 6.1 release, the distribution is a full-featured operating system for gateway, network and servers built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[8][9][10]

ClearOS aimed to replace, as a small business server, Windows SBS.[11]

The last release of ClearOS was in 2020, and with no updates since then, the project appears to be discontinued.[unreliable source?]

You can still download the distribution from their site and the version is listed as ClearOS-7.9.1.342252, dated October 13 2021.

Features

Features include:[11]

  • Stateful firewall (iptables), networking and security
  • Intrusion detection and prevention system (SNORT)
  • Virtual private networking (IPsec, PPTP, OpenVPN)
  • Web proxy, with content filtering and antivirus (Squid, DansGuardian)
  • E-mail services (Webmail, Postfix, SMTP, POP3/s, IMAP/s)
  • Groupware (Kolab)
  • Database and web server (easy to deploy LAMP stack)
  • File and print services (Samba and CUPS)
  • Flexshares (unified multi-protocol storage which currently employs SMB, HTTP/S, FTP/S, and SMTP)
  • MultiWAN (Internet fault tolerant design)
  • Built-in reports for system statistics and services (MRTG and others)

Awards and recognition

  • August 2009: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS wins 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[12]
  • August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[13]
  • July 2012: Softpedia — An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system[14]
  • February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review[15]
  • June 2015: Small Business Computing — The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business[16]
  • September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro — Group Test (see pages 58-63)[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ClearFoundation SVN". Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2010-10-03. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ clarkconnect.org recycle a tired old computer into an Internet gateway
  3. ↑ A Linux server OS that's fiddly but tweakable • The Register
  4. ↑ "DistroWatch: ClearOS".
  5. ↑ "ClarkConnect Is Now ClearOS".
  6. ↑ "Overview". ClearCenter. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ [unreliable source?]
  8. ↑ "DistroWatch: Development Release - ClearOS 6.1 Alpha 1".
  9. ↑ "ClearFoundation: ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha1". 6 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Linux Small Business Server Distros » Linux Magazine
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Small Business Server Replacement is Clear(OS) | Linux Magazine[Usurped!]
  12. ↑ "Breakaway 2009 Best New Product Winner - ClearCenter".
  13. ↑ "Best of Breakaway 2010 Awards".
  14. ↑ [unreliable source?]
  15. ↑ Mills, Ashton. "Security firewall distributions". IDG (CSO Online). Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2016-06-29. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Schroder, Carla (June 22, 2015). "The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business".
  17. ↑ "Server Distros Group Test" (PDF). LinuxVoice Magazine. LinuxVoice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)


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