Korora (operating system)
| Company type | Open source project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Linux distribution |
| Founded | December 12, 2005 |
| Founder | Christopher Smart |
| Defunct | May 16, 2018 |
| Fate | Discontinued |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Linux distribution |
Korora (previously known as Kororaa) originated as a remix of the Fedora Linux distribution. Its initial purpose was to offer a binary installation approach for Gentoo Linux, simplifying Gentoo deployment by using installation scripts instead of manual setup. The project's name is derived from the Māori term for the little penguin.
History
Christopher Smart established Korora with the goal of simplifying Gentoo installations on desktop systems and demonstrating Gentoo's advantages despite concerns about lengthy compile times. Development halted on November 7, 2007.
The Korora XGL Live CD highlighted the features of Novell's Xgl and Compiz technologies.
On December 23, 2010, Smart relaunched Korora as a Fedora remix.
With the release of Korora 18 on May 2, 2013, the project adopted a simplified name spelling and updated branding.
Official development concluded on May 16, 2018.
Kororaa XGL Live CD
In March 2006, Kororaa introduced a Live CD pre-installed with Xgl, compatible with NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel graphics hardware. Version 0.3 featured both the K Desktop Environment 3 and GNOME desktop environments.
Development hiatus and restart
Smart announced the discontinuation of Korora development on November 7, 2007. Factors influencing this decision included the presence of Sabayon Linux as a binary Gentoo alternative, Gentoo's own graphical installer, Compiz's inclusion by default in the MATE edition, Korora's inability to match distributions that provided proprietary drivers out-of-the-box, and the strain on a single developer managing the project.
The revival of Korora as a Fedora-based distribution was declared by Smart on December 23, 2010:
I have released an installable live DVD beta for evaluation. The final version will be Korora 14 (Fedora 14), codenamed 'Nemo', featuring KDE. Korora has been reborn as a Fedora remix inspired by Rahul Sundaram's Omega GNOME remix, aiming to deliver ready-to-use computing with software packages most users desire.
Version history
| Version | Release Date | Base System |
|---|---|---|
| Beta 2 R1 | 2005-12-12 | Gentoo |
| XGL Live CD 0.1 | 2006-03-08 | |
| XGL Live CD 0.2 | 2006-04-06 | |
| XGL Live CD 0.3 | 2006-10-04 | |
| 14 Beta | 2010-12-25 | Fedora |
| 14 Beta 2 | 2011-02-11 | |
| 14 Beta 3 | 2011-03-02 | |
| 14 Beta 4 | 2011-03-22 | |
| 14 Beta 5 | 2011-03-31 | |
| 14 Beta 6 | 2011-04-22 | |
| Kororaa Linux 14 | 2011-05-31 | |
| 15 Beta | 2011-07-16 | |
| 15 Beta 2 | 2011-07-20 | |
| Kororaa Linux 15 | 2011-09-20 | |
| Kororaa Linux 15.1 | 2011-10-20 | |
| Kororaa Linux 16 | 2011-12-16 | |
| Kororaa Linux 17 | 2012-07-16 | |
| Korora 18 | 2013-05-02 | |
| Korora 19 | 2013-07-02 | |
| Korora 19.1 | 2013-10-08 | |
| Korora 20 | 2014-01-10 | |
| Korora 21 Beta | 2015-01-03 | |
| Korora 21 | 2015-02-07 | |
| Korora 22 | 2015-08-02 | |
| Korora 23 | 2016-02-07 | |
| Korora 24 | 2016-07-19 | |
| Korora 25 | 2016-12-07 | |
| Korora 26 | 2017-09-16 |