Red Star OS

Also known as Pulgŭnbyŏl, Red Star Linux

North Korean Linux distribution

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Vinony's link graph records 334 inbound references to Red Star OS, and connects out to Q185576, Knoppix and Mandriva Linux.

Vinony files it under 2008 software, Information technology in North Korea and Korean-language computing.

Vinony links it to 34 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Developer: Korea Computer Center
Os family: Unix-like , Linux (desktop and server), Android (on Woolim, Arirang , Samjiyon , Manbang , Jindallae and Ryonghung)
Working state: Current
Source model: Closed , with free and open-source components
Marketing target: Personal computers
Available in: Korean
Supported platforms: IA-32 , x86-64 (server only), ARM (mobile and tablet only)
Kernel type: Monolithic (forked from Linux kernel )
Userland: GNU
Influenced by: Fedora Linux (desktop), CentOS (Server), Android (mobile and tablet)
Default user interface: KDE
License: Proprietary GNU GPL and other licenses (FOSS components)

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Wikidata facts

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native label: 붉은별
Commons category: Red Star OS
software version identifier: 4.0
inception: 2014-07-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Red Star OS (Korean: 붉은별; MR: Pulgŭnbyŏl) is a North Korean Linux distribution, with development first starting in 1998 at the Korea Computer Center (KCC).

Prior to Red Star OS's release, computers in North Korea typically used modified versions of Microsoft Windows with North Korean language packs installed.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red Star OS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.