Red Star OS

Also known as Pulgŭnbyŏl, Red Star Linux

North Korean Linux distribution

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

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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.