Corel Linux

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**Corel Linux**
Company/ developer:	Corel
OS family:	Linux
Default user interface:	KDE
Working state:	Discontinued

Corel Linux, also called Corel LinuxOS, was a Debian-based Linux distribution made by Corel that was released in late 1999. Corel later discontinued the distribution, but did not remove the former Corel Open Source Development website until March 2002.

Corel did not use the standard KDE file manager. It instead used its own file manager, CFM. This, along with other modifications Corel made, meant that Corel Linux suffered at being incompatible with other versions of Linux much more so than other competitors in the industry. At a time when there was relatively little Linux software available, this was a serious hurdle for Corel and its users.

Corel LinuxOS Second Edition was released in download, regular and deluxe editions, the latter of which bundled Corel WordPerfect Office for Linux.

Xandros purchased the Corel Linux source code and development team when Corel scrapped its Linux business in August 2001. However, the Corel Corporation is a stockholder of Xandros.

[edit] Major Features

Corel Linux featured a file manager that was very close in look and feel to Windows Explorer. The file manager provided an integrated Windows SMB network browser.

Corel Linux also featured SmartMove. SmartMove was an application that would help a user easily transfer his/her settings from a Windows installation to Corel Linux. It was a state of the art initiative that was then copied by Windows in the "File and Settings Transfer Wizard" [1]