HostGIS

HostGIS Linux is a Slackware based Linux distribution. HostGIS Linux comes with several open source based GIS tools installed.^[1] For the less technically inclined compilation/installation of tools like UMN Mapserver might take a lot of time.^[2]

Some of the tools/packages installed are:

The usual amenities of Slackware Linux: compilers, Perl, etc.
Apache HTTP Server, with PHP
MapServer, and MapScript for PHP, Perl, and Python
PDFlib, with support built in to PHP, Perl, Python, and MapServer
PostGIS-enabled PostgreSQL database server
MySQL Server
Webmin, phpMyAdmin, and phpPgAdmin for easy system administration
Example maps and map frameworks already installed, demonstrating MapServer Web Widgets, Map-Fu, ECW images as data sources, PostGIS, MyGIS, WMS server and client, Flash output, OpenLayers, TileCache, and more.

References

External links

HostGIS Linux Homepage

Linux distributions

Arch Linux	Antergos ArchBang Chakra Manjaro Linux Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Debian	antiX Astra Linux Bharat Operating System Solutions Deepin Devuan Elive gNewSense HandyLinux Kali Linux Knoppix SparkyLinux SteamOS Tails Ubuntu Official: Edubuntu Kubuntu Lubuntu Ubuntu MATE Xubuntu Unofficial: Bodhi Linux Elementary OS Linux Mint Trisquel

Fedora	BLAG Linux and GNU Korora Red Hat Enterprise Linux (CentOS · Oracle Linux · Scientific Linux)

Gentoo Linux	Calculate Linux Chromium OS (Chrome OS) Funtoo Linux Sabayon Linux

Other	Frugalware Linux Mandriva Linux (Mageia, OpenMandriva Lx) openSUSE (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) PCLinuxOS Puppy Linux Slackware (Porteus · Salix OS · VectorLinux)

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