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{{Infobox OS

| name = VectorLinux

| screenshot = VectorLinux 7 GOLD.png

| screenshot_size = 300px

| caption = Standard Edition Gold 7.0

| developer = Robert S. Lange; Darrell Stavem

| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])

| source_model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]

| working_state = CurrentDiscontinued

| latest_release_version = VL 7.2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=19139.0|title=UCSVectorlinux 47.42 Releasefinal has been released|date=28 August 2017|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805221941/http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=19139.0|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<!-- If you update this, don't forget to update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]] -->| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2017|08|28}}

| supported_platforms = [[x86-64]], [[i486]]<ref>{{cite web |title=VectorLinux |url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=vector |website=DistroWatch |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2017|08|28}}

| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux Kernel|Linux]])

| supported_platforms = [[x86-64]], [[i486]]<ref>{{cite web |title=VectorLinux |url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=vector |website=DistroWatch |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

| ui = [[Xfce]], [[KDE]], [[LXDE]], [[Openbox]], [[JWM]], [[IceWM]]

| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux Kernel|Linux]])

| license = Various

| ui = [[Xfce]], [[KDE]], [[LXDE]], [[Openbox]], [[JWM]], [[IceWM]]

| website = !Dead Link! {www.vectorlinux.com} see external links

| license = Various

| website = !Dead Link! {www.vectorlinux.com} see external links

}}

'''VectorLinux''', abbreviated VL, iswas a [[Linux distribution]] for the [[x86]] platform based on the [[Slackware]] Linux distribution, originally developed by Canadian developers Robert S. Lange and Darell Stavem. Since version 7 the Standard Edition is also available for the [[x86-64]] platform, known as VLocity64 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vectorlinux.com/news/VLocity-64-7.0|title=VLocity-64-7.0|year=2012|access-date=29 August 2012|quote=The final release of VLocity Linux 64-7.0 is now available|archive-date=19 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919183329/http://vectorlinux.com/news/VLocity-64-7.0|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Editions==

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===Standard Edition===

Standard Edition is a freely downloadable distribution based on [[Xfce]] and specifically designed for use on older computers with slower processors and less RAM. The Deluxe Standard Version contains the standard edition plus numerous additional applications specific to that VL version. The CD includes many extra applications which you can add to build the system which best fits your requirements. Additional included applications are Libreoffice and GIMP among many others.

===Light Edition===

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* {{DistroWatch|vector|NAME=VectorLinux}}

* [http://www.osnews.com/story/25808/VectorLinux_7_Fast_Flexible_and_Supported VectorLinux 7: Fast, Flexible, and Supported - OS News]

* [http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2008/03/taking_a_good_long_look_at_vec.html Taking A Good Long Look At Vector Linux 5.9 Standard - O&#039;'Reilly Linux DevCenter Blog]

* [http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/24148 Vector Linux 5.9: Light, fast Slackware-based distro | tuxmachines.org]

* [http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/vector-linux-soho-59-deluxe-no-1.html Vector Linux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe -- Not Just For The Office - O'Reilly News]

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