Google Replaces Its Ubuntu-Based Goobuntu Linux OS with Debian-Based gLinux

After more than five years of using its in-house built Ubuntu-based Goobuntu Linux distribution internally for various things, Google has decided to replace it with a gLinux, based on Debian Testing.

It's no secret that Google users Linux a lot. It's Android and Chrome OS operating systems are powered by Linux, so they need to use a GNU/Linux distro to work on its other OSes for laptops and mobile phones. Until now, the company used Goobuntu Linux, which was based on Canonical's very popular Ubuntu Linux operating system.

However, according to a report from MuyLinux (via It's FOSS), Google decided to ditch its Ubuntu-based Goobuntu distribution and replace with with another one called gLinux, which, apparently, it's based on the Debian Testing repositories. gLinux was even revealed ... (read more)

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