Scientific Linux is a recompiled Red Hat Enterprise Linux, co-developed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Although it aims to be fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it also provides additional packages not found in the upstream product; the most notable among these are various file systems, including Cluster Suite and Global File System (GFS), FUSE, OpenAFS, Squashfs and Unionfs, wireless networking support with Intel wireless firmware, MadWiFi and NDISwrapper, Sun Java and Java Development Kit (JDK), the lightweight IceWM window manager, R - a language and environment for statistical computing, and the Alpine email client. More information can be found at the Scientific Linux website.

Versions available from enjoyLinux.co.uk:  

System Requirements: 

• CPU: x86 Intel-compatible CPUs 
• RAM: At least 256-512 MB RAM is recommended 
• Graphic Cards: Most graphics cards 
• Sound Cards: Most sound cards 

Scientific Linux Desktop