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===Operating system===

[[Linux]] is the [[operating system]] (OS) of choice for IRLP, as it allows the best in reliability, programmability, efficiency, and functionality. Some older IRLP nodes use the [[Red Hat Linux|Red Hat]] 7.3 or Red Hat 9 distribution, as they were very stable releases and ran very smoothly on any [[Pentium (original)|Pentium]] or better computer. In 2005, a custom version of [[Fedora Linux|Fedora]] Core 3 was introduced, followed by Fedora Core 5 in 2006. As of March 2007, IRLP no longer supports Red Hat and started shipping with the [[CentOS]] 4 distribution. As of December 2012, IRLP has released a final version of CentOS 4.9, but now supports Debian as its operating system of choice. This release provides greatly improved operation with more support for varying hardware.