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As of 2009, Coyote switched to a [[Topic:OpenSUSE|OpenSuse]] based distribution before the project went dorment.\n\nAs of July of 2024 the projet is being resurected to be buildable on Windows 11.\n\n== Technical Specifications ==\n\n=== ***General Information*** ===\n\n* ***Developer:*** Vortech Consulting\n* ***Licensing:*** GNU General Public Lincense\n* ***OS Family:*** Linux (Unix-like)\n* ***Initial Release Date:*** 1998\n* ***Latest Release Date:*** April 12, 2006\n\n=== ***Availability Information*** ===\n\n* ***Languages:*** English\n* ***Platforms:*** i486\n\n=== ***System Information*** ===\n\n* ***Working State:*** Discontinued\n* ***Source Model:*** Open Source\n* ***Package manager:*** N\/A\n* ***Default User Interface:*** Command Line Interface\n\n== Additonal Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/www.coyotelinux.com|Official Coyote Linux Webpage]\n* [link|https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160508085111\/http:\/\/www.coyotelinux.com\/|Coyote Linux Webpage Archive]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Coyote Linux was a floppy disk based distribution of Linux, created in 1998 by Vortech Consulting as a personal firewall distribution for personal hobbyists or educational networks with less then 200 users. 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Background Information<\/h2><\/div>\n\n

Coyote Linux was a floppy disk based distribution of Linux, created in 1998 by Vortech Consulting as a personal firewall distribution for personal hobbyists or educational networks with less then 200 users. The name Coyote was originally chosen as the target broadband provider was Time Warner Cable\u2019s \u201cRoad Runner\u201d cable Internet.<\/p>\n\n

The last independent build of Coyote Linux was repleased on April 12, 2006. As of 2009, Coyote switched to a OpenSuse<\/a> based distribution before the project went dorment.<\/p>\n\n

As of July of 2024 the projet is being resurected to be buildable on Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n

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Technical Specifications<\/h2><\/div>\n\n
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General Information<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n