Designed from the ground up, Clear Linux OS provides an industry blueprint on how to incorporate Intel® architecture features for a modern, modular Linux OS. Clear Linux OS is not based on any other Linux distro.

What distro is Clear Linux based on?

A great example of this tailored distro is Clear Linux. Clear Linux is a Linux distribution created by Intel, and it’s tailored to developers, researchers, and anybody who’s using Linux as a tool rather than a desktop.

What makes Clear Linux faster?

– Clear Linux is faster because its built with the Intel Compiler (ICC). … – Clear Linux is faster because of its aggressive default CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS/FFLAGS. This does certainly help in some built-from-source benchmarks, but that’s not all.