2011-07-17 00:50:39 +02:00
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Void GNU/Linux is a new distribution that uses XBPS as its package system,
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2011-06-19 19:30:36 +02:00
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The X Binary Package System has been designed from scratch, please visit
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http://code.google.com/p/xbps for more information.
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2011-07-17 00:50:39 +02:00
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Void GNU/Linux is a simple and minimal distribution that can be customized
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in many ways, through the use of virtual packages. Currently there are
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1500 packages in the current repository that you can build and install.
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There is support for i686 and x86_64 architectures, more may be added in
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a future (i.e. ARM) but it's not a high priority.
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2011-06-20 13:13:43 +02:00
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Some features:
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2011-06-24 03:03:01 +02:00
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- It's not a fork or customized version of any distro, it has been created
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from scratch making it an extremely lightweight distro. Base install is
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approximately 150MB.
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- Rolling release.
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- Uses the latest stable Linux kernel. The development snapshot from kernel.org
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can also be installed in parallel.
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- Kernel images/modules are never removed, providing an always-bootable system.
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- Uses a modified "initramfs-tools" version from Debian to handle initial
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ramdisk images.
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2011-06-21 14:41:19 +02:00
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- Uses a modified "casper" version from Ubuntu to boot from live images.
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2011-06-20 13:42:37 +02:00
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- Uses a modified "OpenRC" version from Gentoo to handle the init/boot process.
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- Uses /run directory as tmpfs by default, with symlinks to /tmp, /var/tmp,
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/var/lock, /var/run, /dev/shm.
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- Uses its own binary package system: XBPS -- A faster/leaner alternative to Debian's
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dpkg/apt, RedHat's RPM, ArchLinux's Pacman, etc.
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- You don't need wrappers of wrappers for the XBPS utils to rebuild/reinstall
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packages. The provided tools are all that you need.
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- Uses a BSD port-like system to build binary packages in chroot jails
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without requiring root permissions. This allows building packages as a regular user
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without interfering with your installed system!
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2011-06-20 13:13:43 +02:00
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2011-06-24 03:13:00 +02:00
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When a new stable XBPS version comes out, a new live image is created for
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testing purposes along with the minimal base system.
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You can find the Live Images at:
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2011-06-19 19:30:36 +02:00
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2011-07-17 00:50:39 +02:00
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http://xbps.nopcode.org/live/
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2011-06-19 19:30:36 +02:00
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If you have questions or contributions please use the google groups forum:
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2011-06-24 03:03:01 +02:00
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2011-06-19 19:30:36 +02:00
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http://groups.google.com/group/xbps
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2011-07-07 22:16:34 +02:00
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or join us at irc.freenode.net #xbps.
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2011-06-19 19:30:36 +02:00
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Enjoy and happy hacking!
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