Rodneyck
February 18th, 2007, 12:56 PM
I was out hunting again for distributions and caught this slippery one today called Lunar Linux. They just released an update to their system. Here is the blurb...
Auke Kok has announced the release of Lunar Linux 1.6.1, a source-based distribution designed for advanced Linux users: "With great pleasure we release 'Moose Drool', also known as the Lunar Linux 1.6.1 Installer ISO, to the public. This ISO is partially a refreshed installer for i686, but it is also our first stable ISO for x86_64. The x86_64 installer ISO thus marks the true final entry for Lunar Linux as a multi-arch distro. This ISO comes with GCC 3.4.6, glibc 2.3.6, Linux 2.6.20, Perl 5.8.8, and other rock solid base components. Allthough the x86_64 ISO is purely 64-bit only now, we're working to enable multilib, so stay focused for more news on that. This will also be the last ISO with GCC 3.x. Future ISOs will move to GCC 4.x and an updated glibc."
It is purported to be very fast, as source-based distros usually are for some reason. Installation...
What do I get when I install the ISO?
The Lunar-Linux ISO installs only a basic set of packages needed to build the rest. There is no GNOME or KDE, not even XOrg on your machine after you finish installing the ISO. The only service running is secure shell (ssh), and root logins are expressly prohibited! However, once you are done installing and have compiled a kernel once to get the kernel sources in /usr/src/linux, you can just `lin XOrg` and start installing your desktop from there!
Allthough this may sound spartan to you, there are still a ton of things you can do with a finished installation. You have links, the text-based webbrowser to surf to webpages. Irssi is installed for IRC chat. The ISO also comes preloaded with a whole bunch of networking tools and hardware utilities (lspci, dmidecode, discover) that allow you to figure out what kind of hardware your system has.
The advantage...
The advantage for the end user is clear: a system that is both robust and stable, and easy to install and maintain without sacrificing variety and flexibility. Lunar has built in integrity checking and a robust self-repairing capability. It also enables system users to develop their own source-packages using the toolset.
More...
http://www.lunar-linux.org/
Auke Kok has announced the release of Lunar Linux 1.6.1, a source-based distribution designed for advanced Linux users: "With great pleasure we release 'Moose Drool', also known as the Lunar Linux 1.6.1 Installer ISO, to the public. This ISO is partially a refreshed installer for i686, but it is also our first stable ISO for x86_64. The x86_64 installer ISO thus marks the true final entry for Lunar Linux as a multi-arch distro. This ISO comes with GCC 3.4.6, glibc 2.3.6, Linux 2.6.20, Perl 5.8.8, and other rock solid base components. Allthough the x86_64 ISO is purely 64-bit only now, we're working to enable multilib, so stay focused for more news on that. This will also be the last ISO with GCC 3.x. Future ISOs will move to GCC 4.x and an updated glibc."
It is purported to be very fast, as source-based distros usually are for some reason. Installation...
What do I get when I install the ISO?
The Lunar-Linux ISO installs only a basic set of packages needed to build the rest. There is no GNOME or KDE, not even XOrg on your machine after you finish installing the ISO. The only service running is secure shell (ssh), and root logins are expressly prohibited! However, once you are done installing and have compiled a kernel once to get the kernel sources in /usr/src/linux, you can just `lin XOrg` and start installing your desktop from there!
Allthough this may sound spartan to you, there are still a ton of things you can do with a finished installation. You have links, the text-based webbrowser to surf to webpages. Irssi is installed for IRC chat. The ISO also comes preloaded with a whole bunch of networking tools and hardware utilities (lspci, dmidecode, discover) that allow you to figure out what kind of hardware your system has.
The advantage...
The advantage for the end user is clear: a system that is both robust and stable, and easy to install and maintain without sacrificing variety and flexibility. Lunar has built in integrity checking and a robust self-repairing capability. It also enables system users to develop their own source-packages using the toolset.
More...
http://www.lunar-linux.org/