CRUX

CRUX Linux

Screenshot KDE Desktop for Crux Linux OS.
Company / developer	Per Lidén and CRUX Linux community
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Active
Source model	Free software / Open source
Latest stable release	2.7 / October 2, 2010; 13 months ago (October 2, 2010)
Update method	ports
Package manager	pkgutils[1]
Supported platforms	i686
Kernel type	Linux (Monolithic)
Default user interface	Openbox
License	Various
Official website	crux.nu

CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized GNU/Linux distribution targeted at experienced GNU/Linux users and delivered by a tar.gz-based package system with BSD-style initscripts. It also utilizes a ports system to install and upgrade applications.^[2] The current release is 2.7.

Although crux is the Latin word for "cross," the choice of the name "CRUX" itself has no meaning. Per Lidén created it for "sounding cool", using an ending "-X" to evoke Linux and Unix.^[3]

Installation

CRUX, unlike many other GNU/Linux distributions, doesn't include a GUI installation program. Instead, the user boots the kernel stored on either a CD or diskette; partitions the hard disk drive(s) to which the operating system will be installed (using a program such as fdisk or cfdisk); creates the appropriate file systems on the various partitions; mounts the CD or NFS share along with the partitions made previously for use by the package installation script; compiles a new kernel; and installs a bootloader, all via shell commands.^[4][5]

Package Management

Further information: Ports system

CRUX implements an infrastructure similar to that of BSD-based operating systems for package management. Packages consist of a makefile, any patches required to adjust the program to work, md5sum hashes used to verify the integrity of the downloaded files, a footprint file listing the files to be included in the packages, and the package source archived in tar.gz format. These files are downloaded from a CRUX software repository, compiled, and installed using the prt-get frontend to pkgutils.^[1]

Releases

x86 Release History

version	date
1.0	2002 December
1.1	2003 March
1.2	2003 August
1.3	2003 December
1.3.1	2004 February
2.0	2004 March
2.1	2005 April
2.2	2006 April
2.3	2007 March
2.4	2007 December
2.5	2008 December
2.6	2009 September
2.7	2010 October

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://crux.nu/Main/Handbook2-5#ntoc16
2. ^ http://crux.nu
3. ^ http://crux.nu/Main/Faq#ntoc2
4. ^ http://crux.nu/Main/Handbook2-6#ntoc9
5. ^ http://crux.nu/Wiki/NFSInstall

External links

• Official CRUX Website
• CRUX for Alternative Architectures: x86_64, ppc, ppc64, arm, sparc64
• CRUX at DistroWatch

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