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Chimera Linux

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Chimera Linux
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest releaseRolling release / 15 September 2023; 20 months ago (2023-09-15)[1]
Repositoryhttps://github.com/chimera-linux/
Marketing targetGeneral purpose
Package managerapk-tools, cports
Platformsx86-64, ppc64le, aarch64, RISC-V
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandBSD
Default
user interface
GNOME Shell, Almquist shell
Official websitechimera-linux.org

Chimera Linux is an independent[2] Linux distribution that aims to provide an alternative to GNU-based systems, but without explicitly excluding GNU or GPL software.[3][4][5][6]. The main things it uses that are different from other, more popular distributions are:

  • userland software from FreeBSD
  • the musl libc
  • the LLVM toolchain
  • the Dinit init

References

  1. ^ "Index of /live/latest/". Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ "FAQ". Chimera Linux. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ "Chimera Linux - About". Chimera Linux. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. ^ Proven, Liam. "Chimera – a Linux that isn't GNU/Linux". The Register. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ^ "Chimera Linux met BSD-userland en dinit in plaats van systemd komt in maart uit". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  6. ^ "A Non-GNU Linux Distribution Built With LLVM & BSD Software Aims For Alpha Next Month". Phoronix. Retrieved 2023-04-15.