Chimera Linux
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | Rolling release / 21 April 2024[1] |
| Repository | https://github.com/chimera-linux/ |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Update method | Rolling release |
| Package manager | apk-tools, cports |
| Platforms | x86-64, aarch64, ppc64le, ppc64, RISC-V |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | BSD |
| Default user interface | GNOME Shell, Almquist shell |
| Official website | chimera-linux |
Chimera Linux is a Linux distribution striving for the minimum complexity of system configuration while retaining and expanding on the flexibility common to general purpose Linux based systems.
A strict default security model, employing the in-development dinit init system or the FreeBSD userland are some of the more radical approaches. Such changes would have been very hard for a distribution with an existing user base.[2][3][4][5]
In its objectives the project states that re-thinking of the core components common across Linux distributions and re-thinking of their integration into an operating system are intentionally pursued at the same time. This approach allows to skip the 'chicken and egg' problem of core system components development: If to interface a newly updated component to an "old" system or adapt a system to a "new" component instead.
Core userland from FreeBSD, the musl C library and the LLVM toolchain are employed. In this the distribution provides an alternative to the common GNU-based systems, without explicitly excluding GNU tools or GPL licensed software in general.
Characteristic features
- LLVM as the toolchain of choice (instead of the GCC toolchain)
- musl with scudo as the system C library (instead od glibc)
- dinit as the init system (instead of systemd)
- FreeBSD userland (instead of GNU coreutils)
- GNOME desktop environment using Wayland for display and PipeWire for the audio stack
References
- ^ "Index of /live/latest/". Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Chimera Linux - About". Chimera Linux. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Proven, Liam. "Chimera – a Linux that isn't GNU/Linux". The Register. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Chimera Linux met BSD-userland en dinit in plaats van systemd komt in maart uit". Tweakers (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "A Non-GNU Linux Distribution Built With LLVM & BSD Software Aims For Alpha Next Month". Phoronix. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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