GNU variants

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Trisquel GNU/Linux is an example of a Linux distribution

GNU variants is a term used by the Free Software Foundation[citation needed] to refer to operating systems which use GNU C Library, with application software and system libraries (in other words, the core userland) from GNU.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hurd variants

Debian GNU/Hurd was discussed for a release as technology preview with Debian 7.0 Wheezy, however these plans were discarded due to the immature state of the system.[6] However the maintainers of Debian GNU/Hurd decided to publish an unofficial release on the release date of Debian 7.0. Debian GNU/Hurd is not considered yet to provide the performance and stability expected from a production system. Among the open issues are incomplete implementation of java and X.org graphical user interfaces and limited hardware driver support.[7] About two thirds of the Debian packages have been ported to Hurd.[8]

Arch Hurd is a derivative work of Arch Linux, porting it to the GNU Hurd system with packages optimised for the Intel P6 architecture. Their goal is to provide an Arch-like user environment (BSD-style init scripts, Pacman package manager, rolling releases, and a simple set up) on the GNU Hurd which is stable enough for at least occasional use. Currently it provides a LiveCD for evaluation purposes and installations guides for LiveCD and conventional installation.

Linux variants

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Main article: Linux distribution

The term GNU/Linux is used by some to refer to an operating system where the Linux kernel is distributed with a GNU system software (userland and GNU C Library). Such distributions are the primary installed base of GNU packages and programs and also of Linux. The most notable official use of this term for a distribution is Debian GNU/Linux.

BSD variants

Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is an operating system for IA-32 and x86-64 computer architectures. It is a distribution of GNU with Debian package management and the kernel of FreeBSD. The k in kFreeBSD is an abbreviation for kernel of,[9] and reflects the fact that only the kernel of the complete FreeBSD operating system is used. The operating system was officially released with Debian Squeeze (6.0) on February 6, 2011.[10] One Debian GNU/kFreeBSD live CD is Ging, which is no longer maintained.[11]

Debian GNU/NetBSD was an experimental port of GNU user-land applications to NetBSD kernel. No official release of this operating system was made; although work was conducted on ports for the IA-32[12] and DEC Alpha[13] architectures, it has not seen active maintenance since 2002 and is no longer available for download.[14]

OpenSolaris (Illumos) variants

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Main article: Nexenta OS

Nexenta OS is the first distribution that combines the GNU userland (with the exception of libc; OpenSolaris' libc is used) and Debian's packaging and organisation with the OpenSolaris kernel. Nexenta OS is available for IA-32 and x86-64 based systems. Nexenta Systems, Inc initiated the project and sponsors its continued development.[15] (Nexenta OS is not GNU variant, due use OpenSolaris libc and multiple Illumos Distributions use GNU userland as default)[16]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ List of potential release architektures for Debian Wheezy
  7. ↑ GNU Hurd news
  8. ↑ Debian Wiki: Debian GNU/Hurd
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