Devuan 3.0.0 Boewulf Debian without systemd

The GNU-Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian. The primary objective of the project is to provide a par of Debian without its complexities and dependencies systemd, an init system and services administrator originally developed by Red Hat and was later adopted by most Linux distributions.

Mark Hindley today announced the release of Devuan GNU-Linux 3.0.0, codenamed "Boewulf". As mentioned above the Devuan distribution is based on Debian but uses the alternative init software instead of systemd (SysV, OpenRC or runit).

This version of the Devuan distribution is based on Debian 10:

"Its developers Devuan are pleased to announce the release of Devuan 'Beowulf' 3.0.0 as the project's new stable release. It is the result of many months of hard work by and detailed testing by the wider Devuan community.
What's new in Beowulf 3.0.0?
It is based on Debian Buster (10.4) with Linux 4.19 kernel, support for ppc64el in addition to existing i386, amd64, armel, armhf and arm64 architectures. Brings runit as an option instead of / sbin / init, openrc an optional alternative to sysv-rc and runlevel control. It has autonomous daemons of eudev and elogind to replace the aspects of the monolithic systemd.

Along with all the above it brings a new startup, screen and desktop management. "

Read it announcement of the new release and release notes for more details.

Devuan 3.0.0 is available as live ISO ("Minimal" or "Desktop" with Xfce) or installation ISO ("Desktop", "Server" and "Netinstall"). Here you can find the download links for architecture x86_64:

iGuRu.gr The Best Technology Site in Greecefgns

every publication, directly to your inbox

Join the 2.087 registrants.

Written by giorgos

George still wonders what he's doing here ...

Leave a reply

Your email address is not published. Required fields are mentioned with *

Your message will not be published if:
1. Contains insulting, defamatory, racist, offensive or inappropriate comments.
2. Causes harm to minors.
3. It interferes with the privacy and individual and social rights of other users.
4. Advertises products or services or websites.
5. Contains personal information (address, phone, etc.).