The Devuan GNU Linux is a Debian-based distribution that uses alternatives to Systemd and its components.
The new Devuan GNU Linux 2.0.0 codenamed ASCII is available for download on i386 and amd64 architectures. The ISO images can be used to install on various ARM and SOC platforms such as Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, OrangePi, BananaPi, OLinuXino, Cubieboard, Nokia mobile devices and Motorola, Chromebooks as well as for Virtualbox/Vagrant.
During the installation of Devuan GNU Linux 2.0.0 you can choose the familiar desktop environments such as Xfce (default), KDE, MATE, Cinnamon and LXQt. Of course you can use others which are available after installation.
What distinguishes this distribution from Debian is that in the Expert Mode of the installation there is a choice between SysVinit and OpenRC as an init instead of the standard one in almost all distributions, Systemd.
The new version of Devuan (based on Debian Stretch) is available in many editions:net-install, live discs and full installation DVDs.
I installed Devuan and I am very happy with its stability and speed. I use OpenRC and Network manager (instead of wicd). I installed the KDE version because of the screen size I have. KDE DE is known to offer the best support HIDPI.
After the system's primary installation, I upgraded LibreOffice, Firefox (from the debian sid repo), and added some extras that did not exist and I use them continuously: VLC (not preinstalled) Pinta (not in repo), Filezilla , Geany, and some others. There was no problem.
I recommend the functional to those who want to finally leave the systemd and have a reliable system.
Please note that there is an option to upgrade to a test (sid) version of Devuan GNU Linux by adding the corresponding repo, but better stay in the stable version.
There are also images (ISO) for computers with ARM and a separate one set of notes for the use of ARM ISO.
Operating is not recommended for novice users who have no Debian experience.
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| devuan_ascii_2.0.0_i386_netinst.iso | 342.0 MiB | 2018-Jun-06 18: 35 |
