Developer | Uruk Project developers |
---|---|
OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 13 April 2016 |
Latest release | Uruk GNU/Linux-libre 3.0[1] / 25 November 2022 |
Update method | long term support |
Package manager | |
Platforms | amd64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux-libre) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | MATE |
License | FSDG |
Official website | urukproject |
Uruk GNU/Linux-libre is a PureOS-based Linux distribution. The name Uruk is an Iraqi city that states its Iraqi origin. Uruk GNU/Linux 1.0 was released on 13 April 2016[2][3][4] and it ships with the most common software for popular tasks.
Features
Uruk uses Linux-libre kernel for the system and MATE desktop environment for its graphical interfaces.[5][6]
One of the special features of Uruk is the ability to run various types of package managers at ease (including GNU Guix, urpmi, pacman, dnf). It implements simple one-line command to do that, that use a program named Package Managers Simulator to simulate the commands of popular package managers.
Version history
Version | Date | Kernel version | Desktop environment |
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1.0[3][5][6][4] | 13.04.2016[7] | 4.2 | MATE |
2.0[8][9] | 05.12.2017 | 4.9.66 | MATE, Xfce |
3.0[1] | 25.11.2022 | 5.15 | MATE |
See also
References
- 1 2 Uruk GNU/Linux 3.0 - The Uruk Project Blog
- ↑ "DistroWatch.com: Uruk GNU/Linux". DistroWatch.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- 1 2 "softpedia.com: Uruk GNU/Linux". softpedia.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- 1 2 "itsfoss.com: Uruk: A New Distribution Based on Trisquel GNU/Linux". itsfoss.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- 1 2 Introducing Uruk GNU/Linux, a 100% Free Ubuntu-Based OS Using Linux-libre Kernel
- 1 2 DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 680, 26 September 2016
- ↑ URUK GNU/Linux - Browse /1.0 at SourceForge.net
- ↑ Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0 - The Uruk Project Blog
- ↑ <distrowatch
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