Software:Frugalware Linux
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| |Final release|Latest release}} | 2.1 (Derowd)[1][2] / 5 September 2016 |
| Package manager | pacman-g2 |
| Platforms | i686, x86 64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop - GNOME - Xfce - LXDE |
| License | Various |
| Official website | frugalware |
Frugalware Linux has been a general-purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations. Early versions were based on Slackware, but it later became an independently developed distribution. Frugalware made use of the Pacman package management system from Arch Linux.[3]
History
Frugalware was founded in 2004 by Miklós Vajna. He considered Slackware's package manager pkgtools too slow, and wanted to rewrite it in C. He was told that it would never be accepted by Slackware, so Vajna started to think about founding a separate Linux distribution. He replaced Slackware's original init scripts and build system, and added Pacman, the package manager from Arch Linux. As a result, Frugalware was born.[4]
Package management
Since version 0.6 Frugalware has used the Pacman-G2 package manager.[5] It is a fork of a CVS version of the complete rewrite of Pacman by Aurelien Foret, which was not officially released at the time.[6] Previously Frugalware used a modified version of the older, monolithic Pacman by Judd Vinet.
Frugalware's packages' extension is .fpm.[7] The packages are archives that are compressed using xz.[8]
Repoman is a tool to compile source packages and automatically create and install closed-source packages.[9] With Repoman, the user can also download all packages' buildscript and recompile them with specific build options. The build options can be changed by editing a configuration file.[7] The first Frugalware release that had Repoman was Frugalware 0.3pre1.[9]
Branches
Frugalware has a -current and a -stable branch. The -current branch is updated daily, and the -stable branch gets updated every 6 months.[8]
Architectures
From the official web site, 2012: "Frugalware currently supports x86 (Pentium Pro or higher) and x86_64 (k8, aka. amd64) platforms".[8]
Releases
| Version | Codename | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Genesis | November 2, 2004 | |
| 0.2 | Aurora | April 28, 2005 | |
| 0.3[10] | Trantor | October 13, 2005[11] | 19 October 2005 (for x86-64 architecture)[12] |
| 0.4 | Wanda | March 30, 2006 | |
| 0.5 | Siwenna | September 14, 2006 | |
| 0.6 | Terminus | March 22, 2007 | |
| 0.7 | Sayshell | October 13, 2007 | |
| 0.8 | Kalgan | March 11, 2008 | |
| 0.9 | Solaria | September 9, 2008 | |
| 1.0 | Anacreon | March 22, 2009 | |
| 1.1 | Getorin | September 7, 2009 | |
| 1.2 | Locris | March 8, 2010 | |
| 1.3 | Haven | August 23, 2010 | |
| 1.4 | Nexon | February 13, 2011 | |
| 1.5 | Mores | August 15, 2011 | |
| 1.6 | Fermus | February 12, 2012 | |
| 1.7 | Gaia | August 19, 2012 | |
| 1.8 | Cinna | February 6, 2013 | |
| 1.9 | Arcturus | November 5, 2013 | |
| 2.0 | Rigel | February 16, 2015 | |
| 2.1 | Derowd | September 5, 2016 |
All the Frugalware releases except "Genesis" have been named after planets in science fiction books by Isaac Asimov.[13]
References
- ↑ Frugalware 2.1 (Derowd) released
- ↑ Distribution Release: Frugalware Linux 2.1 (DistroWatch.com News)
- ↑ "Interview with Frugalware Linux Developer, VMiklos". Open Addict. http://openaddict.com/interview_with_frugalware_linux_developer_vmiklos.html.
- ↑ "Interview with Miklós Vajna, Frugalware Linux". DistroWatch. http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20060522#interview.
- ↑ "Frugalware 0.6 (Terminus) Changelog" (TXT). Frugalware Project. http://ftp.frugalware.org/pub/archive/frugalware-0.6/ChangeLog.txt.
- ↑ "Pacman-G2". Frugalware Stable Documentation. Frugalware Project. http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/pacman-g2.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Creating new packages". Frugalware Stable Documentation. Frugalware Project. http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/makepkg.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "About Frugalware". Frugalware Stable Documentation. Frugalware Project. http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/about.html.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Frugalware 0.3pre1-i686 released". Frugalware Project. 22 June 2005. http://frugalware.org/news/22.
- ↑ For the best in today's fashions: Frugalware | Tux Machines
- ↑ "Frugalware 0.3-i686 released". Frugalware Project. 13 October 2005. http://frugalware.org/news/28.
- ↑ "Frugalware 0.3-x86_64 released". Frugalware Project. 19 October 2005. http://frugalware.org/news/29.
- ↑ "Frugalware Roadmap". Frugalware Project. http://frugalware.org/roadmap.
Further reading
- Rocco, Davide (18 April 2006). "My desktop OS: Frugalware". Linux.com. http://linux.com/archive/feed/53575.
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