Lunar Linux

infobox OS
website = [http://www.lunar-linux.org lunar-linux.org]
developer = [http://foo-projects.org Foo-Projects.org]
family = Sorcerer
source_model = Free and open source software
released = birth year and age|2002|03
latest_release_version = 1.6.1
latest_release_date = release date|2007|02|17
latest_test_version = 1.6.4-beta3
latest_test_date = release date|2008|09|14
language = English
kernel_type = Monolithic kernel
ui = Various
license = Various
working_state = Current
supported_platforms = i686, x86-64
updatemodel = lin (source code)
package_manager = Lunar

Lunar Linux is an operating system maintained around a source based package management system also called "Lunar". The project is a descendant of the Sorcerer Linux distribution.

The installation disk installs a complete bootstrap development system first. After the user tells the Lunar manager which packages will be required, it automatically builds the software by downloading current source code and locally compiling an optimized package tailored toward the users specific needs.This should result in a lean and optimized operating system. On the downside, compiling software from scratch may be time-consuming and complicate the task of keeping the packages up to date. [cite web |url=http://www.linux.com/articles/46651 |title=Linux.com Review - Lunar Linux (Conclusion) |accessdate=2008-07-24 |author=linux.com |format= |work= ] [cite web |url=http://www.techiemoe.com/tech/lunar16.htm |title=Lunar Linux 1.6 "Moose Drool" (Software Selection) |accessdate=2008-07-24 |author=techiemoe.com |format= |work= ]

Currently, Lunar supports the i686 and x86-64 architecture, but has been implemented by users on SPARC [cite web |url=http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/lunar-commits/2003-October/021002.html |title=Sparc CVS update |accessdate=2008-07-24 |format= |work= ] and PowerPC. No install support is planned for non-x86 architectures at the moment.

Lunar Linux began as a software fork of Sorcerer by a small team of people lead by Chuck Mead; another distribution derived from Sorcerer Linux is Source Mage GNU/Linux. The distribution leadership for Lunar Linux was handed over to Auke Kok on April 22, 2004. [cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040509082143/lunar-linux.org/?q=node/view/134 |title=Change in leadership |accessdate=2008-07-24 |format= |work= ]

References

External links

* [http://www.lunar-linux.org/ Official website]
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