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'''GNU variants''' is a term used by the [[Free Software Foundation]] and others to refer to [[operating system]]s which use [[application software]] and [[library (computing)|system libraries]] from |
'''GNU variants''' is a term used by the [[Free Software Foundation]] and others to refer to [[operating system]]s which use [[application software]] and [[library (computing)|system libraries]] from [[GNU]], but use a [[Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] other than [[GNU Hurd]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html |
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|title = Linux and the GNU Project |
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|first = Richard |
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|authorlink = Richard Stallman |
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|date = 2007-06-19 |
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|work = About the GNU Project |
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|publisher = Free Software Foundation |
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|quote = Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is more often known as “Linux”, and many users are not aware of the extent of its connection with the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is not the operating system. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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|author = The Debian Project |
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|authorlink = Debian |
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|date = 2007-07-11 |
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|work = About Debian |
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|quote = Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.}}</ref> |
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== Linux |
== With Linux (the kernel) == |
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[[Linux]] is usually distributed with a GNU [[userland]] and is the primary installed base of GNU |
[[Linux kernel|Linux]] is usually distributed with a [[GNU]] [[userland]] and is the primary installed base of [[List of GNU packages|GNU packages and programs]]; such »[[Linux distribution]]s« are referred to by some as ''GNU/Linux''. The most notable official use of this term for a distribution is ''[[Debian]] GNU/Linux''. |
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== BSD |
== With a BSD kernel == |
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'''Debian GNU/kFreeBSD''' is an operating system released by the Debian project for [[i486]]-compatible computer architectures. It is a distribution of GNU with Debian [[package management]] and the kernel of [[FreeBSD]]. The ''k'' in ''kFreeBSD'' refers to the fact that only the kernel of the complete FreeBSD operating system is used. No official release of the operating system has yet been made. |
'''Debian GNU/kFreeBSD''' is an operating system released by the Debian project for [[i486]]-compatible computer architectures. It is a distribution of GNU with Debian [[package management]] and the kernel of [[FreeBSD]]. The ''k'' in ''kFreeBSD'' refers to the fact that only the kernel of the complete FreeBSD operating system is used. No official release of the operating system has yet been made. |
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Debian GNU/kFreeBSD can be tried using the ''Ging LiveCD''. Ging is a [[Live CD]] based on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD. Ging is a double [[recursive acronym]] that stands for ''Ging Is Not Ging''.<ref>{{cite web |
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}}</ref> As of version 0.1.0, Ging includes a [[KDE]] 3.4 desktop, a complete [[toolchain]] with [[GNU Compiler Collection|gcc]] 4.0, and a mixture of [[GNOME]] and KDE applications. |
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'''Debian GNU/NetBSD''' is an operating system released by the Debian project. It is a distribution of GNU with the [[NetBSD]] kernel. It is currently available for [[IA-32]] and [[DEC Alpha]] architectures. |
'''Debian GNU/NetBSD''' is an operating system released by the Debian project. It is a distribution of GNU with the [[NetBSD]] kernel. It is currently available for [[IA-32]] and [[DEC Alpha]] architectures. |
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'''[[Gentoo/Alt]]''' is a project to provide and operating system based on a GNU userland managed by Portage to with different kernels including FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. |
'''[[Gentoo/Alt]]''' is a project to provide and operating system based on a GNU userland managed by Portage to with different kernels including FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. |
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== OpenSolaris |
== With the OpenSolaris kernel == |
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'''Nexenta OS''' is the first distribution that combines the GNU userland and Debian's packaging and organisation with the [[OpenSolaris]] kernel. Nexenta OS is available for [[IA-32]] and [[x86-64]] based systems. Nexenta Systems, Inc has initiated the project and sponsors its continued development.<ref> |
'''Nexenta OS''' is the first distribution that combines the GNU userland and Debian's packaging and organisation with the [[OpenSolaris]] kernel. Nexenta OS is available for [[IA-32]] and [[x86-64]] based systems. Nexenta Systems, Inc has initiated the project and sponsors its continued development.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki |
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|title = Unix Portal:Nexenta OS - Nexenta GNU/OpenSolaris |
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|accessdate = 2007-07-22 |
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|author = Nexenta Systems, Inc. |
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|date = 2007-06-20 |
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|work = Sponsors & Support |
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|quote = This work is initiated and sponsored by Nexenta Systems, Inc. Technical support is available from a variety of sources, including Community and Web Forums. |
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* [http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu Debian GNU/kFreeBSD] |
* [http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu Debian GNU/kFreeBSD] |
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* [http://glibc-bsd.alioth.debian.org/ging Ging Live-CD] |
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* [http://www.debian.org/ports/netbsd/ Debian GNU/NetBSD] |
* [http://www.debian.org/ports/netbsd/ Debian GNU/NetBSD] |
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Revision as of 20:45, 22 July 2007
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GNU variants is a term used by the Free Software Foundation and others to refer to operating systems which use application software and system libraries from GNU, but use a kernel other than GNU Hurd.[1][2]
With Linux (the kernel)
Linux is usually distributed with a GNU userland and is the primary installed base of GNU packages and programs; such »Linux distributions« are referred to by some as GNU/Linux. The most notable official use of this term for a distribution is Debian GNU/Linux.
With a BSD kernel
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is an operating system released by the Debian project for i486-compatible computer architectures. It is a distribution of GNU with Debian package management and the kernel of FreeBSD. The k in kFreeBSD refers to the fact that only the kernel of the complete FreeBSD operating system is used. No official release of the operating system has yet been made.
Debian GNU/NetBSD is an operating system released by the Debian project. It is a distribution of GNU with the NetBSD kernel. It is currently available for IA-32 and DEC Alpha architectures.
Gentoo/Alt is a project to provide and operating system based on a GNU userland managed by Portage to with different kernels including FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD.
With the OpenSolaris kernel
Nexenta OS is the first distribution that combines the GNU userland and Debian's packaging and organisation with the OpenSolaris kernel. Nexenta OS is available for IA-32 and x86-64 based systems. Nexenta Systems, Inc has initiated the project and sponsors its continued development.[3]
References
- ^ Stallman, Richard (2007-06-19). "Linux and the GNU Project". About the GNU Project. Free Software Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is more often known as "Linux", and many users are not aware of the extent of its connection with the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is not the operating system. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run.
- ^ The Debian Project (2007-07-11). "What is Debian?". About Debian. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.
- ^ Nexenta Systems, Inc. (2007-06-20). "Unix Portal:Nexenta OS - Nexenta GNU/OpenSolaris". Sponsors & Support. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
This work is initiated and sponsored by Nexenta Systems, Inc. Technical support is available from a variety of sources, including Community and Web Forums.
