VyOS

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VyOS
VyOS.png
Developer The VyOS Project Community
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source model Open source
Initial release22 December 2013;10 years ago (2013-12-22)
Latest release 1.4.0 [1] / 22 February 2024;3 months ago (2024-02-22)
Repository
Marketing target Enterprise software
Available in English
Platforms amd64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
License Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website vyos.io

VyOS is an open source network operating system based on linux using Debian distribution [2] .

Contents

VyOS provides a free routing platform that competes directly with other commercially available solutions from well-known network providers. Because VyOS is run on standard amd64 systems, it can be used as a router and firewall platform for cloud deployments. [3] [4]

Besides being open-source, VyOS also offers subscription-based support, which includes pre-built images for cloud and virtual environments and LTS images for the 1.3 and 1.4 series.

History

After Brocade Communications stopped development of the Vyatta Core Edition of the Vyatta Routing software, a small group of enthusiasts in 2013 took the last Community Edition, Vyatta Core version 6.6R1 [5] , and worked on building an open-source fork to continue its legacy [6] [7] . This group founded Sentrium S.L [8] , a Spanish company, to support and develop the VyOS project.

On May 19, 2020, Sentrium announced the launch of the VyOS Foundation [9] , a non-profit organization intended to provide an open and transparent governance model, ensuring that VyOS serves the broader community. Trademarks and other related IP (logos, marketing materials, artwork, etc.) will be transferred from Sentrium S.L. to the VyOS Foundation. Although the foundation was announced, it is not yet operational.

Features [10]

Releases

VyOS version 1.0.0 (Hydrogen) was released on December 22, 2013 [13] [14] . On October 9, 2014, version 1.1.0 (Helium) was released [15] . All versions released thus far have been based on Debian 6.0 (Squeeze), and are available as 32-bit images and 64-bit images for both physical and virtual machines. [14]

On January 28, 2019, version 1.2.0 (Crux) was released [16] . Version 1.2.0 is based on Debian 8 (Jessie). While version 1.0 and 1.1 were named after elements, a new naming scheme based on constellations is used from version 1.2. [17]

VyOS 1.3.0 (Equuleus) is based on Debian 10 (Buster) [18] and was released on December 21, 2021. Equuleus brought many long-desired features, most notably an SSTP VPN server, an IPoE server, an OpenConnect VPN server, and a serial console server. It also included reworked support for WWAN interfaces, support for GENEVE and MACSec interfaces, VRF, IS-IS routing, preliminary support for MPLS and LDP, among many other features [5] .

Currently, VyOS 1.4.0 (Sagitta) is in the EPA3 (Early Production Access) stage, with the latest version being VyOS 1.4.0 EPA 3. This version is being developed based on Debian 12 (Bookworm) [19] and should be released in the second quarter of 2024.

Release History

ReleaseVersionDateBase Debian system
Hydrogen1.0.0December 22, 2013Debian 6 (Squeeze)
1.0.1January 17, 2014
1.0.2February 3, 2014
1.0.3May 9, 2014
1.0.4June 16, 2014
1.0.5September 26, 2014
Helium1.1.0October 9, 2014
1.1.1December 8, 2014
1.1.2January 22, 2015
1.1.3January 28, 2015
1.1.4March 9, 2015
1.1.5March 25, 2015
1.1.6August 17, 2015
1.1.7February 17, 2016
1.1.8November 13, 2017
Crux1.2.0January 28, 2019Debian 8 (Jessie)
1.2.1April 16, 2019
1.2.2July 15, 2019
1.2.3September 5, 2019
1.2.4January 1, 2020
1.2.5April 14, 2020
1.2.6September 18, 2020
1.2.6-S1September 28, 2020
1.2.7March 25, 2021
1.2.8July 6, 2021
1.2.9December 2, 2022
1.2.9-S1March 22, 2023
Equuleus1.3.0December 21, 2021Debian 10 (Buster)
1.3.1March 21, 2022
1.3.1-S1March 30, 2022
1.3.2September 7, 2022
1.3.3June 22, 2023
1.3.4October 17, 2023
1.3.5December 15, 2023
1.3.6February 14, 2024
1.3.7May 13, 2024
Sagitta1.4.0-epaFebruary 22, 2024Debian 12 (Bookworm)

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References

  1. ↑ "VyOS 1.4.0 LTS release". February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "VyOS home page" . Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "VyOS on DistroWatch.com" . Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Review: 6 slick open source routers | InfoWorld
  5. 1 2 "History — VyOS 1.3.x (equuleus) documentation". docs.vyos.io. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vyatta now rehosted to github as VyOS : networking". reddit. October 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "[Release] VyOS 1.0.0 - (an enhanced fork, based from the old vyatta project) : networking". reddit. December 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Andamasov, Yuriy. "Sentrium? What Sentrium?". blog.vyos.io. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ Andamasov, Yuriy. "VyOS Foundation Announcement". blog.vyos.io. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Products – VyOS" . Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Command Line Interface — VyOS 1.5.x (circinus) documentation". docs.vyos.io. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ Baturin, Daniil. "Configuration versioning and archiving in VyOS". blog.vyos.io. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hydrogen". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  14. 1 2 "VyOS - 1.0.0 release". December 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "VyOS - 1.1.0 release". October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "VyOS 1.2 (Crux) released". January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  17. ↑ "VyOS development news in August and September". September 16, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  18. ↑ Baturin, Daniil. "VyOS 1.3.0-epa1 release". blog.vyos.io. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ Baturin, Daniil. "VyOS 1.4.0-rc1 release candidate". blog.vyos.io. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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