Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre
Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre with Xfce
Developer	Matías A. Fonzo
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Discontinued
Initial release	March 13, 2009;16 years ago (2009-03-13)
Latest release	3.0-beta2 [1]   / 26 April 2023;2 years ago (26 April 2023)
Repository	https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragora/
Package manager	Qi [2] [3] [4]
Supported platforms	i586, x86-64
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux-libre)
Userland	GNU
Default user interface	Xfce
License	Exclusively free licenses per GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG), [5] GPLv3 or later
Official website	Archived July 27, 2024, at the Wayback Machine

Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre is a discontinued ^[6] Argentine Linux distribution ^[7] written from scratch ^[8] sharing some similarities with Slackware. It has a simple packaging system that allows installing, removing, upgrading, and creating packages, although the system may be challenging to new users. ^[9] As it only packages free software and uses the Linux-libre kernel, the Free Software Foundation endorses Dragora. ^[5] Dragora is considered to be based on the "Keep it simple, stupid" (KISS) principle, believed by the authors to be a strength. ^[10] In the past, Dragora could be downloaded from its website or purchased on CD ^{[11] [12]}

Dragora uses the SysV init system as of 3.0 Beta 2. ^[13]

Release dates

The following list of releases includes the release date and the code name used by the project. ^[14]

• Dragora 1.0 Beta 1: June 13, 2008 - "hell".
• Dragora 1.0 Beta 2: September 18, 2008.
• Dragora 1.0 Release Candidate 1: February 12, 2009.
• Dragora 1.0 Stable: March 13, 2009 - "starlight".
• Dragora 1.1 Release Candidate 1: August 25, 2009.
• Dragora 1.1 Stable: October 8, 2009 - "stargazer".
• Dragora 2.0 Release Candidate 1: January 24, 2010.
• Dragora 2.0 Release Candidate 2: March 28, 2010.
• Dragora 2.0 Stable: April 13, 2010 - "ardi".
• Dragora 2.1 Release Candidate 1: December 4, 2010.
• Dragora 2.1 Stable: December 31, 2010 - "dio".
• Dragora 2.2 Release Candidate 1: March 2, 2012.
• Dragora 2.2 Stable: April 21, 2012 - "rafaela".
• Dragora 3.0 Alpha 1: December 31, 2017.
• Dragora 3.0 Alpha 2: September 28, 2018.
• Dragora 3.0 Beta 1: October 16, 2019.
• Dragora 3.0 Beta 2: April 26, 2023. ^{[15] [16] [8]}

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Comparison of Linux distributions
• GNU/Linux naming controversy

References

1. Matías Fonzo (26 April 2023). "Dragora 3.0-beta2 released" . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
2. "[Dragora-users] Qi 2.12 released". Archived from the original on December 16, 2025.
3. "Re: [Dragora-users] Qipy: Qi helper to query information v0.3 released". Archived from the original on December 16, 2025.
4. "This Handbook is for Dragora". Archived from the original on June 3, 2025.
5. "List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)". Gnu.org. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
6. dragora. "dragora/dragora". notabug.org. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
7. "Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre Project Goals: What are the goals of the project?". Archived from the original on August 14, 2013.
8. "Dragora 3.0 Beta 2 OS Released: 10+ Years In Development, FSF Backed & Using SysV Init". phoronix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
9. "Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre 1.0 – Una distribución sólo para usuarios avanzados". Zona Linux. 2009-03-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
10. "FAQ". dragora.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.
11. "OSDisc.com - Buy Dragora CDs and DVDs - New Releases. Low Prices". osdisc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
12. "Welcome to Linux Cd.org - Dragora". LinuxCD.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04.
13. "Dragora 3.0 Beta 2 OS Released: 10+ Years In Development, FSF Backed & Using SysV Init". www.phoronix.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
14. "faq:general [Dragora Wiki]". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28.
15. "Dragora 3.0-beta2". dragora.org. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
16. "Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

External links

• Archived July 27, 2024, at the Wayback Machine