Uruk GNU/Linux

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Uruk GNU/Linux-libre
Logo of Uruk Project.svg
Developer Uruk Project developers
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source model Open source
Initial release13 April 2016(8 years ago) (2016-04-13)
Latest release Uruk GNU/Linux-libre 3.0 [1] / 25 November 2022(2 years ago) (2022-11-25)
Update method long term support
Package manager
Platforms amd64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux-libre)
Userland GNU
Default
user interface
MATE
License FSDG
Official website urukproject.org/dist/en.html

Uruk GNU/Linux-libre is a PureOS-based Linux distribution. The name Uruk is an Iraqi city that states its Iraqi origin. Uruk GNU/Linux 1.0 was released on 13 April 2016 [2] [3] [4] and it ships with the most common software for popular tasks.

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Features

Uruk uses Linux-libre kernel for the system and MATE desktop environment for its graphical interfaces. [5] [6]

One of the special features of Uruk is the ability to run various types of package managers at ease (including GNU Guix, urpmi, pacman, dnf). It implements simple one-line command to do that, that use a program named Package Managers Simulator to simulate the commands of popular package managers.

Version history

VersionDate Kernel version Desktop environment
1.0 [3] [5] [6] [4] 13.04.2016 [7] 4.2 MATE
2.0 [8] [9] 05.12.20174.9.66MATE, Xfce
3.0 [1] 25.11.20225.15MATE

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Uruk GNU/Linux 3.0 - The Uruk Project Blog
  2. "DistroWatch.com: Uruk GNU/Linux". DistroWatch.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. 1 2 "softpedia.com: Uruk GNU/Linux". softpedia.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. 1 2 "itsfoss.com: Uruk: A New Distribution Based on Trisquel GNU/Linux". itsfoss.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  5. 1 2 Introducing Uruk GNU/Linux, a 100% Free Ubuntu-Based OS Using Linux-libre Kernel
  6. 1 2 DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 680, 26 September 2016
  7. URUK GNU/Linux - Browse /1.0 at SourceForge.net
  8. Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0 - The Uruk Project Blog
  9. <distrowatch