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FreeLinX base 1.3.1 Release

FreeLinX base 1.3.1 is now available. FreeLinX is an independent Linux distribution—not based on Debian, Alpine, or any other distro—built with zero GNU software.

The system stack includes the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel, musl 1.2.5 libc, LLVM toolchain (clang, LLD, compiler-rt, libc++), NetBSD userland, runit init, mdevd, mksh, netbsd-curses, doas, and Limine boot loader (BIOS and UEFI). Compliance with the "No GNU" policy is verified automatically via check-nognu.

The base edition provides a minimal console environment consuming about 60 MB of RAM post-boot (~60.87 MiB as captured in the fastfetch output). The ~300 MB hybrid ISO runs as a live environment via squashfs with a RAM overlay, and xsetup installs the system to GPT disks with no initramfs.

Package management is handled by xpkg, featuring 428 signed packages (Ed25519 signatures, sha256 checks, atomic upgrades with rollback) including Xorg, Openbox, dwm, Firefox, mpv, and ffmpeg. Base system upgrades use flxupgrade, which preserves user settings and /home.

The distribution builds from source on any x86_64 Linux host without root via sh build-base.sh. Licensed under BSD-2-Clause.

• Download:https://github.com/FreeLinX/FreeLinX-base/releases/latest
• Source:https://github.com/FreeLinX
• Documentation:https://freelinx.github.io/FreeLinX/
• -Packages:https://huggingface.co/datasets/FreeLinX/packages

Support & Infrastructure: Donations via Buy Me a Coffee or crypto help cover domain and package manager infrastructure costs.

• Support:https://buymeacoffee.com/freelinxfoundation

Testing has been conducted in QEMU/KVM. Real hardware testers are wanted; please note that Secure Boot must be disabled. Please submit feedback and hardware test reports.

Hey all,

We've been working on FreeLinX for a while and just put out 1.0, the first

desktop release. It's a Linux distro built on a NetBSD userland and musl,

compiled with clang/LLVM. The idea was to have a system with no GCC or glibc

in it at all.

You get an Openbox desktop, Firefox ESR, a graphical installer, and our own

package manager called xpkg (there's also a simple GUI for it). The repo has

around 400 packages right now.

Since this is the first desktop release, expect some rough edges. We mostly

tested it in VMs, so on real hardware there will probably be issues with some

WiFi cards, audio or GPUs. If something breaks for you, please open an issue

and tell us what hardware you have. That helps us a lot.

ISO (live, needs at least 2GB RAM):

https://github.com/FreeLinX/FreeLinX/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Thanks for checking it out, any feedback is welcome.

Hey all,

We've been working on FreeLinX for a while and just put out 1.0, the first

desktop release. It's a Linux distro built on a NetBSD userland and musl,

compiled with clang/LLVM. The idea was to have a system with no GCC or glibc

in it at all.

You get an Openbox desktop, Firefox ESR, a graphical installer, and our own

package manager called xpkg (there's also a simple GUI for it). The repo has

around 400 packages right now.

Since this is the first desktop release, expect some rough edges. We mostly

tested it in VMs, so on real hardware there will probably be issues with some

WiFi cards, audio or GPUs. If something breaks for you, please open an issue

and tell us what hardware you have. That helps us a lot.

ISO (live, needs at least 2GB RAM):

https://github.com/FreeLinX/FreeLinX/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Thanks for checking it out, any feedback is welcome.

I've been building Khazar, a hobby operating system from scratch over the past year. I'm 16, and this has been my biggest low-level programming project so far.

Current features include:

• 64-bit Long Mode
• Multiboot boot process
• Physical Memory Manager (PMM)
• GDT & IDT
• Interrupt handling
• VGA text-mode terminal
• Keyboard driver
• PIT timer
• Basic shell

I'm currently working on:

• Virtual File System (VFS)

My goal isn't to compete with existing operating systems. I'm building Khazar to better understand how modern operating systems work and to challenge myself with low-level systems programming.

I'd really appreciate technical feedback from experienced OS developers. Suggestions, code reviews, design critiques, or ideas for what to build next are all welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/Voctl/Khazar