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Linux distribution
CRUX Linux
The Crux Linux Logo
Screenshot KDE Desktop for Crux Linux OS (2007).
Developer
Per Lidén and CRUX community
OS family
Linux (Unix-like)
Working state
Active
Source model
Open source
Initial release
December 2002; 21 years ago (2002-12)
Latest release
3.7[1] / September 26, 2022; 20 months ago (2022-09-26)
Update method
ports
Package manager
pkgutils[2]
Platforms
x86-64
Kernel type
Linux (Monolithic)
Userland
GNU
Influenced
Arch Linux
Default user interface
Openbox
License
Various
Official website
crux.nu
CRUX is a lightweight x86-64 Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users and delivered by a tar.gz-based package system with BSD-style initscripts. It is not based on any other Linux distribution.[3] It also utilizes a ports system to install and upgrade applications.[4]
Although crux is the Latin word for "cross," the choice of the name "CRUX" itself has no meaning. Per Lidén chose it because it "sounded cool," and ends in "X" which puts it in line with various other Unix flavors such as IRIX, Ultrix, Mac OS X and IBM AIX.[5]
^"CRUX 3.7 Released!". 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
^"The Package System", Handbook, Crux.nu, archived from the original on January 22, 2013, retrieved January 19, 2013
^Loli, Eugenia. "Interview With the Creators of CRUX and Root Linux". OS News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^HomePage, Crux.nu, archived from the original on August 13, 2001, retrieved January 19, 2013
^"6. Miscellaneous", FAQ, Crux.nu, July 22, 2008, archived from the original on February 20, 2008, retrieved March 26, 2012
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