chimera Linux is entering Beta
chimera Linux is entering Beta
Today we have updated apk-tools to an rc tag. With this, the project is now entering beta phase, after around a year and a half.
Been using it for about 6 months myself, without any major issues.
Is it different than ChimeraOs the linux gaming distro?
Very. It's an unfortunate naming collision.
Chimera Linux is a rolling release distro built without GNU or Poetteringware. So, muslc instead of libc, BSD userland, and no systemd.
Edit: "ruling" -> "rolling". My android keyboard sucks.
no systemd is not precise, since it does use parts of the systemd codebase.
See these repos:
Poetteringware!! XD
They claim to have a lot of features. I hope they succeed (as long as it's not immutable). Alpine-based distros are definitely not something common.
It's not Alpine based. They just use apk-tools.
They claim to have a lot of features.
What features are you referring to?
As I understand it, it's basically trying to answer the following question: What if we could start over and use existing building blocks to make a simple yet complete system using the Linux kernel? All changes have been made in accordance to that basic premise. From replacing GNU in GNU/Linux with BSD, to choosing dinit over systemd as init system.
I hope they succeed (as long as it’s not immutable)
Are you one of those with a raging hateboner towards everything immutable? I ask this as I don't see any reason to bring this up in the first place.
FWIW, I absolutely hope for it to succeed as well. Innovation (of any kind) pushes the industry forward. When people oppose innovation for whatever reason, it always reminds me of Henry Ford's famous quote: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
What features are you referring to?
You answered this question in the reply already.
Are you one of those with a raging hateboner towards everything immutable? I ask this as I don't see any reason to bring this up in the first place.
I meant that I support this distro as long as it's not immutable because I'm an opponent of immutability on the desktop. If they're also making other kinds of systems, immutability may be beneficial there.
When people oppose innovation for whatever reason, it always reminds me of Henry Ford's famous quote: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
Sometimes innovation is bad or rushed (such as removal of X11 on Fedora). Often only people with the newest hardware can benefit from it anyways. They don't care about regular users making the products worse for them which is basically egoism. There is a reason for proprietary products having legacy support after all.