9/23/2023 0 Comments Arch based linux![]() ![]() When stating a distribution is based on another, that means in 99% of the cases, that distribution uses the repositories of the distribution it is based on (mostly 90% plus is from upstream then, added with some repositories for specific settings). ![]() As KaOS sees it, try to find the best available tools for this distribution and keep evaluating what comes available, and the best for this distribution will come forward. Other important packages used from OpenSuse are hwinfo and imagewriter, does this make KaOS based on OpenSuse? Or the hardware database, a package from the Gentoo developers, systemd came originally from Fedora. Does using pacman mean a distribution is based on Arch? What about the other tools and packages used from a variety of distributions? First thing you see when booting a KaOS ISO is gfxboot, a tool from OpenSuse. Packages that are still maintained in an older version and were many in KDE depend on, will not move to the latest, until most upstream projects have caught up with the newer version (examples FFMPEG 5 is still fully maintained, while FFMPEG 6 is the latest, same for libsoup 2.7, or python 3.10).Īfter the choice of KaOS to use the Linux kernel for this rolling distribution, it was decided the best fit for package management was pacman. Arch Linux is also bleeding edge rolling, whereas KaOS is a bit more conservative. Arch Linux does not want to make choices, it is up to the user to set up a system like they want, everything is packaged so any and all Desktop Environments (or none) are supported. ![]() Reading the home page where the focus is explained, shows the big difference with Arch Linux. Explaining the goals of KaOS in contrast to other distributions does in no way mean there is a right or wrong way, each distribution will be able to tell you why they think their goals are the best, that is why the diversity. It takes a lot of time and effort, so this only happens because no other distribution offers what those behind KaOS want. Independent KaOS is NOT another Arch based distribution, right?Īny time a new distribution is announced, the question always comes, why another one? A distribution like KaOS does not start building roughly 2000 packages from scratch, sets up all infrastructure for repositories, code, website, forum, build-system, ISO releases, if another distribution fulfilled the need. ![]()
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