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'''Devuan''' is a [[Fork (software development)|fork]]<ref name=PCWorld>{{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=Chris|title=Meet Devuan, the Debian fork born from a bitter systemd revolt|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854717/meet-devuan-the-debian-fork-born-from-a-bitter-systemd-revolt.html|website=PCWorld|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=Phoronix>{{cite web|last1=Larabel|first1=Michael|title=Devuan: Debian Without Systemd|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg1MDQ|website=Phoronix|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> of the [[Debian]] [[Linux distribution|GNU/Linux distribution]] that started in November 2014. Its stated first goal is to provide a distribution without the [[systemd]] [[init]] daemon installed by default.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharwood|first1=Simon|title=systemd row ends with Debian getting forked|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/01/ttsystemdtt_row_ends_with_debian_getting_forked/|website=The Register|accessdate=13 December 2014|archivedate=1 Dec 2014}}</ref> The Debian 8 ''Jessie'' release has caused polarization among some Debian developers and users, due to the project's adoption of systemd as the default init replacement.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fork-Debian-Project-Announces-the-Systemd-less-OS-Devuan-466178.shtml | title=Fork Debian Project Announces the Systemd-less OS Devuan | work=Softpedia | date=28 November 2014 | accessdate=30 November 2014 | author=Stahie, Silviu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2015/msg00001.html | title=Debian 8 "Jessie" released | work=debian-announce | date=25 April 2015 | accessdate=26 April 2015 | author=Wise, Paul}}</ref>
'''Devuan''' is a [[Fork (software development)|fork]]<ref name=PCWorld>{{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=Chris|title=Meet Devuan, the Debian fork born from a bitter systemd revolt|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2854717/meet-devuan-the-debian-fork-born-from-a-bitter-systemd-revolt.html|website=PCWorld|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=Phoronix>{{cite web|last1=Larabel|first1=Michael|title=Devuan: Debian Without Systemd|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg1MDQ|website=Phoronix|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> of the [[Debian]] [[Linux distribution|GNU/Linux distribution]] that started in November 2014. Its stated first goal is to provide a distribution without the [[systemd]] [[init]] daemon installed by default.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharwood|first1=Simon|title=systemd row ends with Debian getting forked|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/01/ttsystemdtt_row_ends_with_debian_getting_forked/|website=The Register|accessdate=13 December 2014|archivedate=1 Dec 2014}}</ref> The Debian 8 ''Jessie'' release has caused polarization among some Debian developers and users, due to the project's adoption of systemd as the default init replacement.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fork-Debian-Project-Announces-the-Systemd-less-OS-Devuan-466178.shtml | title=Fork Debian Project Announces the Systemd-less OS Devuan | work=Softpedia | date=28 November 2014 | accessdate=30 November 2014 | author=Stahie, Silviu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/2015/msg00001.html | title=Debian 8 "Jessie" released | work=debian-announce | date=25 April 2015 | accessdate=26 April 2015 | author=Wise, Paul}}</ref>


Devuan has its own [[package repository]] which mirrors [[Upstream (software development)|upstream]] Debian development,<ref name=buildGraph>{{cite web|title=Devuan build system overview|url=http://www.devuan.org/pics/devuan-ci-graph.png|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> with local modifications made only when needed to remove systemd dependencies or otherwise preserve "init freedom". Modified packages include [[PolicyKit|policykit]] and udisks. Devuan is supposed to work very similarly to the corresponding Debian release. Devuan does not provide systemd in its repositories but still retains libsystemd0 until it has removed all dependencies on it.
Devuan has its own [[package repository]] which mirrors [[Upstream (software development)|upstream]] Debian development,<ref name=buildGraph>{{cite web|title=Devuan build system overview|url=http://www.devuan.org/pics/devuan-ci-graph.png|accessdate=17 November 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112142830/https://devuan.org/pics/devuan-ci-graph.png|archivedate=12 January 2016|df=}}</ref> with local modifications made only when needed to remove systemd dependencies or otherwise preserve "init freedom". Modified packages include [[PolicyKit|policykit]] and udisks. Devuan is supposed to work very similarly to the corresponding Debian release. Devuan does not provide systemd in its repositories but still retains libsystemd0 until it has removed all dependencies on it.


Instead of continuing the Debian practice of using [[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] character names as release codenames,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives#s-codenames | title=What are all those names like etch, lenny, etc.? | work=The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ | date=1 May 2015 | accessdate=17 June 2015 | author=Debian FAQ Authors}}</ref> Devuan aliases its releases using planet names. The first stable release shares the Debian 8 codename ''Jessie''. However, the Devuan release is named for [[10464 Jessie|minor planet 10464]]. The second release, currently in preparation, is named ''Ascii'' for [[3568 ASCII|minor planet 3568]], while the permanent alias for the Devuan unstable branch is ''Ceres'', named for [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|the dwarf planet]].<ref name="OfficialSite">{{cite web | url=https://www.devuan.org/ | title=Devuan GNU/Linux - Debian without systemd. | date=4 February 2016 | accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>
Instead of continuing the Debian practice of using [[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] character names as release codenames,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives#s-codenames | title=What are all those names like etch, lenny, etc.? | work=The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ | date=1 May 2015 | accessdate=17 June 2015 | author=Debian FAQ Authors}}</ref> Devuan aliases its releases using planet names. The first stable release shares the Debian 8 codename ''Jessie''. However, the Devuan release is named for [[10464 Jessie|minor planet 10464]]. The second release, currently in preparation, is named ''Ascii'' for [[3568 ASCII|minor planet 3568]], while the permanent alias for the Devuan unstable branch is ''Ceres'', named for [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|the dwarf planet]].<ref name="OfficialSite">{{cite web | url=https://www.devuan.org/ | title=Devuan GNU/Linux - Debian without systemd. | date=4 February 2016 | accessdate=7 February 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:46, 9 September 2017

Devuan
DeveloperThe "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) collective; e.g. Franco Lanza, Denis Roio, Daniel Reurich, Drood
OS familyUnix-like
Source modelOpen source
Latest release1.0.0 / May 25, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-25)
Repository
Kernel typeMonolithic: Linux
UserlandGNU
Official websitedevuan.org

Devuan is a fork[1][2] of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution that started in November 2014. Its stated first goal is to provide a distribution without the systemd init daemon installed by default.[3] The Debian 8 Jessie release has caused polarization among some Debian developers and users, due to the project's adoption of systemd as the default init replacement.[4][5]

Devuan has its own package repository which mirrors upstream Debian development,[6] with local modifications made only when needed to remove systemd dependencies or otherwise preserve "init freedom". Modified packages include policykit and udisks. Devuan is supposed to work very similarly to the corresponding Debian release. Devuan does not provide systemd in its repositories but still retains libsystemd0 until it has removed all dependencies on it.

Instead of continuing the Debian practice of using Toy Story character names as release codenames,[7] Devuan aliases its releases using planet names. The first stable release shares the Debian 8 codename Jessie. However, the Devuan release is named for minor planet 10464. The second release, currently in preparation, is named Ascii for minor planet 3568, while the permanent alias for the Devuan unstable branch is Ceres, named for the dwarf planet.[8]

The stable release of Devuan Jessie 1.0.0 was published on May 25, 2017.[9]

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, Chris. "Meet Devuan, the Debian fork born from a bitter systemd revolt". PCWorld. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ Larabel, Michael. "Devuan: Debian Without Systemd". Phoronix. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ Sharwood, Simon. "systemd row ends with Debian getting forked". The Register. Retrieved 13 December 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  4. ^ Stahie, Silviu (28 November 2014). "Fork Debian Project Announces the Systemd-less OS Devuan". Softpedia. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ Wise, Paul (25 April 2015). "Debian 8 "Jessie" released". debian-announce. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Devuan build system overview". Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Debian FAQ Authors (1 May 2015). "What are all those names like etch, lenny, etc.?". The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Devuan GNU/Linux - Debian without systemd". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  9. ^ https://devuan.org/os/debian-fork/stable-jessie-announce-052517
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