GoboLinux 016 alpha is available

We are happy to announce the first preview of GoboLinux 016, the distro's first 64-bit release since its creation back in 2002. Some of the highlights include:

Runner, our filesystem virtualization tool that dynamically changes the processes' view of /System/Index based on the program's Dependencies file. With that tool, one does not need to worry about which version of a given dependency is currently linked (or activated) on /System/Index;
A minimalistic desktop based on the Awesome window manager;
A focus on the exploration of novel ideas. You may find this snapshot less packed with packages, but it should be more fun to run!

We have worked hard to ensure it runs smoothly on a variety of machines, but given the architecture switch it is possible that we forgot something. We will collect reports from you for a few weeks before rolling a new snapshot of what'll soon become 016 final.

Here's the Torrent link. We hope you enjoy it!

Permalink • 2016-10-10 06:33

The GoboLinux wiki is back!

After a long downtime, the GoboLinux wiki is back! As part of our move to the GitHub infrastructure, we have imported the contents of the old MediaWiki installation into the wiki feature of GitHub. The material is now available (and editable!) at the wiki for the Documentation repository. While there is plenty of useful stuff there, there is also lots of material that are currently outdated. Help cleaning it up is most welcome — it's a wiki, so join in!

Permalink • 2016-08-06 12:10

Next release in the works

The next release of GoboLinux is under active development. As in the last release, we are using GoboALFS, a collection of build scripts based on Automated Linux From Scratch and our own Compile recipes tree. The main focus of this next release is designing a very lean core system with updated packages, including 64-bit support.

Permalink • 2016-07-31 13:34

Repositories converted to Git

Ten years of commits, from CVS, to Subversion, and now to Git: we're happy to announce github.com/gobolinux.

The entire history of commits has been preserved. We tried our best to convert tags, but due to inconsistencies in the format of the tags/ repository over time (perhaps due to CVS→Subversion conversions), not all were saved. Still, most recent releases for Scripts and Compile are properly tagged, though.

There is still work to do: the scripts themselves still need to be converted to point to the new infrastructure. The GitHub repositories will be also cloned at the gobolinux.org infrastructure as a backup, but primary development should happen there. Yes, that means pull requests are welcome!

Permalink • 2015-02-27 16:58

New mirrors in Germany, France and the US

We're happy to announce the availability of new mirrors of our latest release. Thanks to Pierre Dennert of layerjet.com, the ISO file of GoboLinux 015 is now available from Germany and France. Thanks also to Viola Zoltán of parancssor.info for hosting the ISO in the United States. Mirror download links are available in our downloads page!

Permalink • 2014-08-17 12:04

A video of the GoboLinux 015 installation and desktop

Portuguese blogger Marcelo Salvador of RibaLinux posted a nice video showcasing the GoboLinux 015 installation and desktop. Check it out! He runs the installer and graphic desktop through a virtual machine, as a window inside another distro, so we recommend enabling full-screen and HD when watching.

Permalink • 2014-05-21 12:49

GoboLinux 015 announcement presentation - slides and video

GoboLinux 015 was officially announced in a presentation by Lucas Correia Villa Real at FISL 15, the fifteenth International Forum on Free Software, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

The slides in English are available here and the video in Portuguese is available in the FISL website.

Permalink • 2014-05-09 09:49

Introducing GoboLinux 015

We are pleased to introduce GoboLinux 015, the new major release of GoboLinux, the Linux distribution featuring a rethought file system structure. This is the first full-system image release in a number of years, after a long period in which we kept only updating compilation recipes. Packages were built using both ALFS (Automated Linux from Scratch) and our custom dynamically-generated sandboxed environment which insulates the source code and its dependencies during compilation. Major upgrades include the Enlightenment 18 desktop and kernel version 3.14.2, as well as new versions of the GoboLinux management tools. Please check the Release Notes for details and download instructions.

Permalink • 2014-05-07 20:02

GoboLinux 015 beta-3

We are pleased to announce the release of GoboLinux 015 beta3. We have had several updates on this snapshot that include changes to the desktop environment: for the first time, we're shipping the ISO with Enlightenment as a default desktop.

We have also completed the transition from /System/Links to /System/Index.

This snapshot also introduces a number of new packages that should enrich the desktop experience. We have fixed all issues that have been reported since beta2 and worked hard to make this release as polished and close to final as possible.

The ISO can be downloaded here:

GoboLinux-015_beta3-i686.iso

MD5: f92142ed5fcabb8a08584f8dfcc93fdd

Please test it and give us your feedback. You can always reach us on the mailing lists or at the #gobolinux channel on irc.freenode.net!

Permalink • 2014-04-21 07:43