Devuan GNU/Linux Continues Its Vision of Providing Debian Without Systemd

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

It appears that the developers behind the Debian-based Devuan GNU/Linux operating system continue to pursue their vision of providing a libre Debian fork without the systemd init system.

A new development version of Devuan GNU/Linux 1.0.0, the project’s upcoming first stable release, has been announced on the last day of November 2016. Versioned Beta 2, the update adds various important security fixes and the latest package versions from the Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” repositories.

“After some important fixes and updates, we continue down our path of providing Debian without systemd by announcing the release of Devuan Jessie Beta2. This interim Beta 2 release is another milestone as Devuan continues towards its goal of sustainability as a universal base distribution,” reads the mailing list announcement.

The Devuan developers have also revealed the fact that the development cycle… (read more)

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