Linux-libre
GNU Linux-libre
https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
A free (as in freedom) variant of the Linux kernel.
Linux-libre is a modified version of Linux with all of the binary blobs, obfuscated code and portions of code under proprietary licenses removed.
Currently Linux-libre is maintained and published by the Free Software Foundation Latin America. This is a GNU package.
Packaging
Linux-libre is available in most of the FSF-endorsed distros on https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html and the lastest versions are packages in Guix and Parabola GNU/Linux-libre. Linux-libre can also be installed on GNU/Linux distributions that use APT from jxself's APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
This is a GNU package:linux-libre
Download
https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/6.9-gnu/linux-libre-6.9-gnu.tar.lz
version 6.9-gnu
(stable)
released on 12 May 2024
OpenPGP signature URL: https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/6.9-gnu/linux-libre-6.9-gnu.tar.lz.sign
Categories
Licensing
License
Verified by
Verified on
Notes
License
Verified by
jxself
Verified on
24 June 2021
Notes
The kernel consists of code under many licenses. Although there is some code in the kernel under GPLv2-or-later being combined with the kernel's other GPLv2-only code, the effective license GPLv2-only, not GPLv2-or-later.
Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
---|---|
Alexandre Oliva (Lxoliva) | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
Audience | Resource type | URI |
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Developer | VCS Repository Webview | git://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git |
Mailing List | https://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre/ | |
Download | http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/ | |
Wikidata | General | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665683 |
Developer | VCS Repository Webview | https://jxself.org/git/?p=linux-libre-firmware.git |
Software prerequisites
Kind | Description |
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Required to build | Gnu Make 3.77 |
Required to build | GCC 2.95.3 or later |
Required to build | GNU Binutils 2.9.1.0.25 |
Required to use | util-linux 2.10o |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 13 May 2024.
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