Linux-libre

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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/

Freedo, official mascot of 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

• Program-build-automation:make-related
• Programming-language:C
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Security:system
• Software-development:debugging
• System-administration:configuration
• Use:software-development
• Use:system-administration

Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2

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
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
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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