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|Name=GNU Linux-libre
 
|Name=GNU Linux-libre
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|Short description=Linux kernel without non-free components
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|Short description=A free (as in freedom) variant of the Linux kernel.
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|Full description='''Linux-libre is a version of the Linux kernel suitable for use with the GNU Operating System.'''
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|Full description='''Linux-libre''' is a modified version of Linux with all of the binary blobs, obfuscated code and portions of code under proprietary licenses removed.
  
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It removes non-free components from Linux, that are disguised as source
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Currently Linux-libre is maintained and published by the Free Software Foundation Latin America. This is a GNU package.
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code or distributed in separate files. It also disables run-time
 
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requests for non-free components, shipped separately or as part of
 
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Linux, and documentation pointing to them.
 
  
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The GNU Linux-libre project takes a minimal-changes approach to cleaning
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=== Current and upcoming kernel versions to know about ===
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up Linux, making no effort to substitute components that need to be
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<table style="width:100%;text-align: left;height: 30px;padding: 10px;vertical-align: bottom;border-bottom: 1px solid black;">
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removed with functionally equivalent free/libre ones.
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    <th>Version</th>
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    <th>Status</th>
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    <th>Released</th>
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    <th>Supported Until</th>
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    <td>5.11</td>
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    <td>Future version, expected in February 2021.</td>
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    <td></td>
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    <td></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>5.10</td>
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    <td>Latest released version. Current long-term support (LTS) version.</td>
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    <td>December 2020</td>
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    <td>December 2026</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>5.4</td>
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    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
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    <td>November 2019</td>
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    <td>December 2025</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>4.19</td>
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    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
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    <td>October 2018</td>
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    <td>December 2024</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>4.14</td>
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    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
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    <td>November 2017</td>
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    <td>December 2023</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>4.9</td>
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    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
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    <td>December 2016</td>
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    <td>December 2022</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>4.4</td>
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    <td>Previous long-term support (LTS) version, but still supported.</td>
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    <td>January 2016</td>
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    <td>January 2022</td>
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=== Guix ===
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<p>The latest versions are packaged in [[Guix]].[[File:Freedo_grey.png|thumb|upright=0.56|alt=Freedo.|Freedo, oficial mascot of Linux-libre.]]</p>
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Microblog=https://pod.libreplanetbr.org/tags/linux-libre
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|Microblog=https://pod.libreplanetbr.org/tags/linux-libre/
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|IRC general=https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#linux-libre
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|IRC general=irc://irc.freenode.net/#linux-libre
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|Related projects=hurd
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|Related projects=gnustandards,hurd
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|Keywords=kernel, Linux, binary, gnu, blob-free, de-blobbed
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|Keywords=kernel, binary, blob-free, de-blobbed
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|Version identifier=4.17.2-gnu
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|Version identifier=5.10-gnu
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|Version date=2018/06/16
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|Version date=2020/12/14
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/linux-libre/4.x/4.17.2-gnu/linux-libre-4.17.2-gnu.tar.lz
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|Version download=https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.10-gnu/linux-libre-5.10-gnu.tar.lz
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|Last review by=Bendikker
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2018/06/21
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|Last review date=2020/12/17
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
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|Submitted date=2011/04/12
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
 
|User level=advanced
 
|User level=advanced
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
 
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
 
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|OpenPGP signature=https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.10-gnu/linux-libre-5.10-gnu.tar.lz.sign
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|OpenPGP public key=https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/SIGNING-KEY
 
|Test entry=No
 
|Test entry=No
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|Is GNU=Yes
 
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|GNU package identifier=linux-libre
 
 
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|License verified date=2018/06/21
 
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|Programming-language=C
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|Use=software-development, system-administration
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Revision as of 16:48, 17 December 2020


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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.
Freedo, official mascot of Linux-libre.



Download

https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.12.13-gnu/linux-libre-5.12.13-gnu.tar.lz




Categories





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

AudienceResource typeURI
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewgit://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git
Mailing Listhttps://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre/
Downloadhttp://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665683
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://jxself.org/git/?p=linux-libre-firmware.git


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
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 useutil-linux 2.10o




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"Wikidata" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.






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