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Latest revision as of 02:36, 13 May 2024


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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.

Heckert gnu.small.png 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

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

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 13 May 2024.




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