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Uruk GNU/Linux-libre
DeveloperUruk Project developers
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release13 April 2016 (8 years ago) (2016-04-13)
Latest releaseUruk GNU/Linux-libre 3.0[1] / 25 November 2022 (17 months ago) (2022-11-25)
Update methodlong term support
Package manager
Platformsamd64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux-libre)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface
MATE
LicenseFSDG
Official websiteurukproject.org/dist/en.html

Uruk GNU/Linux-libre is a PureOS-based Linux distribution. The name Uruk is an Iraqi city that states its Iraqi origin. Uruk GNU/Linux 1.0 was released on 13 April 2016[2][3][4] and it ships with the most common software for popular tasks.

Features[edit]

Uruk uses Linux-libre kernel for the system and MATE desktop environment for its graphical interfaces.[5][6]

One of the special features of Uruk is the ability to run various types of package managers at ease (including GNU Guix, urpmi, pacman, dnf). It implements simple one-line command to do that, that use a program named Package Managers Simulator to simulate the commands of popular package managers.

Version history[edit]

Version Date Kernel version Desktop environment
1.0[3][5][6][4] 13.04.2016[7] 4.2 MATE
2.0[8][9] 05.12.2017 4.9.66 MATE, Xfce
3.0[1] 25.11.2022 5.15 MATE

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