Lunar linux

Lunar Linux is a Linux distribution supported by the repository-based package management system . The project is a descendant of the Sorcerer Linux distribution ^{[2] [3]} .

Lunar linux
Developer	Foo-Projects.org
OS family	UNIX-like operating system
First edition	March 2002
Latest version	1.7.0 [1] ( October 11, 2014 )
Supported Languages	English
Supported Platforms	IA-32 , x86-64
Kernel type	monolithic
Interface
License	various
condition	Is developing
Source code repository
Web site	lunar-linux.org

The installation disk first installs the bootstrap of the full distribution. After the user tells the Lunar manager which packages are required, he automatically creates software by downloading the current source code and locally compiling the optimized package ^[4] . Thus, Lunar can be considered as a distribution based on Linux From Scratch . It should also be noted that all Lunar Linux tools, including the package manager , are completely written in the bash shell script, which makes it easy to modify, and without having to recompile it every time the error is fixed ^{[5] [6]} .

Lunar currently supports the i686 and x86-64 architectures , but has been implemented by users on SPARC ^[7] . Currently, architectures without x86 architecture do not support installation.

Lunar began as a fork of Sorcerer due to concerns about an uncertain future distribution. Kyle Sally, Sorcerer’s only accompanying and lead developer, decided to re-qualify all Sorcerer code into his own license called “ Sorcerer Public License ” as a way to stop people from “stealing” his work after creating Lunar ^[8] . This move drove the rest of the Sorcerer development team to create something that was essentially a direct continuation of the latest version of Sorcerer licensed under the GNU General Public License , called Source Mage. In comparison, Lunar focuses more on KISS values, while Source Mage focuses on advanced system administration.

The project was originally led by Chuck Honey, an Xfce developer who worked with both Foo-Projects ^[9] . Then, the project was transferred to Aku Koku.

The name Lunar comes from the now defunct Chuck Honey firm - MoonGroup ^[10] . The Lunar naming scheme was originally used for the abandoned Red Hat Enterprise Linux fork created by Honey while working on Red Hat .

The German Internet provider IP Minds is different in that it used Lunar Linux in its infrastructure ^[11] .

Major versions of the Lunar version are named after landmarks on the moon.