A from-scratch distribution with a diverse toolset
Distro Walk – Chimera Linux
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Chimera Linux combines core tools from diverse sources to deliver a simple yet complete modern operating system.
In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a monster with a lion's body, a goat's head, and a snake for a tail. It is an ideal name for a distribution assembled from various parts of different operating systems and tools from diverse sources, ranging from FreeBSD core tools and Clang Power Tools to Alpine's apk-tools package manager and systemd's logind. This fresh approach makes Chimera Linux (Figure 1) [1] stand out from the dozens of distributions derived from a handful of long-established popular distributions. Here, nina (q66), Chimera Linux's project leader, goes into technical detail about this original distribution.
Linux Magazine (LM): What are the goals of Chimera Linux? Was there was a defining moment or incident that inspired it?
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