After two and a half years since the last release of formed Project Release HyperBola GNU / Linux-Libre 0.4 , which is included in the List Full Free Distributions. Hyperbola is based on stable sections of the Arch Linux packet base with debian transfer of some patches to enhance stability and security. Assembling Hyperbola formed for architectures i686 and x86_64 (1.1 GB).
The project is developing in accordance with the principle of Kiss (Keep IT Simple Stupid) and aims to provide users with a simple, lightweight, stable and secure environment. Unlike the Rolling Model of the Arch Linux updates, in Hyperbola, a classic model for forming releases with a long update release cycle for already released versions is applied. As an initialization system, Sysvinit is used with porting some developments from Devuan and Parabola projects (developers of Hyperbola are opponents SystemD).
Distribution includes only free applications and comes with a Linux-Libre core, purified from non-free elements of binary firmware. repository project has 5257 packages. To block the installation of non-free packets
It is used black list and blocking at Dependency conflict . Installing AUR packages is not supported.
Hyperbola 0.4 release is positioned as transitional on the way to previously declared migration on OpenBSD technology. In the future, the focus of will be given the HyperBolaBSD project, which provides for the creation of a distribution supplied under the copylene license, but Founded on an alternative core and a systemic environment, branched from OpenBSD. Under the GPLV3 and LGPLV3 licenses, the HyperbolaBSD project will develop its own components aimed at replacing non-free or incompatible with GPL parts of the system.
The main changes in version 0.4 are associated with the cleaning components without which you can do and the inclusion of alternative packages. For example, a Lumina’s desktop is added, which can work without D-BUS and therefore support for D-BUS has been removed. Bluetooth, Pam, Elogind, Policykit, Consolekit, Pulseaudio and Avahi are also deleted. Bluetooth components are removed due to great complications and potential security problems.
In addition to Sysvinit, experimental support for the initialization system runit