Published an update to the distribution assembly of Chimera Linux, featuring the use of Linux kernels in combination with FreeBSD utilities, the system manager dinit, and the standard SIBLIBLEKEK MUUSL. The assembly is carried out by the Clang compiler. Live images have been released for architectures x86_64, ppc64le, aarch64, riscv64, and PPC64 with options including GNOME (1.5 GB), KDE (2.1 GB), and a minimal environment (806 MB).
The project aims to create a Linux distribution with alternative tools, drawing on the experience of developing VOID Linux. The project follows a rolling update model and utilizes FreeBSD components for their simplicity and suitability for lightweight systems. ZFS is used as the filesystem, Pipewire manages multimedia streams, and Wayland is utilized as the default display server.
Installation of additional programs can be done via binary packages or through the assembly system based on Python called cports, which currently offers more than 4000 ports. The assembly environment is launched in a separate container created using the BubbleWrap toolkit, and APK (Alpine Package Keeper, apk-tools) is used to manage binary packages.
In the latest issue:
- Apk-Tools packages have been