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Diffstat (limited to 'hurd')
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/distrib.mdwn | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/nix.mdwn (renamed from hurd/running/nixos.mdwn) | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/running/qemu.mdwn | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | hurd/status.mdwn | 40 |
4 files changed, 27 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/running/distrib.mdwn b/hurd/running/distrib.mdwn index 90211e34..befb015d 100644 --- a/hurd/running/distrib.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/distrib.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Working distributions of GNU/Hurd: GNU/Hurd distributions in early stages of development: * [[Arch|arch_hurd]] (features a LiveCD) +* [[Nix]] * [[Gentoo]] * [[GNU]] diff --git a/hurd/running/nixos.mdwn b/hurd/running/nix.mdwn index 2fa44ede..663589f6 100644 --- a/hurd/running/nixos.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/nix.mdwn @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] -[[!meta title="NixOS"]] +[[!meta title="Nix-based GNU/Hurd System"]] <http://www.nixos.org/> @@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] * <http://hydra.nixos.org/job/gnu/hurd-master/qemu_image/latest/download> * <http://hydra.nixos.org/job/gnu/hurd-master/qemu_test> + +--- + +This QEMU image is not (yet) comparable to NixOS, because the latter provides +extra features, such as whole-system configuration (including services, etc.), +and whole-system transactional update and rollback. It is is cross-built using +Nix, and because of that, it uses per-package installation directories under +`/nix/store`. diff --git a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn index ee1574b7..fcf58d8a 100644 --- a/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/qemu.mdwn @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You can use the following images to give the GNU/Hurd a try. [[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] -## [[NixOS]] +## [[Nix]] ## Unofficial Images diff --git a/hurd/status.mdwn b/hurd/status.mdwn index 87de1349..dd67a4c2 100644 --- a/hurd/status.mdwn +++ b/hurd/status.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free -Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 +Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ non-critical application usage. alt="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" title="FVWM and Gnumeric running on GNU/Hurd" align="right" - ]] The GNU system (also called GNU/Hurd) is completely self-contained (you can compile all parts of it using GNU itself). You can run several instances of the Hurd in parallel, and debug even critical @@ -30,12 +29,6 @@ servers in one Hurd instance with gdb running on another Hurd instance. You can run the X window system, applications that use it such as gnumeric, iceweasel, and advanced server applications like the Apache webserver. -[[!img hurd-iceweasel-screenshot-2012-03-21.png size=300x -alt="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" -title="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" -align="right"]] - - On the negative side, the support for character devices (like sound cards) and other hardware is mostly missing. Although the [[POSIX interface|faq/posix_compatibility]] is provided, some additional interfaces @@ -47,25 +40,24 @@ last release (0.2). We encourage everybody who is interested to try out the current development version, and send feedback to the Hurd developers. - The Hurd team doesn't create Hurd-only releases, but instead relies on -a distribution done by folks from *Debian*, since 2010 *Arch*, and since 2012 *Nix*. +the distributions done by folks from *Debian*, *Arch* (since 2010), and *Nix* +(since 2012). -That Debian version closely tracks the progress of the Hurd -(and often includes many new features), -so little would be gained by creating an official pure Hurd release. - -The Debian GNU/Hurd [[distribution|running/debian]] offers *LiveCDs and QEMU images* -to test-drive the Hurd in a real life system with access to about -75% of the Debian software archive. - -The most recent version of the Debian port at the time of writing -was published on 2012 February 21st. +[[!img hurd-iceweasel-screenshot-2012-03-21.png size=300x +alt="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" +title="Iceweasel running on GNU/Hurd" +align="right" +]] +[[Debian GNU/Hurd|running/debian]] closely tracks the progress of the Hurd (and +often includes new features). They offer *LiveCDs and QEMU images* to +test-drive the Hurd, and about 75% of the Debian software archive are +available. The most recent version of the Debian GNU/Hurd port at the time of +writing was published on 2012 February 21st. -[[Arch_Hurd|hurd/running/arch_hurd]] offers *LiveCDs* for testing and -install. +[[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]] offers *LiveCDs* for testing and installation. -[[Nix|hurd/running/qemu]] provides qemu images. +[[hurd/running/Nix]] provides QEMU images. That said, the last official release of the Hurd without the Debian parts was 0.2 done in 1997. |