A curated list of awesome projects

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A curated list of awesome projects that I both learnt and drew inspiration from whilst working on glaucus:

  • Aboriginal Linux: A shell script that builds the smallest/simplest linux system capable of rebuilding itself from source code

  • Abyss OS: A modern take on the “just enough OS” paradigm, with a focus on modern components (LLVM, musl) and flexibility

  • Adelie Linux: A Free, Libre operating environment based on the Linux kernel

  • agunix: Silver Unix is a POSIX userspace focused on cutting the fat out of the typical modern Unix userland

  • Alfheim Linux: A systemd free, Arch Linux based operating system customized to help you get the most out of your machine

  • Alpine Linux: A security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox

  • Alpine-S6: Alpine Linux Base + S6 Init System

  • Alter Linux: ArchLinux based distro

  • android-toolchain-build: The new Android GNU toolchain

  • apathy: A 64 bit libre linux distribution built from scratch using apathy-mlfs for its base; utilizing musl libc, libressl, partially busybox and sysvinit with a home-brewed init structure written in posix shell

  • apathy-mlfs: A libre linux from scratch book utilizing musl libc, libressl, sysvinit and partially busybox

  • Arch Linux: A simple, lightweight distribution

  • ARM Cross Linux From Scratch (arm-clfs): This repo, notes and instructions are designed to build linux from scratch in a cross compiled manner, in support of creating a stage1 tarball for Habitat Studio, for use with arm processors

  • Artix Linux: A rolling-release distribution, based on Arch Linux that uses OpenRC, runit or s6 as init because PID1 must be simple, secure and stable

  • Ataraxia Linux: An independent, multi-platform, general purpose operating system, based on the Linux kernel, musl libc and busybox

  • Automated Linux From Scratch (ALFS): A project that creates the generic framework for an extendable system builder and package installer

  • Bare Linux: Barely a Linux

  • Baserock Linux: A great way to build custom appliance systems with Linux

  • Bedrock Linux: A meta Linux distribution which allows users to utilize features from other, typically mutually exclusive distributions

  • Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS): A project that continues where the LFS book finishes

  • Beyond Musl Linux From Scratch (BMLFS): Build Recipes for MLFS [Musl Linux From Scratch]

  • bleeding-edge-toolchain: All-in-one script to build bleeding-edge-toolchain for ARM microcontrollers

  • Bleeding Linux From Scratch

  • B/LFS-s6

  • Bluedragon: A security-enhanced, fully featured XFCE4 desktop, amd64 Gentoo system, built with musl as its C standard library

  • bonsai: A tiny Linux distribution focused on simplicity and security

  • build-linux: A short tutorial about building Linux based operating systems

  • Buildroot: A simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation

  • Build Your Own Linux: Walks users through building a basic Linux distribution

  • Businesscard Linux: A Buildroot distribution small enough to run on a business card

  • Cavium: Cavium Open-Source Distributions

  • Clear Linux OS: An open source, rolling release Linux distribution optimized for performance and security, from the Cloud to the Edge, designed for customization, and manageability

  • clfs-arm: A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source on the ARM architecture

  • CloverOS: Performance optimized default Gentoo install

  • Community Driven BLFS (CBLFS): An open project that takes over after you have completed a Cross-LFS based build

  • Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch (CLFS): A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source

  • Crosstool-NG: A versatile (cross) toolchain generator

  • crosware: Tools, things, stuff, miscellaneous, detritus, junk, etc., primarily for Chrome OS / Chromium OS

  • Crux Linux: A lightweight Linux distribution for the x86-64 architecture targeted at experienced Linux users

  • Cucumber Linux: An independent distribution that is usable as an every day, general purpose operating system and aims to do this in as minimalistic a way as possible and in a way that follows the Unix Philosophy

  • Debian From Scratch: An instruction manual for teaching Linux From Scratch users how to make a fully-fledged Debian system based on LFS

  • Docker Linux From Scratch (DLFS): Docker configuration for building Linux From Scratch system

  • Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre: An independent GNU/Linux-Libre distribution based on concepts of simplicity

  • EasyOS: An experimental Linux distribution

  • EERIE Linux: An experimental distribution which is built with an alternative C Library called musl, and also comes with the package manager pacman and generally tries to be very close to Arch Linux

  • ELLCC: A project using clang and the LLVM compiler infrastructure

  • Eltanin: A project aiming to produce a free, simple and complete general purpose operating system

  • Embedded Linux Wiki: The purpose of this wiki is to preserve and present information about the development and use of Linux in embedded systems as well as open source projects and tools for general embedded development

  • Funtoo Linux: A community-developed Linux meta-distribution based upon Gentoo Linux

  • Gary OS: GaryOS is an entire GNU/Linux system in a single bootable file

  • Gentoo Linux: A highly flexible, source-based Linux distribution

  • GentooLTO: A Gentoo Portage configuration for building with -O3, Graphite, and LTO optimizations

  • gentoo-s6-services

  • glaucus: An independent, open-source, general-purpose, rolling-release Linux distribution built from scratch around the suckless philosophy without sacrificing convenience

  • Glendix: An attempt at porting ideas from the Plan 9 operating system to Linux

  • gnuxc: GNU OS Cross-Compiler

  • GoboLinux: An alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy

  • KISS: An independent Linux distribution with a focus on simplicity and the concept of "less is more"

  • KSLinux: A Linux Distribution Based on GNU/Linux

  • LFS-s6: s6 scripts for LFS and BLFS

  • lh-bootstrap: A set of scripts that build a disk image for a virtual machine such as QEMU

  • Libertine Linux: A secure, built-from git-controlled source Linux system that is fully auditable and runs solely from RAM

  • lightcube-bootstrap-musl: Scripts to bootstrap a build environment for LightCube OS using musl libc

  • Lilala Linux: Minimal linux for single board computer

  • Linaro: Together with Arm, Linaro co-maintains the Arm software ecosystem, providing the tools, security and Linux kernel quality needed for a solid base to differentiate on

  • Linux From Scratch (LFS): A project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code

  • Linux From Scratch Made (more) Easy (LFS-ME): A simple, fakeroot based, package manager for LFS heavily inspired by Archlinux' package management

  • Mere Linux: A lightweight, server-centric Linux distribution using musl libc, pacman and s6

  • Metta OS: A multimedia, mobile, social OS

  • Minimal Linux Live (MLL): A tiny educational Linux distribution, which is designed to be built from scratch by using a collection of automated shell scripts

  • mkroot: Simple Linux build, bootable under qemu for multiple architectures

  • Moebius: Minimal Linux distribution for your Raspberry PI

  • Monolinux: An embedded Linux distro with a single statically linked executable

  • Morpheus Linux: suckless linux distro

  • musl-cross: A small suite of scripts and patches for building musl libc cross compilers

  • musl-cross-make: Simple makefile-based build for musl cross compiler

  • Musl-LFS-s6-Bootscripts: Bootscripts to boot a MLFS/LFS system with s6 and s6-rc

  • Musl Linux From Scrath (MLFS): Linux From Scratch using Musl as Libc

  • muslpi: CLFS (Cross Linux From Scratch) build system for raspberry pi using the musl libc

  • nenuzhnix: The most useless linux distro

  • NetBSD: A free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system

  • noname linux: musl based, x86_64 only, lightweight, personal distro

  • Non-GNU toolchain: Build a toolchain that can build Linux kernel, a minimal userspace (e.g. nenuzhnix) and ultimately itself without using any GNU software

  • Obarun Linux: Arch Linux based system without systemd

  • obarun-s6rcserv: s6-rc services

  • obarun-s6serv: s6 services

  • OpenBSD: A FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system

  • OpenEmbedded: The build framework for embedded Linux that offers a best-in-class cross-compile environment and allows developers to create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems

  • OpenMandriva: A full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association

  • OpenWrt: A Linux operating system targeting embedded devices

  • OSDev: This website provides information about the creation of operating systems and serves as a community for those people interested in OS creation

  • Panda Linux: An open-source and free operating system based on Debian/Ubuntu and built entirely by compiling source-code, using custom optimizations

  • PiLFS: Linux From Scratch on the Raspberry Pi

  • Prelinux: A set of scripts to build a minimal initrd and filesystem

  • pts-tcc: Tiny, self-contained C compiler using TCC + uClibc

  • rc: s6/s6-rc service management database

  • rc-user: User s6-rc hierarchy meant for use with rc

  • rlsd2: A minimalistic GNU/Linux-libre distro

  • rv8.io: RISC-V simulator for x86-64

  • s6-boot: Boot files for s6

  • s6-overlay: s6 overlay for containers (includes execline, s6-linux-utils & a custom init)

  • Sabotage Linux: An experimental linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox

  • solyste: [s]illy, [o]dd and [l]ightweight [y]pnose's [st]atic [e]nvironment

  • Spark: Spark is an Arch Linux meta-distro with some core components swapped out

  • SSD/Linux: The SSD Linux operating system, which straps NetBSD userland functions onto the Linux kernel

  • StarLinux: A Linux Distribution (rewritten from MLL) which can be build directly on the Host Machine

  • static linux (stali): stali is a static linux distribution based on the original pre-2010 plans of the suckless.org project, however since 2018 it became independent from suckless.org and is maintained by Anselm solely

  • StelaLinux: A lightweight, simple, and fast glibc/busybox/linux Distribution

  • swerve: A suckless-inspired Unix-like monolithic kernel for i386

  • T2: A flexible Open Source System Development Environment or Distribution Build Kit (others might even name it Meta Distribution)

  • TeoraLinux: An experimental Linux Distribution with Musl, BusyBox, and Java

  • tldrlfs: Too Long; Didn't Read Linux From Scratch

  • tomsrtbt: The most GNU/Linux on 1 floppy disk

  • trinity: Toy linux distro based on morpheus

  • UmVirt LFS (ULFS):Source code based transparent & autonomous GNU/Linux infrastructure

  • Vanilla: A new radically different, simple, modern Linux distribution based on a complete LLVM toolchain, musl and busybox

  • Venom Linux: A source based linux distribution originally built on top of LFS (Linux From Scratch) guide then independently grows make it usable for daily use

  • Vine Linux: A compact and lightweight Japanese Linux distribution developed by Project Vine and many collaborators

  • Void Linux: A general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux® kernel

  • Warm Linux: A lightweight Linux distribution designed for container-like environments

  • WombatOS: An attempt at a GNU-less Linux Distro

  • Yocto Project: An open source collaboration project that helps developers create custom Linux-based systems regardless of the hardware architecture

  • Zandra Linux: A simple musl-based Linux distribution

  • ZYDUX: Toolbox to build the cross compiler and minimal GNU Linux from scratch named ZYDUX

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