https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux

A lightweight Linux distribution using musl libc, pacman and s6
https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux

linux linux-distribution musl pacman s6 s6-init s6-supervision

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A lightweight Linux distribution using musl libc, pacman and s6

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux
• Owner: jhuntwork
• License: mit
• Created: 2011-09-24T20:02:04.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-28T06:31:41.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T19:19:16.180Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: linux, linux-distribution, musl, pacman, s6, s6-init, s6-supervision
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 14.2 MB
• Stars: 85
• Watchers: 13
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Mere Linux

Mere Linux is a simple Linux distribution built upon

[musl](http://www.musl-libc.org/) libc, using

[pacman](https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/) for package management and

[s6](http://skarnet.org/software/s6/) for PID 1 and process supervision.

The main system toolchain and compiler is [llvm/clang](https://llvm.org/).

Mere is still in its Alpha phase. If you are interested in helping please visit the

[Github Discussions](https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux/discussions/58)

page and leave a comment.

For additional details, visit [https://merelinux.org](https://merelinux.org).

## Installing

See [INSTALLING](INSTALLING.md) for more details.

## Docker Containers

There are two main docker containers that may make a good introduction to

Mere Linux.

- `mere/base`: Essentially just `busybox` and `pacman`. Use it to get going and install

any other available packages.

- `mere/dev`: Quite a bit larger, but that's because it includes the `llvm`

toolchain and other dependencies required to begin building packages for Mere.

## Support

For bugs or feature requests, including packages that do not currently exist in

the repositories, please create a

[new Github issue](https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux/issues).

## Contributing

In the current state of development, the most helpful contributions are:

- Test Mere on your local machine and

  [report any issues](https://github.com/jhuntwork/merelinux/issues).

- Create pull requests of any missing packages you would like to see included.

  There is currently a lot of room for potential packages.

  See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.