Devuan GNU/Linux 5.0 "daedalus" *
(HTML version in README.html)
Welcome to the reliable world of Devuan GNU/Linux
This disc is one of several installation options for the Devuan
GNU+Linux [0] distribution. Devuan offers an extensive collection of
original and modified Debian as well as Devuan-specific packages. It
is a complete Operating System (OS) for your computer. And it is free
as in 'freedom'.
CONTENTS:
* Introduction
* Disc Choices
* Installation
* Getting Software
* Devuan Derivatives
* Report a Bug
* Devuan Resources
[0]: https://files.devuan.org/devuan_daedalus/
Introduction
============
An Operating System (OS) is a set of programs that provide an interface to
the computer's hardware. Resource, device, power and memory management belong
to the OS. The core of the OS in charge of operating the circuitry and
managing peripherals is called the kernel. Devuan uses the Linux kernel.
Most of the basic operating system tools come from the GNU project; hence the
name GNU+Linux.
Devuan is available for various kinds of computers, like PC compatible
hardware (i386 and amd64), ppc64el and ARM targets (armel, armhf, arm64) such
as the allwinner flavour of SBCs and some ASUS chromebooks.
Disc Choices
============
* netinstall
* server (4 CD set)
* desktop
* desktop-live
* minimal-live
Proprietary firmware is automatically installed on systems if needed.
To avoid installation of non-free firmware, you must choose one of the
Expert install options and you must also select a mirror.
Installation
============
Before you start, please read the Daedalus 5.0 Release Notes [0].
You can install Devuan GNU+Linux either as a dual (or multiple) boot
alongside your current OS or as the only OS on your computer.
An Installation Guide is included on this disc (English version)
docs/install-devuan.html and also online.
You can start the installation program easily by booting your computer
with CD/DVD or from USB. Note that some very old or very new systems
may not support this.
[0]: Release_notes_daedalus_5.0.txt
Getting Additional Software
===========================
After installing or upgrading, Devuan's packaging system can use CDs,
DVDs, local collections or networked servers (FTP, HTTP) to automatically
install software from .deb packages. This is done preferably with the
'apt' or 'aptitude' programs.
You can install packages from the commandline using apt-get. For example,
if you want to install the packages 'openssh-client' and 'xlennart', you
can give the command:
apt-get install openssh-client xlennart
Note that you don't have to enter the complete path or the '.deb'
extension. Apt will figure this out itself.
Or use aptitude for a full screen interactive selection of available
Devuan packages.
Software can also be installed using the Synaptic graphical interface.
Devuan Derivatives
==================
The default desktop provided by classic installer-iso images shouldn't
be considered the only way to use Devuan on the desktop. A growing number
of derivative distributions have already adopted Devuan as a base OS. When
considering Devuan, we do recommend taking derivatives into consideration.
They harness the power of our base distribution by targeting specific usage.
This is exactly what we mean to achieve with Devuan. A list of derivative
distros is kept at: https://www.devuan.org/os/devuan-distros
You are free to create and re-distribute CDs/DVDs of the Devuan
GNU+Linux Operating System as well as respins like these.
Report a Bug
============
This is an official release of the Devuan system. Please report any
bugs you find to the Devuan Bug Tracking System at https://bugs.devuan.org.
If you're reporting bugs against this disc or the installation system,
please also mention the version of this disc; this can be found in
the file /.disk/info.
Devuan Resources
================
Learn more about Devuan, Linux and Libre Software
* The Devuan homepage [1]
* The Dev1Galaxy web forum [2]
* Community Communication Channels [3]
* Twitter @DevuanOrg [5]
* The Linux Documentation Project [6]
* General Linux homepage [7]
[1]: https://devuan.org/
[2]: https://dev1galaxy.org
[3]: https://devuan.org/os/community
[4]: https://twitter.com/DevuanOrg
[5]: https://www.tldp.org/
[6]: https://www.linux.org/
