RHEL clones -- Alma Linux and Rocky Linux (Was Re: openSUSE, CentOS, oh my!)

[Steve Litt]

On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 12:07:15 -0700
James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> I'd add that if your students want to learn linux well, they should
> use one of the other distros as well.  Arch, gentoo, LFS, etc. 

Please add Void Linux to this list. It's very close to the metal,
highly conforming to POSIX, and it's fairly simple (in terms of moving
parts and thin interfaces, not in terms of having things done for you).
Unlike Arch, the Red Hat biosphere, and the Debian biosphere, it uses
the ultra simple runit init system rather than the 1.3 million LOC
all-encompassing systemd. Like Arch, Gentoo and Funtoo, it's a rolling
release, but Void Linux does a much better job of rolling release.

SteveT

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