Splux Linux

[001] About

Splux is an independent source-based Linux distribution using SPS, the Source Package System.

SPS is built from small POSIX shell and AWK tools. Packages are described by text recipes in Git repositories and built locally. The system is intended for users who want to understand and maintain their installation directly.

SPS the package system is not locked to Splux. The same tools can be used on other Unix-like trees. Splux is the distribution that uses SPS for its installer, live images, and official package collections.

[002] Download

Live images are published from the SPS repository. Asset names stay the same from release to release, so these links always point at the newest published files.

sps-live-tty.iso (console image with recipes and a compiler)
sps-live-tty-slim.iso (small console image; setup needs the network)
sps-live-plasma.iso (Plasma/Wayland live session)
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release notes

These are development live snapshots, not a numbered stable distro release. Installation still compiles packages from source. A Plasma install takes a long time. See install.

[003] Package system

SPS is split into small tools rather than one large front end:

src       repository handling
sget      dependency-aware package frontend
mkpkg     package builder
pkin      package installer
pkdel     package removal
pkstat    installed package queries
pkcheck   package verification
pkmark    package reason management
setup     Splux installer
mkiso     Splux live ISO builder

Example:

$ src update
$ sget install curl
install curl 8.21.0-1

mkpkg: curl 8.21.0-1
mkpkg: running configure phase
mkpkg: running build phase
mkpkg: built curl-8.21.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
pkin: installed curl 8.21.0-1

Search 500 packages in the official trees.

[004] Repositories

core
Base system, toolchain, libraries, boot, filesystems, and networking. 108 packages.

extra
Desktop software, graphics, multimedia, development tools, and other packages. 392 packages.

SPS also supports administrator-maintained local repositories in addition to the official trees.

[005] Documentation

Installation
Documentation index
SPS README
SPS 1.0 formats

[006] Source

SPS the package system
sps-core official base recipes
sps-extra official extra recipes
splux-site this website

[007] Project status

Splux is under active development. SPS 1.0 is usable and the official package repositories are being built out. Live images exist so the installer can be tested. Splux is not a stable release yet.

[008] News

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