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< li > < a href = "install.html" > Handbook< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/glacier-pkgs" > Packages< / a > < / li >
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< h1 > About Everest< / h1 >
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< p > Everest Linux is a source based Linux meta-distribution.< / p >
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< h3 > History of Everest< / h3 >
< p > 2021 - The idea of a system that combines the simplicity of binary packaging with the flexibility of source based packaging was born< / p >
< p > Early 2022 - Early prototypes of Glacier were created. These versions came with no multi-repository support, caching, or logging of any kind< / p >
< p > Mid 2022 - Glacier reaches a stable release point< / p >
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< p > Late June 2022 - everestlinux.org is registered and git.everestlinux.org goes online< / p >
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< p > September 2022 - Early prototypes of the ELIF (Everest Linux Installation Framework) are completed< / p >
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< p > October 2022 - Glacier v3 enters testing< / p >
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< h3 > Design Principles< / h3 >
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< p > Our design principles guide the development of Everest. You may notice we share most of these with Arch (because Arch is very cool).< / p >
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< p > < strong > Simplicity< / strong > - We provide packages with almost zero modifications from upstream, except when necessary.< / p >
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< p > The base Everest system only includes what you need to start building your system - UNIX tools, a C library, a C compiler, and Glacier.< / p >
< p > The base Everest system also weighs in at around 100 MB (may vary with different images, such as GNU or systemd).< / p >
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< p > < strong > Flexibility< / strong > - Everest is designed with flexibility in mind. Any modification can be achieved if the user has enough knowledge< / p >
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< p > For example, it is possible to replace Busybox with sbase, or use runit as your init system, all without breaking the system.< / p >
< p > < strong > Functionality vs Ideology< / strong > - The developers of Everest are strong advocates of free software, but understand that< / p >
< p > it cannot be implemented 100% of the time, such as in the form of drivers. We also understand that some users may prefer proprietary< / p >
< p > software over libre counterparts. We do not take steps to prevent proprietary software in our repositories,< / p >
< p > only requiring it to be under the < strong > multiverse< / strong > repository.< / p >
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< p > This is very different from heavily ideological distributions, such as Hyperbola, some of which don't even support many packages/features people may find useful,< / p >
< p > such as systemd, dbus, rust, java, sudo, and most recently, bluetooth.< / p >
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< p > < strong > User Centrality< / strong > - We believe that instead of trying to make Everest beginner friendly, and work out of the box,< / p >
< p > we should instead focus on users with a willingness to learn how to install and use Everest.< / p >
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