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<h2>About Everest</h2> <h2>About Everest</h2>
<p>Everest Linux is a source based Linux meta-distribution,</p> <p>Everest Linux is a source based Linux meta-distribution, with a focus on simplicity and flexibility.</p>
<p>with a focus on simplicity and flexibility.</p>
<h2>History</h2> <h2>History</h2>
<p>2021 - The idea of a packaging system that combined</p> <p>2021 - The idea of a packaging system that combined the simplicity of binary based packaging with the power of source based packaging was proposed.</p>
<p>the simplicity of binary based packaging with the power of source</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>based packaging was proposed.</p> <p>Mid 2022 - Glacier v1 releases. This was the first stable release of Glacier.</p>
<p>Early 2022 - Early prototypes of Glacier were created. These</p> <p>Early June 2022 - Glacier v2 is released.</p>
<p>versions came with no multi-repository support, caching, or logging</p>
<p>of any kind.</p>
<p>Mid 2022 - Glacier v1 releases. This was the first stable release</p>
<p>of Glacier.</p>
<p>Early June 2022 - Glacier v2 is released.
<p>Late June 2022 - everestlinux.org is registered.</p> <p>Late June 2022 - everestlinux.org is registered.</p>
<p>September 2022 - Different ways of bootstrapping a base system</p> <p>September 2022 - Different ways of bootstrapping a base system are tested by the development team.</p>
<p>are tested by the development team.</p>
<p>October 2022 - Glacier v3 is released.</p> <p>October 2022 - Glacier v3 is released.</p>
<p>December 2022 - System image builds done by the development team.</p> <p>December 2022 - System image builds done by the development team.</p>
<h2>Design Principles</h2> <h2>Design Principles</h2>
<p>Our design principles heavily influence and guide development.</p> <p>Our design principles heavily influence and guide development. You may notice we share many of these with Arch.</p>
<p>You may notice we share many of these with Arch.</p>
<strong>Simplicity</strong> <strong>Simplicity</strong>
<p>We follow the UNIX philosphy when possible. Programs should do one thing,</p> <p>We follow the UNIX philosphy when possible. Programs should do one thing, and do it right. Our packages have almost zero modifications from upstream.
<p>and do it right. Our packages have almost zero modifications from upstream.</p> <p>The base system contains only what you need to start building your system. The base Everest system also weighs in at around 100 MB</p>
<p>The base system contains only what you need to start building your system.</p>
<p>The base Everest system also weighs in at around 100 MB</p>
<strong>Flexibility</strong> <strong>Flexibility</strong>
<p>Everest is designed with flexibility in mind. Any modification can</p> <p>Everest is designed with flexibility in mind. Any modification can be achieved if the user has enough knowledge. For example, it is possible to replace Busybox with sbase, or use runit as your init system, all without breakage.</p>
<p>be achieved if the user has enough knowledge.</p>
<p>For example, it is possible to replace Busybox with sbase, or use</p>
<p>runit as your init system, all without breakage.</p>
<strong>Functionality versus Ideology</strong> <strong>Functionality versus Ideology</strong>
<p>The developers of Everest are strong advocates of free software, but</p> <p>The developers of Everest are strong advocates of free software, but understand that it cannot be implemented 100% of the time, such as</p>
<p>understand that it cannot be implemented 100% of the time, such as</p> <p>in the form of drivers. We also understand that some users may prefer proprietary software over libre counterparts. We take</p>
<p>in the form of drivers. We also understand that some users may</p> <p>no steps to prevent proprietary software in our package database, only requiring it to be under <strong>multiverse</strong>.</p>
<p>prefer proprietary software over libre counterparts. We take</p> <p>This is a very different approach from heavily ideological distributions, some of which remove support for certain programs on a purely ideological basis.</p>
<p>no steps to prevent proprietary software in our package database,</p>
<p>only requiring it to be under <strong>multiverse</strong>.</p>
<p>This is a very different approach from heavily ideological distributions,</p>
<p>some of which don't even support many packages/features many find useful.</p>
<strong>User Centrality</strong> <strong>User Centrality</strong>
<p>We believe that instead of trying to make Everest easy</p> <p>We believe that instead of trying to make Everest easy to use out-of-the-box, we should instead focus on improving functionality for experienced users.</p>
<p>to use out-of-the-box, we should instead focus on improving</p>
<p>functionality for experienced users.</p>
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<h2>Download Everest</h2> <h2>Download Everest</h2>
<p>Most users will want to get the most recent release.</p> <p>Most users will want to get the most recent release. If for some reason you require an older release, it may be in the release archive, which contains all deprecated releases.</p>
<p>If for some reason you require an older release,</p> <p>Try not to use old releases. Many components of the system will be severely outdated and prone to security holes.</p>
<p>it may be in the release archive, which contains all</p> <p>ALWAYS verify checksums of system images. If you download a system image, and the checksums do not match, do not use the system image.</p>
<p>deprecated releases.</p>
<p>Using a very old release is not recommended as many critical</p>
<p>programs will likely have security vulnerabilities.</p>
<p>ALWAYS verify checksums of system images.</p>
<p>There are multiple ways of getting Everest:</p> <p>There are multiple ways of getting Everest:</p>
<h2>HTTPS</h2> <h2>HTTPS</h2>
<button onclick="window.location.href='https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/everest/src/branch/main/releases';"> <button onclick="window.location.href='https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/everest/src/branch/main/releases';">
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<h2>BitTorrent</h2> <h2>BitTorrent</h2>
<p>In some regions, using BitTorrent is illegal.</p> <p>In some regions, using BitTorrent is illegal. Please ensure accessing BitTorrent is safe to do.</p>
<p>Please ensure accessing BitTorrent is safe to do.</p> <p>Everest Linux assumes no responsibility for unauthorized BitTorrent access. <strong>YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.</strong></p>
<p>Everest Linux assumes no responsibility.</p> <p>If using a web seed capable client, please leave it open once finished, in order to seed back.</p>
<p>If using a web seed capable client, please leave it open once finished,</p>
<p>in order to seed back.</p>
<h2>wget</h2> <h2>wget</h2>
<p>If you want to quickly download a system image, you can use wget.</p> <p>If you want to quickly download a system image, you can use wget.</p>
<code>(user)$ wget https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/everest/raw/branch/main/releases/SYSTEM_IMAGE</code> <code>(user)$ wget https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/everest/raw/branch/main/releases/SYSTEM_IMAGE</code>
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<h2>Ready to try Everest?</h2> <h2>Ready to try Everest?</h2>
<p><a href="install.html">Read the installation guide here.</a></p> <p><a href="install.html">Read the installation guide here.</a></p>
<h2>News</h2> <h2>News</h2>
<p>2/1/23 - Manual intervention required for /etc/glacier.conf</p> <newshead><strong>2/1/23 - Manual intervention required for /etc/glacier.conf</strong></newshead>
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<p>With the new Glacier update, changes were made to the download backend. Please ensure your current configuration is overwritten while updating.</p> <p>With the new Glacier update, changes were made to the download backend. Please ensure your current configuration is overwritten while updating.</p>
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<p>1/26/23 - Website overhaul</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>1/26/23 - Website overhaul</strong></newshead>
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<p>The Everest website has been completely overhauled with a cleaner, sleeker look.</p> <p>The Everest website has been completely overhauled with a cleaner, sleeker look.</p>
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<p>1/26/23 - System image builds nearly complete</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>1/26/23 - System image builds nearly complete</strong></newshead>
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<p>A system image is coming together. This includes the toolchain We are still ironing out issues with Busybox's wget implementation, which fails to support https.</p> <p>A system image is coming together. This includes the toolchain We are still ironing out issues with Busybox's wget implementation, which fails to support https.</p>
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<p>11/1/22 - System image builds have begun</p> <p></p>
<p>Today, the team has begun compiling system images. All programs have compiled correctly, with the exception of the system toolchain. This is a very important component,</p> <newshead><strong>11/1/22 - System image builts have begun</strong></newshead>
<p>and the system cannot function without it.</p> <div class="news">
<p>----------------------------------------</p> <p>Today, the team has begun compiling system images. All programs have compiled correctly, with the exception of the system toolchain. This is a very important component, and the system cannot function without it.</p>
<p>10/25/22 - Glacier v3 is released</p> </div>
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<newshead><strong>10/25/22 - Glacier v3 is released</strong></newshead>
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<p>After nearly 2 months of hard work, Glacier v3 is finally out. This release includes many stability improvements,</p> <p>After nearly 2 months of hard work, Glacier v3 is finally out. This release includes many stability improvements,</p>
<p>changes to the codebase to improve readability, and a new build system.</p> <p>changes to the codebase to improve readability, and a new build system.</p>
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<p>10/7/22 - Glacier v3 enters testing</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>10/7/22 - Glacier v3 enters testing</strong></newshead>
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<p>Glacier v3 is now available for testing. Please note that this release is not stable and therefore should not be run on a production machine.</p> <p>Glacier v3 is now available for testing. Please note that this release is not stable and therefore should not be run on a production machine.</p>
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<p>8/31/22 - Announcing Glacier v3</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>8/31/22 - Announcing Glacier v3</strong></newshead>
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<p>Glacier v2, which was release back in June, functions great, however does not function like a typical package manager would.</p> <p>Glacier v2, which was release back in June, functions great, however does not function like a typical package manager would.</p>
<p>Additionally, adding functionality is very difficult as the codebase is very complex and messy. Glacier v3 aims to fix these issues.</p> <p>Additionally, adding functionality is very difficult as the codebase is very complex and messy. Glacier v3 aims to fix these issues.</p>
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<p>6/21/22 - Registering everestlinux.org</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>6/21/22 - Registering everestlinux.org</strong></newshead>
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<p>Everest now owns a domain. This allows us to host our own website, rather than using GitHub (which is owned by Microsoft). This gives</p> <p>Everest now owns a domain. This allows us to host our own website, rather than using GitHub (which is owned by Microsoft). This gives</p>
<p>us more control over our work.</p> <p>us more control over our work.</p>
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<p>5/31/22 - Glacier v2 is released</p> <p></p>
<newshead><strong>5/31/22 - Glacier v2 is released</strong></newshead>
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<p>Glacier v2 has been released. This version provides several improvements to the codebase, such as compressing everything to a single executable,</p> <p>Glacier v2 has been released. This version provides several improvements to the codebase, such as compressing everything to a single executable,</p>
<p>and removing the whole "enter package name" scheme.</p> <p>and removing the whole "enter package name" scheme.</p>
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<p>With the installation out of the way, you now have a minimal Linux environment to play around in, and to build around.</p> <p>With the installation out of the way, you now have a minimal Linux environment to play around in, and to build around.</p>
<p>Thank you for installing Everest Linux!</p> <p>Thank you for installing Everest Linux!</p>
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