BBQLinux
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Description and history
BBQLinux is based on Arch Linux and is fully compatible with it, an additional repository for specific softwares and branding is included.
Main edition comes with Cinnamon desktop, other editions are available with Mate, Xfce, Gnome, Plasma desktops respectively.
Daniel 'Codeworkx' created BBQLinux mainly for Android developers who are working on custom roms like LineageOS (former CyanogenMod), OmniROM, etc.. and don't want to put a lot of time into the system to get it running properly.
Tools for Android developers are preinstalled but the system is generally easy to use.
BBQLinux is released about every half year or when something important happen on Arch Linux.
First release was on 4 Nov 2012 with number 2012.11.04
Developed by codeworkx (Daniel Hillenbrand)
| username | password | |
|---|---|---|
| bbqlinux | bbqlinux |
License and type
Packaging, sources, repositories and building
Table
| Homepage | http://bbqlinux.org/ |
| Homepage backup | |
| Based on | Arch Linux |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Category | Desktop |
| Desktop (default) | Cinnamon (main), Mate, Xfce, Gnome, Plasma |
| Desktop (available) | same as parent |
| Source | https://github.com/bbqlinux |
| Download | https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbqlinux/files |
| Release model | Rolling |
| Packaging | pkg.tar.* |
| Package management | pacman, packagekit |
| Installer | Calamares |
| Init | systemd |
| Shell | |
| C library | glibc |
| Core utils | GNU |
| Compiler | GCC |
| Language | English |
| Country | Germany |
| IRC | http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bbqlinux |
| Forum | http://bbs.bbqlinux.org/ |
| Mailing list | |
| Docs | |
| Bugtracker | https://bbs.bbqlinux.org/viewforum.php?id=15 |
| Translation | |
| Donations | https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=M4DVE4SNPDDCS |
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| Price | |
| Social/Contact | |
| Social | |
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| ArchiveOS | |
| Distrowatch | |
| Wikipedia | |
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Releases
- 2019.03.03-86_64-cinnamon.iso
- 2018.10.14-86_64-cinnamon.iso
- 2018.05.20-86_64-cinnamon.iso
- 2017.11.11-86_64-cinnamon.iso
- 2016.06.19-86_64-mate.iso
- 2015.05.16-86_64-xfce.iso
- 2015.05.14-86_64-gnome.iso
- 2015.05.10-86_64-plasma.iso
- 1° release 2012.11.04
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