Rock Linux è un kit di costruzione (distribution build kit) per crearsi la propria distro

Rock Linux è un kit di costruzione (distribution build kit) per crearsi la propria distro, o in altre parole, un insieme di strumenti software

Disponibile in multipiattaforma. Ideale per amministratori di sistema

Gli sviluppatori delle distribuzione sorgente ROCK Linux hanno rilasciato un nuovo Live CD - una versione x desktop con KDE 3.4.3, costruita con la versione di sviluppo attuale di ROCK Linux.

La selezione corrente dei packages usa il template 'minimal desktop', ke incorpora un completo desktop KDE e altre applicazioni, come MPlayer, xine, etc. Naturalmente questa scelta può essere cambiata a seconda delle proprie necessità.

E' usato SquashFS ed è supportata la possibilità di scrittura. Maggiori dettagli sono disponibili sulle pagine del progetto (in inglese). Download: livecd-x86-pentium-mmx-rev6454.iso (405MB).

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This page contains documentation and troubleshooting advice for administrators of ROCK Linux based distributions, for distribution builders, ROCK developers and distribution developers.

A short overview of ROCK Linux and its features is given in What is ROCK.

* What is ROCK?
o Mission Statement
o ROCK Philosophy
o Development Tree Trunk
+ Bootdisk Target
+ Crystal ROCK
+ Generic ROCK
+ Live CD
+ Diet Libc ROCK
o Releases
+ Release Candidates
+ Release Candidate Bugs
o Stable Tree 2.0 (discontinued)
+ Build Boot Strap
+ Crystal Emu
+ Rescue System
o Which Tree Do I Have
o Getting ROCK Linux
+ Binaries
+ Source

If you have installed a ROCK based distribution like Crystal ROCK you will find these pages useful:

* Administrators
o Installation
+ Installation using CD
+ Installation using PXE
+ Installation from the Internet
+ Installation using the rescue system
+ Installing ROCK Linux on a Soekris Router
+ Extras
# Root on LVM
# Root on RAID
# Encrypted Root
o Package Management
+ Installing Packages
+ Removing Packages
+ Updating Packages
+ Adding Third Party Software to the ROCK Linux Package Management
+ Online File Search With Sonar
o System Configuration
+ Using Stone
+ Network Configuration
+ FreeNX Configuration
o HowTo...
+ How To Get The Epson Perfection 3170 Photo Scanner To Work
+ How To Install And Setup the ATI Proprietary Display Driver
+ How To Install And Setup the NVIDIA Proprietary Display Driver
+ How To Install the same package twice

If you want to change, enhance or adapt ROCK for your personal or commercial use there are many, many things you can do:

* Distribution Builders
o Building ROCK Linux
+ Doing Cluster Builds
+ Cross Compiling
+ Pseudo Native Compiler
o Creating Bootable ISOs
o Testing Distributions With QEMU
* ROCK Developers
o Creating Packages
+ Package Forking
+ Package Splitting
+ Desktop Files
+ Postinstall Scripts
+ Package Files Reference
o Updating Packages
o The Various ROCK Build Wrappers
o Writing stone Plugins
o Submitting Patches
o The ROCK Linux Hacking HowTo
+ ROCK Linux Directory Tree
+ Build- And Other Scripts
+ Configuration System
+ Packages
+ Targets
+ Architectures
* Distribution Developers
o Changing The Package Selection
o Create Your Own Distribution

If you run into trouble, these pages will be helpful:

* Troubleshooting
o Compile Problems
+ Broken Compiler Optimizations
+ Gnome Compile Problems
+ Building On Ubuntu
o Installation Problems
o Add Your Questions Here

Download:

Sources or Binaries?

The ROCK Linux source code as well as pre-built (binary) distributions are available for download.

Getting Sources

The ROCK Linux source code is available from our central subversion repository. You can find it, along with an overview of ROCK Linux related subversion repositories and usage documentation, here: http://www.rocklinux.net/svn.html

You can also browse the repositories online by following the HTTP or HTTPS links on this page.

Releases contain a tarball of the revision the release was made at.

Patches waiting for application to the ROCK Linux source tree, as well as applied and discarded patches, are listed on our SubMaster web page: https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster/

Getting Binaries

Usually, ROCK Linux based distributions have their own way of distributing binaries. Have a look at their respective pages in the Distribution Portal.

CD/DVD ISO Images

You can find most ISO images of ROCK Linux bootdisk, Crystal, and LiveCD distributions at http://isos.rocklinux.org/.

Torrent Files

• ROCK Linux 3 Crystal ISO Image
• ROCK Linux 3 Crystal Bootdisk ISO Image
• ROCK Linux 3 Crystal Source

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