| OS family | Unix-like |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest stable release | 1.5 (Mores) / 15 August 2011 |
| Package manager | Pacman |
| Supported platforms | i686, x86_64, PowerPC |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop |
| License | Various |
| Official website | www.frugalware.org |
Frugalware Linux is a general-purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate users who are familiar with command-line operations. Early versions were based on Slackware, but it is now an independently-developed distribution. Frugalware uses the Pacman package management system.[1]
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Frugalware's developers attempt to make Frugalware as simple as possible while establishing a priority based on comfortable use. Their goal is to ship consistently fresh and stable software, as close to the original source as possible.
Frugalware was founded in 2004 by Miklós Vajna. He considered Slackware's package manager pkgtools too slow, and wanted to rewrite it in C. He was told that it would never be accepted by Slackware, so Vajna started to think about founding a separate Linux distribution. He replaced Slackware's original package manager, init scripts and build system. As a result, Frugalware was born.[2]
Since version 0.6 Frugalware has used Pacman-G2 package manager.[3] It is a fork of a CVS version of the complete rewrite of Pacman by Aurelien Foret, which was not officially released at the time.[4] Previously Frugalware used a modified version of the older, monolithic Pacman by Judd Vinet.
Frugalware's packages' extension is .fpm.[5] The packages are archives that are compressed using xz.[6]
Repoman is a tool to compile source packages and automatically create and install closed-source packages.[7] With Repoman, the user can also download all packages' buildscript and recompile them with specific build options. The build options can be changed by editing a configuration file.[5] The first Frugalware release that had Repoman was Frugalware 0.3pre1.[7]
Frugalware has a -current and a -stable branch. The -current branch is updated daily, and the -stable branch gets updated every 6 months.[6]
Frugalware currently supports x86 (Pentium Pro or higher), x86_64 (k8, aka. amd64) platforms and ppc (PowerPC)[6].
| Version | Codename | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Genesis | November 2, 2004 | |
| 0.2 | Aurora | April 28, 2005 | |
| 0.3 | Trantor | October 13, 2005[8] | October 19, 2005 (for x86-64 port)[9] |
| 0.4 | Wanda | March 30, 2006 | |
| 0.5 | Siwenna | September 14, 2006 | |
| 0.6 | Terminus | March 22, 2007 | |
| 0.7 | Sayshell | October 13, 2007 | |
| 0.8 | Kalgan | March 11, 2008 | |
| 0.9 | Solaria | September 9, 2008 | |
| 1.0 | Anacreon | March 22, 2009 | |
| 1.1 | Getorin | September 7, 2009 | |
| 1.2 | Locris | March 8, 2010 | |
| 1.3 | Haven | August 23, 2010 | |
| 1.4 | Nexon | February 13, 2011 | |
| 1.5 | Mores | August 15, 2011 |
All the Frugalware releases except "Genesis" have been named after planets in science fiction books by Isaac Asimov.[10]
A Live USB of Frugalware can be created manually or with UNetbootin.[11]
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