| Company / developer | The Unity Linux Team |
|---|---|
| OS family | GNU/Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest stable release | 2010.2 / December 2, 2010 |
| Update method | SmartPM |
| Package manager | RPM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (modular) |
| License | GPL |
| Official website | http://unity-linux.org/ |
Unity Linux is a rolling release GNU/Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and is meant to be a base on which other distributions can build. Its default desktop environment is Openbox. Unity Linux is available as both a 32-bit and 64-bit Live CD that can be installed and is free software.
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The primary goals of Unity Linux are:
Unity Linux core system is made up of one CD that tries to provide a small base on which others can build off of.[1] Because the target audience of Unity Linux is not end-users, nothing else is included. For example, server-centric applications and development tools are not part of the core system.
Even though many applications are not included in the core distribution, the system can be installed piece meal using the Smart Package Manager. A number of branches and remasters has provided Unity Linux core-based distributions available as LiveCDs.[2]
Additionally, a separate online repository of unsupported software (this includes software that's free to use, but not open source, such as codecs) is available.
Unity Linux uses Smart Package Manager along with RPM5 to manage its packages.[3] The smart package manager is preconfigured to fetch updates and packages from the extensive Unity mirrors.
There is no need to reinstall when a new release is made—since the repositories get updated regularly, a user automatically gets the new release by running a smart update && smart upgrade.
The first test release is Beta 1[4] and is the first of many test releases. Subsequent test releases include Beta 2 on 4 January 2010 and RC1 on 9 March 2010.[5]
There are Unity Linux-based distributions already in the works:[1]
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