Casuarina Linux is an experimental, in-development rolling-release Linux distribution derived from Chimera Linux. It uses glibc instead of musl. The motivation for this is to preserve much of the Chimera experience while remaining binary compatible with the wider GNU/Linux ecosystem. Read more on the About page »
Features
- Fast, minimal system—install only what you need
- Up-to-date packages (rolling release model)
- Supervising init system with dependency management
- High quality, automated package tooling
- Built with LLVM toolchain†
- GNU/Linux binary compatibility
† with the exception of glibc
Components
Casuarina inherits the novel userland from Chimera, with musl libc replaced by glibc:
| Component | Source |
|---|---|
| Core utilities | Derived from FreeBSD |
| Init system | Dinit + dinit-chimera |
| Toolchain | LLVM |
| libc | glibc |
| Package Manager | apk |
| Package Builder | cbuild |
Status
Experimental but usable
Casuarina is in a usable early state:
- Production package building and hosting infrastructure is in place for
x86_64. - Packages have been built, not all have been run/tested.
- Cross-compilation is not yet supported.
- Some tests were disabled to get the initial pass of
mainbuilding. - It is my (wezm) daily driver.
Using Casuarina today means participating in its development.