CRUX's a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. The distribution's delivered by a tar.gz-based package system with BSD-style initscripts. CRUX also has a ports system to install and upgrade applications. Although the word "Crux" in Latin means "cross", the choice of the name "CRUX" itself has no meaning. Per Lidén created it for "sounding cool", using an ending "-X" to evocate Linux and Unix. Current release's 2.5. Releases version date… (
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