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Devuan GNU+Linux

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Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions.

Technical Specs
Base
Debian
Package Manager
deb
Init System
Latest Version
6.0.0
Release Model
fixed release
Release Date
November 3, 2025
Architecture
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64
Desktop Environments

About Devuan GNU+Linux

Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions. Devuan's initial beta release was made available in April 2016, together with an upgrade path from Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" and a possibility to switch to Devuan from Debian 8.0 "Jessie". The distribution adopted Xfce as its default desktop.

Highlights

  • -Debian fork created in opposition to the widespread adoption of systemd.