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Introduction

CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. The primary focus of this distribution is keep it simple, which is reflected in a straightforward tar.gz-based package system, BSD-style initscripts, and a relatively small collection of trimmed packages. The secondary focus is utilization of new Linux features and recent tools and libraries. CRUX also has a ports system which makes it easy to install and upgrade applications.

Current release is 2.6.

News

2009-09-08: CRUX 2.6 released

CRUX 2.6 has been released. Please check out the ChangeLog, the Release Notes and the Handbook. For download links, head this way.

2008-12-18: CRUX 2.5 released

Twelve months after the last release, today we published CRUX 2.5. Please check out the ChangeLog, the Release Notes and the Handbook, and download CRUX 2.5 right here.

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