Bedrock Linux is a meta Linux distribution which allows users to mix-and-match components from other, typically incompatible distributions.
The files distributed by the Bedrock Linux project are primarily glue for components from other Linux distributions. Some, such as the hijack installer and strat command, are user-facing. Others, such as crossfs, operate largely behind the scenes to make as much as possible “just work.” Bedrock also provides some quality of life utilities for managing a system composed of components from multiple other distros such as brl fetch and pmm.
Bedrock integrates these components into one largely cohesive system.
For example, you might have:
- Debian’s stable coreutils.
- Arch’s cutting edge kernel.
- Void’s runit init system.
- A pdf reader with custom patches automatically maintained by Gentoo’s portage.
- A font from Arch’s AUR.
- Games running against Ubuntu’s libraries.
- Business software running against CentOS’s libraries.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | - |
| Init Software: | - |
| Package Management: | - |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 and others |
| Home Page: | bedrocklinux.org |
| Developer: | Bedrock Linux |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
What's a Linux distribution ("distro")? |
| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |