Clear Linux OS

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For the Redhat-derived Linux distribution, see ClearOS.
Clear Linux OS
Clear Linux logo.svg
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GNOME Desktop
DeveloperIntel
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release6 February 2015; 7 years ago (2015-02-06) [1][2][3]
Marketing targetDevOps, AI, Cloud, Container[4]
Available inEnglish, Spanish, Chinese
Update methodRolling release,[1]
auto-updating[5]
[6][4][7]
Package managerswupd
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel (Linux)
Default
user interface
LicenseOpen source[12]
Official websiteclearlinux.org

Clear Linux OS is a Linux distribution, developed and maintained on Intel's 01.org open-source platform, and optimized for Intel's microprocessors with an emphasis on performance and security.[13] Its optimizations also affect AMD-systems.[14] Clear Linux OS follows a rolling release model. Clear Linux OS is not intended to be a general-purpose Linux distribution; it is designed to be used by IT professionals for DevOps, AI application development, cloud computing, and containers.[15] It's currently the fastest available Linux implementation.[16]

History[]

In 2015, Intel introduced Clear Linux OS at OpenStack Summit 2015, Vancouver[17] initially, it was limited to cloud usage.[18][19] Intel began the Clear Containers project to address container security.[20][21][22] In 2015, originally, Clear Linux OS was deployed as a single monolithic unit.[23] In May 2019, Clear Linux OS released a new Desktop Installer and started a Help Forum.[24][25]

Clear Linux OS is available via Microsoft Azure marketplace,[26][27] and Amazon Web Services marketplace.[citation needed]

Requirements[]

Clear Linux OS supports Sandy Bridge CPUs and later,[citation needed] including 2nd Generation Intel® Core™, Intel® Xeon® Processor E3, Intel® Atom™ processor C2000 (Q3 2013 or later), Intel® Atom™ processor E3800 (Q4 2013 or later).[28][26] An installed system is booted via the EFI boot loader or via systemd-boot.[25] A minimum system requires Intel SSE4 and CLMUL (carry-less multiplication), as well as UEFI.[25]

Features[]

Clear Linux OS uses reference stacks to install images that are optimized and tested together for specific use-cases.[29] It also utilizes a strict separation between User data and System config files, called stateless, so that even a misconfigured system will still boot correctly and then perform a factory reset so you can reconfigure.

Desktop[]

By default, Clear Linux OS ships with the GNOME desktop environment, but instead of Wayland it uses X11 by default and most graphical effects are disabled. KDE Plasma and Xfce are also available for installation.

Package management[]

Packages are usually installed and updated through bundles with the help of swupd,[30] which is described as an OS-level software update program, using delta updates to minimize update size. Flatpak is also preinstalled and can be used to install and use packages.

Mixer is the tool for creating 3rd-party-bundles, which can then be installed using swupd.[31]

Competitors[]

For containers:[32]

Name[]

Clear Linux was referred to in early documentation as Clear Linux™ OS, later as Clear Linux* OS with a corresponding footnote acknowledging that the rights to "Linux" may be possessed by others.[2][3] Clear Linux OS has been referred to, in the literature, as Clear Linux™ OS, Clear Linux* OS, Clear Linux OS, Clear Linux*, Clear Linux.[35]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Index of /releases/". Clear Linux Project.
  2. ^ a b "Clear Linux* Project for Intel Architecture". 01.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Home". Clear Linux Project. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "What is Clear Linux OS?". Clear Linux* Project Docs. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28.
  5. ^ more frequently than weekly
  6. ^ "Clear Linux Highlights #5". Clear Linux* Project: Blogs & News. 2016-11-28.
  7. ^ Hruska, Joel (May 15, 2019). "Intel Unveils Clear Linux OS Update at Open Source Summit". ExtremeTech. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Clear Linux: the Linux distribution developed by Intel". Linux Adictos. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Clarity in the Desktop". Clear Linux* Project. 22 April 2016.
  10. ^ "xfce4-desktop-bundle". clearlinux.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. ^ "KDE Plasma 5 bundle". clearlinux.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  12. ^ "List of licenses used in Clear Linux OS". Clear Linux* Project.
  13. ^ Nestor, Marius (May 15, 2019). "Intel's Clear Linux OS Now Offers Workflows Tailored for Linux Developers". softpedia.
  14. ^ Williams, Rob (October 24, 2019). "A Linux For Speed Hounds: A Look At Clear Linux Performance". Techgage. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Clear Linux* OS announces support for Kata Containers". Clear Linux* Project.
  16. ^ Perkins, John (2021-01-07). "Clear Linux Review: The McLaren of Linux Distros". Make Tech Easier.
  17. ^ "OpenStack Vancouver 2015". OpenStack. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Clear Linux OS: the performant Linux distribution for the cloud". IONOS. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16.
  19. ^ Clear Linux at DistroWatch
  20. ^ Ven, Arjan van de Ven (May 18, 2015). "An introduction to Clear Containers". LWN.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Home". Clear Linux* Project. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Intel® Clear Containers: Now part of Kata Containers". Clear Linux* Project. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  23. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar (2015-05-21). "Intel takes on CoreOS with its own container-based Linux". InfoWorld. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Clear Linux Installer v2.0". Clear Linux* Project: Blogs & News.
  25. ^ a b c Wolski, David (2020-04-30). "Ausprobiert: Clear Linux, Intels leistungsfähige Linux-Distribution" [Tried: Clear Linux, Intel's powerful Linux distribution]. heise online (in German).
  26. ^ a b Kumar, Ambarish. "An Overview of Clear Linux, its Features and Installation Procedure". it's foss. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Announcing the availability of Clear Linux* OS in Azure Marketplace". Microsoft Azure.
  28. ^ Thommes, Ferdinand (2016). "Clear Sighted: Clear Linux: A cloud distro for Intel processors Page 1". Ubuntu User. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Stacks". Clear Linux* Project. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  30. ^ "clearlinux/swupd-client". github.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  31. ^ "swupd 3rd-party". Documentation for Clear Linux* project. docs.01.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  32. ^
  33. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar (12 October 2016). "ResinOS delivers Docker containers for IoT devices". InfoWorld. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  34. ^ Suzaki, Kuniyasu. "Senior Researcher". Cyber Physical Security Research Center. National Institute of Advanced Industrial , Japan Science and Technology.
  35. ^ "Clear Linux* OS image types". Clear Linux* Project Docs.

Further reading[]

  • Legay, Damien; Decan, Alexandre; Mens, Tom (2020). "On Package Freshness in Linux Distributions". 2020 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME). pp. 682–686. arXiv:2007.16123. doi:10.1109/ICSME46990.2020.00072. ISBN 978-1-7281-5619-4. S2CID 220920020.

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