Arch Hurd
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| Arch Hurd | |
|---|---|
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| OS family | Unix-like (GNU/Hurd) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 2022 / June 16, 2022[1] |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Update method | pacman |
| Package manager | pacman |
| Supported platforms | i686 |
| Kernel type | Microkernel (Hurd) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Bash |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Official website | archhurd |
Arch Hurd is a distribution of the GNU operating system with the GNU Hurd kernel (instead of the Linux kernel, which comes with the Arch Linux distribution).[2]
The Arch Hurd project was founded on an Arch Linux forum thread[3] in January 2010 and, after a few weeks with many contributions, progressed to the point where it could boot in a virtual machine.[4] It aims to provide an Arch-like user environment (BSD-style init scripts, i686-optimised packages, use of the pacman package manager, rolling-release, and a KISS set up) on the Hurd which is stable enough for use.[2]
Arch Hurd is currently not at a stable state. A downloadable image of the operating system does not exist, although such images were formerly hosted at Arch Hurd LiveCD. Although, re-uploads of the operating system can be found[5] and a user can perform the chroot operation via Debian GNU/Hurd to make it usable.
Despite having a small development team,[6] much progress has been made on Arch Hurd since its founding, such as booting on real hardware,[7] packaging everything for a basic web server,[8] and the production of an unofficial graphical LiveCD.[9][10][11]
In June 2011, Arch Hurd announced successful integration of Device Driver Environment (DDE) — the framework for Linux drivers on Hurd, which improves the network hardware support in the distribution and makes it nearly usable.[12]
As of December 2024[update], the official packages were last updated in May 2019,[13] and the latest message from Arch Hurd's website is from May 25 2021.[14] Development activity on the Git repository is still occurring.
