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diff --git a/blog/index.org b/blog/index.org deleted file mode 100644 index 875b133..0000000 --- a/blog/index.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -#+TITLE: Blog Index - -This is the Carbs Linux blog index. You can find every post here. [[file:../rss.xml][RSS Feed]] -- [[file:20201210.org][First Year of Carbs Linux]] /posted on 2020-12-10/ -- [[file:20200803.org][August 2020 News Post]] /posted on 2020-08-03/ -- [[file:20200617.org][June Newspost]] /posted on 2020-06-17/ -- [[file:20200528.org][kiss 2.0.0 and Overall Changes]] /posted on 2020-05-28/ -- [[file:20200508.org][The Relation of Carbs and KISS]] /posted on 2020-05-08/ -- [[file:20200410.org][Outsource Repository Concept]] /posted on 2020-04-10/ -- [[file:20200406.org][Roadmap for Carbs]] /posted on 2020-04-06/ -- [[file:20200128.org][Switching to New Website]] /posted on 2020-01-28/ diff --git a/blog/rss.org b/blog/rss.org deleted file mode 100644 index 629b8ca..0000000 --- a/blog/rss.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,463 +0,0 @@ -#+TITLE: Carbs Linux blog -#+DESCRIPTION: a simple Linux distribution - -* First Year of Carbs Linux -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20201210.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-12-10 -:ID: 675c108e-10d5-46b1-9fc5-d3d3b41e7726 -:END: -December 10, 2020 marks the first year after the initial release of Carbs Linux. -When I forked the KISS Linux repository on the 9th of December, I was fairly new -to package management. Carbs Linux used to be almost identical to KISS Linux. A -lot has changed since then: - -[2020 Jan 13] Replaced default init system to =sinit= -[2020 Jan 15] Packaged =WebKit2GTK= -[2020 May 17] Added =bearssl= on the testing repository -[2020 May 28] Added =rsync= repository support to kiss -[2020 Jun 03] Replaced =bison= with =byacc= -[2020 Jun 11] Replaced =libressl= with =bearssl= -[2020 Jun 24] Replaced =kiss= with =cpt= - -I have really enjoyed maintaining and developing this distribution, and I want -to thank everyone who was involved in some way or another. While I have slowed -down in development due to college workload, I am still actively maintaining all -the packages on the repository. I do have some ideas that I am thinking of -implementing during the semester break. Hope to see you all in January. -* August 2020 News Post -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200803.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-08-03 -:ID: bb30fdcc-88ed-49e7-93ee-f67b870031c6 -:END: -We are having some stalls during this summer, as I am currently working on -university-related stuff. Nonetheless, there are some important changes that I -want to share in this month's post. - -#+toc: headlines 1 local - -** Carbs Packaging Tools - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 3d410aeb-3a3e-4239-929d-2fb577888b80 - :END: - -This month I have reworked =kiss= into a new package manager, now renamed as -=cpt=. Updating =kiss= will now bootstrap the new package manager, so you don't -have to manually edit your system. If you don't like the idea of this, you can -look up the =post-install= script on =core/kiss= and apply the changes manually. - -You will also need to rename your =KISS_*= variables to =CPT_*=. So, =KISS_PATH= -becomes =CPT_PATH=. - -The rework changes the previous commands on the package manager into standalone -tools, and move the package manager functions to a library. This makes it easier -for a user to import functions and variables from the package manager, and -extend the package manager with their own intended way. Previously this required -ugly hacks and workarounds to use the package manager functions. I will be -making use of these changes to re-implement binary package management functions -as well. - -If you want to use the library on your script you can simply do this: - -#+begin_src sh - #!/bin/sh - . cpt-lib - (...) -#+end_src - -There are obviously some clean-up and simplifications needed in this new -tool-based package management method. - -** Docs - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: fa69f4b3-6b22-4ebe-80cc-0e7a9eb94fb3 - :END: - -I have added documentation for the distribution, and finally updated the guide -for installation. It is now /almost/ complete. These docs can be installed to -your system for online viewing. I will also add a documentation crawler similar -to how werc works (but as an offline viewer). You can find =carbs-docs= from -the repository. Currently, the documentation lacks but I will be adding new -stuff. These will solely be distribution specific documentation and will not be -a wiki-like source. If anyone would like to contribute to a wiki-like -documentation source, I would happily re-open the distribution wiki. You can -find the source on [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/docs]]. - -** Re-opening the Carbs Linux server - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 01c7351d-4a89-4039-a5ba-2dde3f8a9dca - :END: - -Back in May, I had shutdown the Carbs Linux server due to financial issues, but -I am slowly reverting to the self-hosted model. Back then, the git repositories -were mirrored to GitHub, and the management was overall much more flexible. The -server used to run Carbs Linux as well (that was fun and horrifying at the same -time). Now, I will be relaunching the git server which will be the upstream -source before August 5. You can switch your remote, but GitHub will stay as a -remote nonetheless. - -*EDIT:* The git-server is up! -* June Newspost -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200617.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-06-17 -:ID: 4168855b-e76e-4f8f-803d-b4034152c734 -:END: -This will be an active month for Carbs as major changes to the base and the -package manager will be coming up. - -** Statically linking the base - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 558e3a55-78ea-45ff-a299-c27e0391744f - :END: - -For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to simplify the base and -statically link the core (mostly binaries rather than libraries). I usually see -some people extremely opposed to static linking as I also see the opposite on -people. - -I believe that binaries on the core should always be linked statically. This -ensures that an SONAME bump to =libObscure.so= will not break the core -functionality of your system, forcing you to use external resources to recover -from such an issue. As long as you can compile, use core utilities, edit text, -and access the web, you can solve any given issue on your system. - -However, I don't think that removing shared libraries is sensible either. Not -every piece of software out there is good quality enough to be statically -linked. - -** Major changes on the core repository - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: eb4a6712-9853-4b5f-8978-f85fef463a40 - :END: - -There have been drastic changes to the core repository and the base rootfs this -month (with more on the way). Right now changes are as follows. - -*** Removed from Core - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 271cdfd8-5e0c-43c5-8ddb-1a162bcfb7ed - :END: -=git= -=libressl= -=grub= -=bison= -=dhcpcd= -=ubase= - -*** Added to Core - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: a7f46eb4-e41d-438e-9858-68a5c5b20f4a - :END: -=bearssl=, as a =libressl= replacement -=byacc=, as a =bison= replacement - -*** Statically linked - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: f19dd4ac-438b-47c3-bbe7-ba87085027be - :END: -=kiss= -=neatvi= -=mandoc= -=byacc= -=m4= -=e2fsprogs= -=make= -=pkgconf= -=sbase= -=libnl= -=wpa_supplicant= -=bearssl= - -** Making the wiki available offline - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: e8613bd1-b09e-4f12-9c3f-129d70fb7f43 - :END: - -Soon, all documentation regarding Carbs Linux will be avaialable to be installed -from the core repository in a =carbs-docs= package along with its own document -crawler. Currently, the documentation regarding the installation process is a -little outdated which will also receive some important updates. - -** ISO image for Carbs - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 88169788-702b-46a3-b2ec-909e98caae92 - :END: - -I am thinking of releasing an ISO image in order to provide a standardized -environment for installation along with installation helper tools in the spirit -of =arch-install-scripts=. Let's see how that's going to play out. -* kiss 2.0.0 and Overall Changes -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200528.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-05-28 -:ID: 9b4e3b5d-7177-405b-9d1e-bc385a232097 -:END: -Carbs Linux kiss version 2.0.0 has been released which introduces rsync -repositories. - -Git is no longer a mandatory dependency for the package manager, every git -source on the core repository has been replaced with https sources (sbase, -sinit), and rootfs tarballs will no longer ship with git. Repositories in the -upcoming tarball will be rsync repositories. - -Git is now on the =extra= repository and is still (optionally) used in the -package manager. - -The idea behind this change is size reductions and increased speed with rsync. -As I said on the previous post, git repositories get larger and larger over the -time span. Currently my personal copy of the git repository is around 77MB and I -have forked KISS Linux (as a shallow copy) around December. Obviously, I have -commits that I ommitted. I tend to create commits I dislike, which I change with -=git reset --soft HEAD^=, which doesn't actually remove the commits, etc. A user -will have a repository much smaller than mine. - -This is a precaution with the added bonuses of speed and dropping a mandatory -dependency. - -You can see the rest of the changelog [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/kiss/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md][here]]. - -** Binary Repositories - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 04f63c53-9a98-4a50-ab6e-bc07f79f1cd7 - :END: - -A few days ago, I have also published [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/kiss-bin][kiss-bin]], a first version for managing -binary repositories. Currently, there are some caveats that I'll be fixing along -the way. I decided not to include this in the package manager natively as -managing the source based and binary based packages together adds levels of -complexity that we do not want. Instead, this is an extension for kiss which -sources the package manager as a library. I hope to see it being adopted by -others interested on the matter as well. -* The Relation of Carbs and KISS -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200508.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-05-08 -:ID: 30deff4f-04e4-4065-874e-2425833eb92a -:END: -Since I have forked KISS, I have received many questions that can be summarized -as "Why?". I have realized that I never truly answered this question. That's the -reason I am writing this post, to give some background on Carbs, and some -differences between KISS Linux and Carbs Linux for anyone who may be wondering. -Perhaps I could make this a "FAQ" page later on. - -** History - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 2381e690-6420-49b4-a594-8963f3f37d34 - :END: - -I had the idea of creating my own Linux distribution since the May of 2019. Back -then, I had my own [[https://linuxfromscratch.org][Linux from Scratch]] build, and I wanted to slim it down my -own way and replace the software (with musl,sbase,etc.). The name Carbs Linux -was in my mind since then. I wanted to write my own package manager, but I -wasn't satisfied with anything I had built. - -I had written some incomplete package managers (all named =fat=) and I quickly -threw them into the trash can, where they honestly belonged. I would want to -share them with you for laughs, but my hard-drive got wiped and I have a problem -of not doing an "initial commit" until a program I write is in a usable state. - -I have obtained the 'carbslinux.org' domain name in September 2019, but then -life got on the way, and I stopped for a long time. - -One day on Reddit, I saw Dylan's post on [[https://reddit.com/r/unixporn][r/unixporn]] about KISS, and I really -thought that it was interesting. Here is my [[https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/ducd34/sowm_kiss_d/f7lua7x][comment]] to Dylan on that post. I -checked out the package manager and the repository. The packaging system was -extremely clean and well-thought. I decided to give it a go and fork KISS. - -** Differences between KISS and Carbs - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: f2663118-0d66-44de-8465-0b13188147fc - :END: - -Now, I still baffle when people ask me this question. My intention was never to -create a distribution with specific differences between KISS. My intention was -being my own BDFL of a distribution I maintain. There are lots of differences -between the main repositories, but they are subtle and not worth talking about. -I personally never even installed KISS Linux on my system. So Carbs, isn't -something like a downstream fork of KISS, it is just a distribution that was -initially based on KISS. - -I try to contribute as much as I can to KISS Linux. I think that it is a -brilliant distribution, and it was a great starting point for Carbs. I am really -grateful to Dylan and all the other contributors. - -** What I'm working on now - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: ae507544-f27e-423c-b760-4904e822bd7e - :END: - -Currently I have a few projects that I'm working on for Carbs. These are, - -A BSD port for Carbs. For a while, I have been working on BSD compatibility on -my fork of the [package manager]. I have tested, without any more issues, on -OpenBSD and FreeBSD. The biggest issues remaining are choosing a vendor for BSD, -packaging the BSD source, and providing a minimal base (like busybox for BSD). -If you aren't familiar with BSD, it has a single source code for all of the -utilities (kernel, command line programs, etc.). Contributions (even chipping in -ideas) are very welcome. - -Adding binary package distribution support natively to the package manager. -Biggest issue in small/old computers are compile times. This feature is for the -bigger packages such as webkit, clang, llvm that take a considerable amount of -time. Some computers with low memories cannot even compile firefox/webkit. - -Adding rsync repository support to the package manager. This is not a current -issue, but rather a futureproofing. As time passes, distribution repositories -grow larger. KISS and Carbs are young distributions without this problem right -now. But in something like 5 years, this size will presumably increase to -hundreds of megabytes. At that point it will be pointless to have the repository -sources unless you specifically need them. - -** What's up with all the init/service daemons? - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: f38b625b-abbb-4eaf-8a88-009e6dda9eb0 - :END: - -If you have ever checked the [[https://github.com/carbslinux/repository][repository]], you may have noticed that there are -lots of init/service related packages. I have had my fair share of time with all -of them, and it is an area that I am really interested in. I have even written -my own [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/shinit][init daemon]] and [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/sysmgr][service supervisor]]. I maintain all those packages on KISS -Community Repository as well with the exception of busybox. Those are, =busybox - init/runit=, =runit=, =sinit=, and =sysmgr=. I would definitely recommend -checking out =shinit= and =sysmgr=. - -** Why I don't publicize Carbs - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 85011e8b-9810-482c-9d32-d34649cb0656 - :END: - -There are a couple of reasons I don't publicize Carbs a lot. - -KISS is the better alternative in terms of support and community. I work on -maintaining this distribution just as hard as Dylan, but in the end, Carbs is -based on his original hard work, and I believe that he deserves the recognition -more than I do. - -Since I cannot answer questions like "What is the difference?", I prefer staying -as the silent sibling project of KISS Linux. Plus, there is no point in dividing -the newly-emerging community in half. - -That's not because I don't have ideas for the future of Carbs, I do. I just -think that I will deserve the recognition once those above lists are checked. - -I think that's about it, if you have questions you can send me a mail, ping me -on IRC (my handle is =merakor=), and I will be happy to answer. Maybe your -question fits this post, and I can update it to thoroughly give an explanation. -* Outsource Repository Concept -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200410.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-04-10 -:ID: 3f31b269-5607-4cd9-8e52-df3f7bd83d50 -:END: -In April 3rd, I have added submodule support for Carbs Linux's fork of =kiss=. -Now, from that sentence, it really doesn't sound exciting at all. But in -reality, it opens a path to lots of creative output, and a better way to manage -multi-user repositories (such as KISS Community). - -When managing a repository of submodules, the repository maintainer's only job -is to deal with adding packages. A package maintainer doesn't have to wait for -the repository maintainer to update their packages, as they are only making the -changes to their own repositories. - -This way, an end-user can also track from their preferred maintainers, and do -that with the tidyness of a single repository in their =KISS_PATH=. - -Carbs Linux now has an outsource repository for some packages. Firefox and its -dependencies have been purged from the main repository, but can be found on it. - -[[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/outsource]] -* Roadmap for Carbs -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200406.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-04-06 -:ID: 9749c9ce-264b-47bf-a740-4e118eb30a4b -:END: -It has been a busy week. There are lots of changes in direction, and more to -come. I want to talk a little about all of them. - -** Carbs Linux Server Going Down - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 95817833-8d4f-4560-b04c-9261d7806841 - :END: - -It became harder to maintain and pay for the server, and I will be shutting it -down in May. I am currently in the phase of carrying over everything to [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux][Github]]. -The repository and the website is served on Github now. I have also moved the -[[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/wiki/wiki][Wiki]] to Github and anyone can edit it there. There are some outdated posts that -I will be fixing around this week. - -I am not quite sure where to store the downloads page now. But I will be -switching that to a new source as well. (Maybe SourceHut?) - -I feel a little sad for switching, but serving on Github is faster, cheaper, and -hassle-free. - -** Forking KISS - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 1a806630-59d8-467e-aa3a-93ff42e0e974 - :END: - -I had a personal fork of KISS, which I enjoyed thoroughly. I didn't intend to -make it the default when I started it, but it has matured enough to be so. The -package manager can now be found on [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/kiss][this repository]]. See it for the added -changes. - -This will be a change for the better, as I can develop the package manager as it -fits my views. - -** Small Changes on the Website - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: e836ba6a-b2eb-4ade-b4ad-3b6281797ea5 - :END: - -I have made some small changes on the website. The build is not dependent on -Plan9 utilities anymore. It was fun messing around with =rc= and =mk=, but they -are quite limited compared to POSIX shell. - -RSS feeds are finally working as intended, both for the [[https://carbslinux.org/news.xml][news]] section, and the -[[https://carbslinux.org/rss.xml][blog]] section. - -You can see every page's =.txt= output at the end of the page by clicking 'View -Page Source'. Meanwhile, I will be updating some pages to be a little more -'human-readable'. - -** Outsources Repository - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 1491c3a9-613a-4833-8812-d73017dfbc20 - :END: - -I have opened an =outsource= repository, which I will be pushing this week. I -will add a new post when I am ready to push it. I think it will be interesting, -it will also make more sense about the changes I have added to the package -manager. The now empty repository, can be found [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/outsource][here]]! - -** New Tarball - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 4511ac0a-205c-4abd-b10d-08096be6eabe - :END: - -Finally, I have released a new tarball today, which can be obtained from the -[[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases][downloads page]]. - -I am planning to add more of these update posts as I'm feeling better about the -website structure overall. -* Switching to New Website -:PROPERTIES: -:RSS_PERMALINK: 20200128.html -:PUBDATE: 2020-01-28 -:ID: 7062c433-adc4-44e9-b179-51e97941c09c -:END: -In case you haven't seen it before, this website was powered by [[http://werc.cat-v.org][werc]]. And even -though I liked it really much, it was too powerful for a small website like -this. - -So I have decided to reimplement this website with my own static generation -scripts. The source will probably be on [[https://git.carbslinux.org/website/log.html][its git repository]] when I decide to -publish the website. - -The generation requires Plan9 programs, although I have used them just for my -enthusiasm. I have built the site with a combination of mk (instead of make), -rc, and POSIX sh. I am not yet exactly familiar with rc, but I will replace the -shell scripts when I feel like I can. |