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+#+TITLE: Home
+#+DESCRIPTION: a simple Linux distribution
+#+OPTIONS: title:nil
+
+Carbs Linux is a source-based Linux\reg distribution that aims to be simple,
+flexible and extensible while staying as pragmatic and practical as possible.
+The system can consist of as much or as little as its user can intend to.
+
+* Package Manager
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: package-manager
+:END:
+
+Carbs Linux uses its own package manager [[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt][Carbs Packaging Tools]], a POSIX shell
+package manager forked from [[https://github.com/kisslinux/kiss][KISS]] with the tool-based approach of [[https://github.com/void-linux/xbps][xbps]]. Its aim
+is to deliver easy-to-use tools while also providing a powerful POSIX shell
+library that can be used to further extend and script the packaging system.
+
+
+* Small base
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: small-base
+:END:
+
+By default, Carbs Linux comes with busybox for coreutils, libressl for its
+crypto library, musl libc, and other basic utilities that are required for
+building new software. The majority of the base packages are statically linked.
+
+
+* Multiple Init Support
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: multiple-init-support
+:END:
+
+Carbs Linux has support for multiple init systems and service supervisors. In
+the main repository are
+
+- {{< pkg "core/sinit" >}}
+- {{< pkg "extra/shinit" >}}
+- {{< pkg "core/busybox" "busybox-init" >}}
+- {{< pkg "core/runit" "runit-init" >}}
+
+for init systems, and
+
+- {{< pkg "core/sysmgr" >}}
+- {{< pkg "core/busybox" "busybox-runit" >}}
+- {{< pkg "core/runit" >}}
+
+for service supervisors. The {{< pkg "core/carbs-init" >}} package is the collection of init
+scripts that ensure the interoperability of these init and service systems, and
+make it easier for the user to switch to their preferred combinations of system
+supervision.
+
+Nothing holds you back, however, from ditching any of these and packaging some
+other system supervision technique along with your own init scripts.
+
+
+* Links
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: links
+:END:
+
+- IRC - =#carbslinux= on libera.chat
+- Reddit - [[https://reddit.com/r/carbslinux][r/carbslinux]]
+- [[file:mailing-lists.org][Mailing Lists]]
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+#+TITLE: Switching to New Website
+#+DATE: 2020-01-28
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200128.html
+
+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.
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+#+TITLE: Roadmap for Carbs
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-04-06 Mon>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200406.html
+
+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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: carbs-linux-server-going-down
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: forking-kiss
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: small-changes-on-the-website
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: outsources-repository
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: new-tarball
+: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.
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+#+TITLE: Outsource Repository Concept
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-04-10 Fri>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200410.html
+
+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]]
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+#+TITLE: The Relation of Carbs and KISS
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-05-08 Fri>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200508.html
+
+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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: history
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: differences-between-kiss-and-carbs
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: what-im-working-on-now
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: whats-up-with-all-the-init-service-daemons
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: why-i-dont-publicize-carbs
+: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.
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+#+TITLE: kiss 2.0.0 and Overall Changes
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-05-28 Thu>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200528.html
+
+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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: binary-repository
+: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.
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+#+TITLE: June 2020 News Post
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-06-17 Wed>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200617.html
+
+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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: statically-linking-the-base
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: major-changes-on-the-core-repository
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: removed-from-core
+:END:
+- =git=
+- =libressl=
+- =grub=
+- =bison=
+- =dhcpcd=
+- =ubase=
+
+*** Added to Core
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: added-to-core
+:END:
+- =bearssl=, as a =libressl= replacement
+- =byacc=, as a =bison= replacement
+
+*** Statically linked
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: statically-linked
+:END:
+- =kiss=
+- =neatvi=
+- =mandoc=
+- =byacc=
+- =m4=
+- =e2fsprogs=
+- =make=
+- =pkgconf=
+- =sbase=
+- =libnl=
+- =wpa_supplicant=
+- =bearssl=
+
+** Making the wiki available offline
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: making-the-wiki-available-offline
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: iso-image-for-carbs
+: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.
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+#+TITLE: August 2020 News Post
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-08-03 Mon>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20200803.html
+
+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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: carbs-packaging-tools
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: docs
+: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:
+:CUSTOM_ID: re-opening-the-carbs-linux-server
+: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!
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+#+TITLE: First Year of Carbs Linux
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DATE: <2020-12-10 Thu>
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20201210.html
+
+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.
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+#+TITLE: March 2021 News Post
+#+DATE: <2021-03-03 Wed>
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20210303.html
+
+Greetings! I am really happy to announce some few changes to the distribution. I
+wanted to write a new blog post to summarise them so you can get up to what is
+happening in Carbs Linux.
+
+#+TOC: headlines 1 local
+
+** Switching to Sourcehut
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: switching-to-sourcehut
+:END:
+
+I have been thinking of moving development to [[srht:~carbslinux][Sourcehut]] for a while now. If your
+repository remotes reside at GitHub you are encouraged to switch them to
+Sourcehut. Mailing lists for discussion, development, and announcements have
+also been created for both the distribution, and the package manager using
+Sourcehut as the host. See the [[file:../mailing-lists.html][page on mailing lists]] for more information on
+subscribing to the mailing lists.
+
+This does mean that issue trackers now reside at Sourcehut, and I will be
+deactivating those in GitHub very soon. I have yet to decide whether on keeping
+the mirrors or deactivating them completely, but I will be giving three months
+of notice if it is decided to move away from GitHub completely. Regardless, the
+main repositories are still hosted at [[https://git.carbslinux.org][our own server]], and I have no intentions
+on changing that for the foreseeable future.
+
+*** State of our own Git repository
+
+In the near future, I will be moving our git server, and will be opening spots
+for other users, who want to make use of the git server. People can use it to
+serve their own =cpt= repositories, or personal projects that can be related to
+Carbs. I will post an announcement when this will happen, and a blog post that
+tells more about the new repository. Expect more by the end of March.
+
+** Wayland and Dbus
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: wayland-and-dbus
+:END:
+
+There are new repositories for [[carbs-pkg:dbus/dbus][dbus]], and [[carbs-pkg:wayland/wayland][wayland]], which are still works in
+progress. These are meant to be options for those who /request/ it, and are not
+meant to be enforced package repositories. For example, any package outside of
+the ~dbus~ repository shouldn't require it to work, and shouldn't list it as a
+dependency. Packages can still be written using those as optional dependencies.
+
+This change also raises the question of whether Carbs is ditching Xorg or not.
+No, we are not ditching Xorg, Wayland is added as to serve an extra option for
+those who don't own graphics cards from some specific manufacturer.
+
+** Next release for CPT
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: next-release-for-cpt
+:END:
+
+I had been working on the next major release for the package manager since
+December, and it is coming close to completion. This release focuses more on the
+library itself, and using the library more effectively on the contrib tools.
+Unfortunately, until this time, the library wasn't properly documented, and
+there weren't any unit tests for the library. Even though, the changes to the
+package manager are close to completion, documentation and tests are what is
+holding me from making the next release.
+
+** Website Update
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: website-update
+:END:
+
+I have recently updated the website in its entirety so that it looks more
+appealing. I have updated the stylesheets and created a [[srht:~carbslinux/carbslinux-style][stylesheet repository]]
+and I am planning on extending it to use with other Carbs websites.
+
+The website is now generated using Emacs [[https://orgmode.org][Org Mode]], and its biggest advantage is
+that I can freely write posts without thinking about plaintext output, which
+held me back from writing big posts. I have also created a few org-mode link
+abbreviations such as the one that let me easily link to packages. There are
+also few disadvantages from using this method, which I am hoping to resolve as
+moving forward. One of these disadvantages made me remove the generated website
+from the git repository, now I generate and serve the website through
+~post-receive~ hooks. Once I resolve these, however, I will be adding the =docs=
+directory back to the repository.
diff --git a/content/blog/20210415.org b/content/blog/20210415.org
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+#+TITLE: April 2021 News Post
+#+DATE: <2021-04-15 Thu>
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20210415.html
+
+Greetings from the cruellest month of the year! We have some important
+topics this month that I wanted to share with you.
+
+#+TOC: headlines 1 local
+
+** CPT version 6 Release
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: cpt-version-6-release
+:END:
+
+I have released the version 6 of our package manager and did a few bugfix
+releases, which contained a variety of changes made since December. The
+[[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt/log][Changelog]] details them on our new Fossil repository, which I will be talking
+about more on a later section of this post.
+
+As I have mentioned on the [[{{<relref "20210303.org#next-release-for-cpt">}}][previous news post]], I was holding the release for a
+few bugfixes, and documentation. The documentation is complete enough to be
+shipped, but there are still some things to add. The manual pages, and the
+documentation for the user tools, however, are considered complete.
+
+** New rootfs tarball
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: new-rootfs-tarball
+:END:
+
+A new tarball has been released after almost 7 months! This tarball targets the
+=x86_64= architecture, and can be installed following the instructions.
+
+*** Signing Releases
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: signing-releases
+:END:
+
+Releases are now signed with the OpenBSD tool [[https://man.openbsd.org/signify][signify(1)]] instead of GnuPG. There
+are two packages on our repository that provide this tool, {{<pkg "core/otools">}},
+and {{<pkg "extra/signify">}}. Debian-based distributions usually provide it
+under =signify-openbsd=, and other distributions provide it as just =signify=.
+Each release will have a different public key, those can be found on
+[[https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys]]. Since the public keys are so small, I will also
+be embedding the latest release key to the README file of the package
+repository, and the installation manual.
+
+*** The state of i686
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: the-state-of-i686
+:END:
+
+As you may have noticed, I haven't made a release for the =i686= architecture
+this time. I won't be retiring it, but my old laptop, which was the reason I
+initially ported Carbs Linux to the architecture in the first place, has stopped
+working. I won't be retiring it just now, but I also don't see anyone else
+interested in it. If you are interested in taking the maintainership for the
+architecture, you can send a mail to the mailing-list. Otherwise, I will be
+dropping the architecture by the end of June.
+
+** Fossil
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: fossil
+:END:
+
+I have recently been toying around with the alternate version control system,
+[[https://fossil-scm.org][Fossil]]. Since no Carbs Linux News Post is complete without some sort of
+repository migration[fn:1], the canonical repository of the package manager has
+been moved to Fossil on [[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt]]. However, this doesn't
+mean that the mailing-list on Sourcehut will be removed, those will be in place
+until I decide to serve mailing lists on our own server.
+
+As time goes on, I am also planning on switching some other repositories to
+Fossil as well. I will be switching the Documentation repository next, and the
+Package repository when Fossil support is added to the package manager.
+
+*** Fossil support on the package manager
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: fossil-support-on-the-package-manager
+:END:
+
+Right now, the package manager supports Git, Mercurial, and Rsync repositories.
+I do want to add Fossil repository support, however this might take long to
+implement as I will be rewriting the repository backend to simplify and collect
+the operations made by the package manager to manage package repositories.
+
+I'm aiming for a new system that makes it easy and simple to manage repositories
+outside of the package manager's scope as well. These changes can be followed
+from the [[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt/timeline?r=repository-backend][repository-backend]] branch, which as of the time of writing this blog
+post, contains no new check-ins, and specifically the status of Fossil support
+can be tracked from [[https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt/tktview?name=b354510bc3][this ticket]].
+
+** Switching back to LibreSSL
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: switching-back-to-libressl
+:END:
+
+This is the 4th time Carbs Linux is switching SSL providers, but I am planning
+on this to be the final change for the foreseeable future. The reason behind
+this change is pragmatism. Even though BearSSL is sufficient enough to run the
+base, some essential packages (such as Python for its SSL module) depended on
+LibreSSL, meaning that using LibreSSL was mandatory if you weren't simply using
+the bare-minimum. Using 2 separate SSL libraries is pointless when you have the
+option to easily use a single one.
+
+** Consistent communication
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: consistent-communication
+:END:
+
+I have decided to be more consistent on these news posts, I will try to make
+these every 15th of the month. I have also recently came back to IRC to be as
+active as possible. At least I can always be reached by mail, if all else fails!
+
+See you on the next post!
+
+** Footnotes
+
+[fn:1] "No mention of openbsd on the internet is complete without a long thread
+about source control migration." -- tedu@ [[https://gameoftrees.org]]
diff --git a/content/blog/20210525.org b/content/blog/20210525.org
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+#+TITLE: May 2021 News Post
+#+DATE: 2021-05-25
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20210525.html
+
+Welcome to May! It has been a rather quiet month, mostly dedicated to fixing
+some small bugs and working on some features.
+
+#+TOC: headlines 1 local
+
+** Fossil support and new repository backend
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: fossil-support
+:END:
+
+In the [[{{< relref "20210415.org#fossil" >}}][previous news post]] I mentioned adding fossil support to the package
+manager. Fossil support is now merged to the trunk branch of the package
+manager, and I have completely rewritten the repository backend which has
+better performance and is easier to extend. There are still some changes to
+make, but the feature will be added in the =6.1.0= release.
+
+** Moving IRC channel
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: moving-irc-channel
+:END:
+
+After the recent controversies surrounding Freenode, we have also switched to
+the new Libera IRC network. Since our previous logger =globbot= is also shutting
+down, I have set up an IRC logger powered by [[https://git.causal.agency/litterbox][litterbox]]. The IRC logs can be
+found on [[https://irclogs.carbslinux.org]]. The website includes both a searchable
+web interface, and plaintext dumps of daily logs. Even though the channel is
+low-volume, I think logging it is extremely important.
+
+** New i686 release
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: new-i686-release
+:END:
+
+I have decided to make an i686 release last week because it was really outdated,
+but it will likely be the last one depending on its use on the few following
+months. If you are interested in keeping support for the architecture, feel free
+to join the IRC channel to let me know. Maintaining i686 isn't really much of a
+burdon on me, but there is no point in maintaining an architecture that isn't
+used by anyone.
+
+Compared to the last month, there aren't much news, and there have been other
+things that I needed to attend to. I started writing this post on the 13th, and
+only had the time to finish it now!
+
+See you on the next post!
diff --git a/content/blog/20210630.org b/content/blog/20210630.org
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+#+TITLE: June 2021 News Post
+#+DATE: 2021-06-30
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+ALIASES[]: /blog/20210630.html
+
+Hello! This month was rather slow for me while I was mostly away for some
+vacation and I had some connectivity issues. I mostly tried to keep the packages
+up to date, and to keep up with the IRC channel as I've had some issues with the
+new logger we are using in the channel. I have very recently returned to home,
+and I'm mostly working on with the next release of the package manager.
+
+Hopefully, next month will be more newsworthy as I will take my time to work on
+the new package repository backend, and document its features.
+
+See you on the next post!
diff --git a/content/blog/20210831.org b/content/blog/20210831.org
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+#+TITLE: August 2021 News Post
+#+DATE: 2021-08-31
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+DRAFT: true
+
+After a long absence during the summer, I think it's the appropriate time to
+write a new blog post about the changes that arrived to the distribution.
+
+#+TOC: headlines 1 local
+
+* Repository meta file
+
+You might have noticed that most packages now contain a file named =meta=. This
+file contains a small description, license for the package, and the maintainer
+information of the package. A sample meta file looks like the following:
+
+#+begin_example
+description = Carbs Packaging Tools
+license     = MIT
+maintainer  = Cem Keylan <cem@example.com>
+#+end_example
+
+
+* TODO motd file
+* TODO kiss compatibility
+* TODO linux-headers
diff --git a/content/blog/_index.md b/content/blog/_index.md
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+++ b/content/blog/_index.md
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+---
+title: Blog Index
+---
+
+This is the Carbs Linux blog index. You can find every post here.
diff --git a/content/docs.org b/content/docs.org
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+#+TITLE: Documentation
+#+ALIASES[]: /docs.html
+
+Below are sources of documentation regarding Carbs Linux and tools surrounding
+it.
+
+#+TOC: headlines 1
+
+* User Manual
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: user-manual
+:END:
+
+Carbs Linux User Manual aims to be a general-purpose explanation of the
+distribution, from the installation steps to the style guide of the project. It
+can be accessed or otherwise obtained with various methods:
+
+** HTML
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: html
+:END:
+
+You can view the Manual from your browser. The Manual can be viewed as
+
+- [[file:/docs/carbslinux/][One HTML page per node]]
+- [[/docs/carbslinux.html][Single HTML page]]
+
+** Plain text
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: plain-text
+:END:
+
+You can download [[/docs/carbslinux.txt][carbslinux.txt]] in order to view the Manual from your preferred
+pager.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+curl -LO https://carbslinux.org/docs/carbslinux.txt
+less carbslinux.txt
+#+end_src
+
+** Info
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: info
+:ORDERED:  t
+:END:
+
+You can install the =carbs-docs= package and either =texinfo= or =info= packages
+to view the Manual offline.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+cpt bi info carbs-docs
+info carbslinux
+#+end_src
+
+** Source
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: source
+:END:
+
+You can also acquire the source for generating the Manual, which requires
+=emacs= for exporting the Org-mode documentation and =texinfo= for generating
+html/info pages.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+git clone https://git.carbslinux.org/docs
+#+end_src
+
+* Installation Instructions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: installation-instructions
+:END:
+
+Installation Manual is part of the [[*User Manual][User Manual]], but it can also be obtained
+separately:
+
+- [[/install/][HTML]]
+- [[/install.txt][Plaintext]]
+
+* Carbs Packaging Tools
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: carbs-packaging-tools
+:END:
+
+CPT User Manual has the implementation details of the package manager utilities.
+It can be accessed or otherwise obtained with various methods:
+
+** HTML
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: cpt-html
+:END:
+
+You can view the Manual from your browser. The Manual can be viewed as
+
+- [[/docs/cpt/][One HTML page per node]]
+- [[/docs/cpt.html][Single HTML page]]
+
+** Plain text
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: cpt-plain-text
+:END:
+
+You can download [[/docs/cpt.txt][cpt.txt]] in order to view the Manual from your preferred pager.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+curl -LO https://carbslinux.org/docs/cpt.txt
+less cpt.txt
+#+end_src
+
+** Info
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: cpt-info
+:END:
+
+Info page for CPT is included in the tarball, which can be read offline by
+installing either =texinfo= or =info= packages.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+info cpt
+#+end_src
diff --git a/content/download.org b/content/download.org
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+#+TITLE: Download
+#+ALIASES[]: /download.html
+
+* Download Carbs Linux
+
+Below are the latest tarballs for the =x86_64= and =i686= architectures. You can
+visit [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases]] for all downloads. Follow the
+[[file:/install.org][Installation guide]] to learn more about verifying the releases, and the required
+steps for installing the system.
+
+* x86-64
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: x86-64
+:END:
+
+[[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz][carbs-rootfs.tar.xz]] | [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256][SHA256SUM]] | [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sig][Signature]]
+
+* i686
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: i686
+:END:
+
+[[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/i686/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz][carbs-rootfs.tar.xz]] | [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/i686/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256][SHA256SUM]] | [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/i686/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sig][Signature]]
diff --git a/content/install.org b/content/install.org
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+# Created 2021-08-14 Sat 17:54
+#+TITLE: Carbs Linux Installation Guide
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+These are the step-by-step instructions for installing Carbs Linux. It can be
+acquired as plain-text to be viewed offline with a pager from
+[[https://carbslinux.org/install.txt]].
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  curl -sL https://carbslinux.org/install.txt | less
+#+end_src
+
+#+toc: headlines 3 local
+* Preparing Environment
+To install Carbs Linux, you will need a Live Linux ISO. For that purpose, you
+can obtain a Gentoo or Void Linux live image. You can follow their instructions
+to boot and setup your network.
+
+You will need the following programs in order to install Carbs Linux:
+
+- tar
+- wget
+- xz
+- some form of base utilities (coreutils, sbase, busybox, etc.)
+
+Rest of these instructions will assume that you have set all of these up, and
+will continue on that point.
+
+** Download
+First, we need to download the rootfs tarball. You can do the following in order
+to obtain the rootfs. If you are using an i686 machine, replace the =x86_64=
+with =i686=. We are setting this in a URL variable so that we don't have to
+write it every time.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  URL=https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64
+  wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256
+  sha256sum -c carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256
+#+end_src
+
+** Signature verification
+It is highly recommended to verify the signature of the tarball. You will need
+the OpenBSD tool =signify(1)= for this. Many distributions provide a package for
+it, if you are using a Carbs Linux host, you can also install the package
+=otools= which provides =signify=. Download the signature first.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sig
+#+end_src
+
+The signature file should say something similar to
+
+#+results: 
+: untrusted comment: verify with carbslinux-2021.08.pub
+: RWTK4GFDD7JiohUHBeJXuKw+/P3K4ZRR8jQud0iOxNDbn7WCFxQsxt9FUNSEiXfLjkm1Ez8c3esRG8oydrsFUFpBGtekFt5obgo=
+
+
+Grab the key (which probably should be the latest one) that is written on the
+file from [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys/]] so you can verify the signature. The
+latest Signify public key is also available on the [[https://git.carbslinux.org/repository][package repository]], so you can
+check the validity of the public key from multiple locations, or just copy paste
+that portion to a file and use that instead.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  PUBKEY=carbslinux-2021.08.pub
+  wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys/$PUBKEY
+#+end_src
+
+You can now verify the distribution tarball with signify.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  signify -V -m carbs-rootfs.tar.xz -p $PUBKEY
+#+end_src
+
+If everything went alright, this should output:
+
+#+begin_example
+  Signature Verified
+#+end_example
+
+
+
+** Extracting the tarball
+You will need to extract the tarball to your desired location. For partitioning,
+you can follow [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning][this guide]]. This will assume that you will be mounting your root
+partition to =/mnt=.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  mount /dev/sdx1 /mnt
+  tar xf carbs-rootfs.tar.xz -C /mnt
+#+end_src
+
+* Chroot
+Chroot into Carbs Linux by running the chroot helper inside the rootfs!
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  /mnt/bin/cpt-chroot /mnt
+#+end_src
+
+** Setting up repositories
+Newest tarballs do not come with repositories, so you will need to manually
+obtain them, and set your =CPT_PATH= environment variable. Carbs Linux
+repositories can either be obtained by =git= or =rsync=. While rsync
+repositories are overall faster and smaller, git offers the whole history of the
+repository and a means to manipulate your repository as you like it. If you want
+to obtain the git repository, you will need to install =git= itself.
+
+The following guide will assume that you put the repositories into =~/repos/=
+directory, but you can put the repositories into any directory you want. So go
+ahead and create that directory:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  mkdir -p $HOME/repos
+#+end_src
+
+*** Obtaining from git
+
+Carbs Linux git repositories can be found both from the main server and GitHub
+(mirror). Here are both their repository links. You can clone any of them.
+
+- https://git.carbslinux.org/repository
+- https://git.sr.ht/~carbslinux/repository
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  git clone git://git.carbslinux.org/repository $HOME/repos/carbs
+#+end_src
+
+*** Obtaining from rsync
+
+Carbs Linux rsync repositories live in rsync://carbslinux.org/repo. In
+order to obtain it, run the following:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  rsync -avc rsync://carbslinux.org/repo $HOME/repos/carbs
+#+end_src
+
+*** Making the package manager use the repositories
+
+In your shell's configuration file, or in your =~/.profile= file, add the
+following lines:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/carbs/core
+  CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/extra
+  CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/xorg
+  CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/community
+  export CPT_PATH
+#+end_src
+
+** Updating packages
+It is good practice to make sure your system is up to date, especially before
+building new packages. If there is an update for the package manager you will
+need to update twice.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  cpt-update && cpt-update
+#+end_src
+
+** Installing packages
+Since you are operating on a really small base, you might need to build and
+install new programs to extend the functionality of your system. In order to
+build and install packages new packages in Carbs, you need to execute the
+following. "Package" is not actually a package and is given as an example.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  cpt-build   package
+  cpt-install package
+#+end_src
+
+** Essential Software
+Here is a small list of software that you might want to have on your system as
+you are setting up. You might want to check the *Software* section in the full
+documentation to learn more about other packaged software.
+
+*BOOTLOADERS*
+
+- efibootmgr
+- grub
+
+*FILESYSTEMS*
+
+- e2fsprogs
+- dosfstools
+- ntfs-3g
+
+*NETWORKING*
+
+- dhcpcd
+- wpa_supplicant
+
+*TEXT EDITORS*
+
+- nano
+- vim
+
+*DOCUMENTATION*
+
+- carbs-docs
+- man-pages
+- man-pages-posix
+
+** Obtaining the documentation
+All the documentation for Carbs Linux can be found on a single info manual to be
+viewed offline. You can obtain either =texinfo= or the =info= packages in order
+to view the documentation.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  # Install the documentation.
+  cpt b carbs-docs && cpt i carbs-docs
+
+  # Install either texinfo or the info package. We will be installing standalone info
+  # as it doesn't need perl.
+  cpt b info && cpt i info
+
+  # You can then run info and navigate through the documentation.
+  info carbslinux
+#+end_src
+
+* System Configuration
+After you have finished installing some extra packages, you can configure your
+system to your liking.
+
+** Configuring hostname
+You might want to add a hostname, especially in a networked environment. Your
+hostname will default to 'carbslinux' unless you set this.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  echo your-hostname > /etc/hostname
+#+end_src
+
+** Hosts file
+You can edit your /etc/hosts file, which is the static lookup table for host
+names. By default, there are two entries for localhost which are OKAY. You can
+replace the 'localhost' part of these entries to your hostname.
+
+#+begin_example
+  127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain localhost
+  ::1        localhost.localdomain localhost ip6-localhost
+#+end_example
+
+* Kernel
+Kernel isn't managed under the main repositories, even though you could package
+one for your personal use. Here is an [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/kiss-repository/tree/master/personal/linux][example kernel package]], which you will
+need to reconfigure for your specific setup if you want to make use of it.
+
+** Obtaining the kernel sources
+You can visit the [[https://kernel.org]] website to choose a kernel that you want
+to install. Though only the latest stable and longterm (LTS) versions are
+supported.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  # Download the kernel and extract it
+  wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-5.9.1.tar.xz
+  tar xf linux-5.9.1.tar.xz
+
+  # Change directory into the kernel sources
+  cd linux-5.9.1
+#+end_src
+
+** Kernel dependencies
+In order to compile the kernel you will need to install some dependencies. You
+will need =libelf=, and =bison= to compile the kernel. If you want to configure
+using the menu interface you will also need =ncurses=.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  # The package manager asks to install if you are building more than one package,
+  # so no need to run 'cpt i ...'
+  cpt b libelf ncurses
+#+end_src
+
+In the vanilla kernel sources, you need perl to compile the kernel, but it can
+be easily patched out. You will need to apply the following patch. Patch was
+written by [[https://github.com/E5ten][E5ten]]. You will need to obtain and apply the patch in the kernel
+source directory.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/distfiles/kernel-no-perl.patch
+  patch -p1 < kernel-no-perl.patch
+#+end_src
+
+** Building the kernel
+Next step is configuring and building the kernel. You can check Gentoo's
+[[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration][kernel configuration guide]] to learn more about the matter. Overall, Gentoo Wiki
+is a good place to learn about configuration according to your hardware. The
+following will assume a monolithic kernel.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  make menuconfig
+  make
+  install -Dm755 $(make -s image_name) /boot/vmlinuz-linux
+#+end_src
+
+* Making your system bootable
+In order to be able to boot your fresh system, wou will need an init-daemon,
+init-scripts and a bootloader. The init daemon is already provided by busybox,
+but you can optionally change it.
+
+** Bootloader
+In the main repository, there is efibootmgr and grub to serve as bootloaders.
+efibootmgr can be used as a standalone bootloader, or can be used to install
+grub in a UEFI environment. efibootmgr is needed unless you are using a device
+without UEFI support (or you really want to use BIOS for a reason).
+
+*** GRUB BIOS installation
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  cpt b grub && cpt i grub
+  grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sdX
+  grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+#+end_src
+
+*** GRUB UEFI installation
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  cpt b efibootmgr && cpt i efibootmgr
+  cpt b grub && cpt i grub
+
+  grub-install --target=x86_64-efi \
+  	     --efi-directory=esp \
+  	     --bootloader-id=CarbsLinux
+
+  grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+#+end_src
+
+** Init scripts
+Only thing left to do is installing the init-scripts, and now you are almost
+ready to boot your system!
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  cpt b carbs-init && cpt i carbs-init
+#+end_src
+
+** Fstab
+You can now manually edit your fstab entry, or you can use the genfstab tool.
+If you want to use the tool, exit the chroot and run the following:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+  wget https://github.com/cemkeylan/genfstab/raw/master/genfstab
+  chmod +x genfstab
+  ./genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
+#+end_src
+
+* Post-installation
+The base installation is now complete, you can now fine tune your system
+according to your needs. Rest of these instructions are completely optional.
+You can check the rest of the documentation to learn more about the system.
+
+** KISS repositories
+There have been recent changes to the =kiss= package manager that breaks
+compatibility with =cpt=. These changes throw away the entire premise of their
+"static" packaging system. =cpt= will never implement those changes, so don't
+expect any KISS package that was changed during or after July 2021 to work with
+=cpt=.
diff --git a/content/mailing-lists.org b/content/mailing-lists.org
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+++ b/content/mailing-lists.org
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+#+TITLE: Mailing Lists
+
+Carbs Linux aims to move the development and discussion to mailing lists as much
+as possible, using the mailing lists hosted at [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux][Sourcehut]]. The following mailing
+lists are available for subscription:
+
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/carbslinux-devel][~carbslinux/carbslinux-devel]]
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/carbslinux-discuss][~carbslinux/carbslinux-discuss]]
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/carbslinux-announce][~carbslinux/carbslinux-announce]]
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/cpt-devel][~carbslinux/cpt-devel]]
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/cpt-discuss][~carbslinux/cpt-discuss]]
+- [[https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/cpt-announce][~carbslinux/cpt-announce]]
+
+If you want to subscribe to any of these mailing lists, send an empty mail to
+one of these mailing lists in the following format:
+
+#+begin_example
+listname+subscribe@lists.sr.ht
+
+~carbslinux/carbslinux-announce+subscribe@lists.sr.ht
+#+end_example
+
+You are really encouraged to subscribe to the announcement mailing list
+=~carbslinux/carbslinux-announce=.
diff --git a/content/news/20191210.org b/content/news/20191210.org
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+++ b/content/news/20191210.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Dec 10, 2019
+#+DATE: <2019-12-10 Tue>
+
+First alpha release was made. See the [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases][downloads page]].
diff --git a/content/news/20191212.org b/content/news/20191212.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f66b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20191212.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+TITLE: Dec 12, 2019
+#+DATE: <2019-12-12 Thu>
+
+Busybox and Busybox-init has been seperated into two different packages.
+This is for adding standalone runit/runit-init to the repositories.
+
diff --git a/content/news/20191217.org b/content/news/20191217.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc10d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20191217.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Dec 17, 2019
+#+DATE: <2019-12-17 Tue>
+
+Installation instruction are now complete. A review would be greatly appreciated!
+
diff --git a/content/news/20191218.org b/content/news/20191218.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5184fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20191218.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Dec 18, 2019
+#+DATE: <2019-12-18 Wed>
+
+carbs-rootfs-20191218.tar.xz was released.
diff --git a/content/news/20200109.org b/content/news/20200109.org
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200109.org
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 09, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-09 Thu>
+
+Happy new year, everyone! I am back after some long silence. I was unable to commit for a
+while, but I have pulled some new updates from the KISS repository, added some of my own.
+This week I will be changing/adding some things.
+
+Important things are,
+
+- Carbs-init was updated to 0.3.
+- I will be adding an implementation of suckless.org's [[https://core.suckless.org/sinit][sinit]] as =carbs-sinit=
+- Carbs Repository was added to [[https://repology.org/repository/carbs][repology.org]]
+- A new rootfs tarball will be coming up tomorrow.
diff --git a/content/news/20200110.org b/content/news/20200110.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71f61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200110.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 10, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-10 Fri>
+
+carbs-rootfs-20200110.tar.xz was released.
diff --git a/content/news/20200113.org b/content/news/20200113.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f157a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200113.org
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 13, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-13 Mon>
+
+**Busybox update reqires manual intervention**
+
+The new busybox package conflicts with the pre-update busybox-init. That's why
+you should rebuild and install `busybox-init` before doing the update.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+# Do a kiss update first (but don't actually update it yet), or manually pull
+# the git repository
+kiss u  # Cancel this operation after it asks for you to confirm the update
+
+# Install the busybox-init package
+kiss b busybox-init && kiss i busybox-init
+
+# Continue your update as you normally would.
+kiss u
+
+#+END_SRC
+
+I have moved runit and logging utilities from the busybox-init package to the busybox
+package, which is the cause of these conflicts.
diff --git a/content/news/20200115.org b/content/news/20200115.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d3bcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200115.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 15, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-15 Wed>
+
+sinit has been taken to =core=, and is now officially supported
diff --git a/content/news/20200122.org b/content/news/20200122.org
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index 0000000..009405e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200122.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 22, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-22 Wed>
+
+Expect downtime on Jan 24 2020 22:00 UTC as I will be migrating this web server
+to my Carbs Linux server!
diff --git a/content/news/20200128.org b/content/news/20200128.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c13e72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200128.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#+TITLE: Jan 28, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-01-28 Tue>
+
+Web Server is now on a Carbs Linux server. It is not complete yet, but I will be
+adding a little more for the intended functionality. Downtimes can be expected.
+
+UPDATE: ssl is now working.
+
+UPDATE2: downloads are back again.
+
diff --git a/content/news/20200213.org b/content/news/20200213.org
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index 0000000..65a2ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200213.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+TITLE: Feb 13, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-02-13 Thu>
+
+Runit is now released on the core repository! You can now replace busybox-init
+with runit-init. You can also replace the busybox runit utilities with the
+actual runit. This will reduce the dependency on busybox greatly.
diff --git a/content/news/20200214.org b/content/news/20200214.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b805d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200214.org
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#+TITLE: Feb 14, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-02-14 Fri>
+
+**IMPORTANT!** Carbs-init update to be released on 17th of February
+will require manual intervention. I am holding this update back so
+people can see it before they update their system (even though the
+update will show the same message as this). The rationale for the
+update is explained below the intervention.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+# There is an explanation for each init You only need to follow the instructions
+# for your own init-system
+
+## busybox-init
+# If you did not edit your inittab simply move inittab.new to inittab
+mv /etc/inittab.new /etc/inittab
+
+# If you did edit your inittab you can use a simple sed command to remove the
+# necessary lines
+sed -i '/getty/d;/runsvdir/d' /etc/inittab
+
+
+## runit
+# same as busybox-init, if you did not edit /etc/runit/2 move 2.new to 2
+mv /etc/runit/2.new /etc/runit/2
+
+# else
+vim /etc/runit/2
+# open your 2 file and remove the for loop containing getty commands. If you are
+# using runit, it is recommended to comment out /etc/init/runit.boot
+
+## sinit/minit
+# If you did not edit your {sinit-,}launch-services.boot you can simply remove
+# it.
+rm -f /etc/init/launch-services.boot /etc/init/sinit-launch-services.boot
+
+# This should leave you without any issues, and you can safely reboot.
+#+END_SRC
+
+Carbs-init update is to make sure init systems do not clash, and do
+not have to use different files. This is a sensible update both for
+the user user and for the maintainer side. 
+
+To give an example, before this update busybox-init was managing getty
+through =inittab=, runit was managing through =/etc/runit/2=, and
+minit/sinit were launching from =/etc/init/launch-services.boot=. This
+is a configuration nightmare for everyone, and since I am maintaining
+and constantly testing those init providers, a huge nightmare for me. 
+This is a Quality of Life update.
+
diff --git a/content/news/20200218.org b/content/news/20200218.org
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200218.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#+TITLE: Feb 18, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-02-18 Tue>
+
+A new tarball is released. It can be found on [[https://dl.carbslinux.org]].
+
+**edit:** I have removed the tarball because of a bootstrapping issue. I will be
+re-adding it later today.
+
+**edit 2:** I have added a tarball (20200219) to reflect my recent changes on
+Busybox.
diff --git a/content/news/20200405.org b/content/news/20200405.org
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200405.org
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 05, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-04-05 Sun>
+
+Carbs Linux repositories will be hosted only on Github. Commits will be pushed
+there, and not the repository. You have until May 4, 2020 Monday to switch your
+remotes to [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/repository]]. The git repository will
+continue to be served until then (without additional commits).
+
+You can switch your remote by executing the following command on your repository
+directory.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+git remote set-url origin https://github.com/CarbsLinux/repository
+#+END_SRC
diff --git a/content/news/20200406.org b/content/news/20200406.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2810d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200406.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 06, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-04-06 Mon>
+
+A new rootfs tarball has been released. See the downloads page.
diff --git a/content/news/20200410.org b/content/news/20200410.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b51657b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200410.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 10, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-04-10 Fri>
+
+IRC channel can now be accessed from =#carbslinux= at freenode!
diff --git a/content/news/20200427.org b/content/news/20200427.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df269e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200427.org
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 27, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-04-27 Mon>
+
+A new rootfs tarball has been released! You can see it on
+[[https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases]]!
+
+**EDIT:** A new bug fix release has been made.
diff --git a/content/news/20200510.org b/content/news/20200510.org
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index 0000000..dcdd408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200510.org
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#+TITLE: May 10, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-05-10 Sun>
+
+A GCC 10.1.0 change causes a kernel panic for kernels built with GCC 10.1. This
+issue can be resolved by applying this [[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/patch/?id=f670269a42bfdd2c83a1118cc3d1b475547eac22][patch]] to your kernel sources.
+
+**EDIT:** The patch is no longer necessary.
diff --git a/content/news/20200519.org b/content/news/20200519.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b555e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200519.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: May 19, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-05-19 Tue>
+
+A rootfs tarball targeting the i686 architecture has been released. It can be
+found on the downloads page.
diff --git a/content/news/20200526.org b/content/news/20200526.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3658f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200526.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: May 26, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-05-26 Tue>
+
+An initial version for binary package management is released. It can be found on
+the [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/kiss-bin][GitHub page]].
diff --git a/content/news/20200617.org b/content/news/20200617.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5872e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200617.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Jun 17, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-06-17 Wed>
+
+A new rootfs tarball including the changes to the core is released and can be
+found on the downloads page.
diff --git a/content/news/20200727.org b/content/news/20200727.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0309b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200727.org
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#+TITLE: Jul 27, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-07-27 Mon>
+
+Carbs Linux's fork of the =kiss= package manager has been renamed to =Carbs
+Packaging Tools= due to huge amount of changes. Your latest =kiss= update will
+handle the bootstrapping. You will need to rename your =KISS-*= variables to
+=CPT-*=.
diff --git a/content/news/20200903.org b/content/news/20200903.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cd120b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200903.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+TITLE: Sep 03, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-09-03 Thu>
+
+The default TLS provider has been reverted to =libressl=. System update will
+replace bearssl dependencies with libressl. You may choose to keep or remove
+bearssl after the update.
diff --git a/content/news/20200916.org b/content/news/20200916.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf2dc7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20200916.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+TITLE: Sep 16, 2020
+#+DATE: <2020-09-16 Wed>
+
+The libressl "revert" was reverted. System update will replace libressl
+dependencies with bearssl. You may choose to keep or remove bearssl after the
+update.
diff --git a/content/news/20210228.org b/content/news/20210228.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7efc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210228.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Feb 28, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-02-28 Sun>
+
+Mailing lists for Carbs Linux has changed, see [[file:../mailing-lists.html][the mailing lists section]] for
+more information on subscribing and list information.
diff --git a/content/news/20210304.org b/content/news/20210304.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6bc7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210304.org
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+TITLE: Mar 04, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-03-04 Thu>
+
+Our own git server might stay outdated as it is switching to the new server.
+Outages should be expected until the end of this week. You can temporarily
+switch to the [[srht:~carbslinux][mirrors on Sourcehut]] to avoid repository issues.
diff --git a/content/news/20210308.org b/content/news/20210308.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea693b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210308.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Mar 08, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-03-08 Mon>
+
+Our [[https://git.carbslinux.org][Git repositories]] are back up, and you can switch your remotes back to them,
+if that's your preferred method.
diff --git a/content/news/20210401.org b/content/news/20210401.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f03923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210401.org
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 01, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-04-01 Thu>
+
+After long consideration, Carbs Linux has again switched from BearSSL to
+LibreSSL for good.
diff --git a/content/news/20210406.org b/content/news/20210406.org
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index 0000000..4235157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210406.org
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#+TITLE: Apr 06, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-04-06 Tue>
+
+A new rootfs tarball has been released, but the signature verification method
+has been switched to [[http://man.openbsd.org/signify][signify(1)]] from GnuPG. The latest public key can be
+retrieved from [[https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys]]. Many distributions provide the
+signify tool, and Carbs Linux provides it by either the [[carbs-pkg:extra/signify][signify]] or the [[carbs-pkg:core/otools][otools]]
+packages. Installation instructions and the user manual will be updated tomorrow
+to reflect upon this change.
diff --git a/content/news/20210522.org b/content/news/20210522.org
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index 0000000..ed90e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/news/20210522.org
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#+TITLE: May 22, 2021
+#+DATE: <2021-05-22 Sat>
+
+The IRC channel '#carbslinux' has moved to [[https://libera.chat][libera.chat]].
diff --git a/content/people.org b/content/people.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f2fc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/people.org
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#+TITLE: People
+
+- Cem Keylan - Founder [[mailto:cem@carbslinux.org][cem@carbslinux.org]]
diff --git a/content/sources.org b/content/sources.org
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/sources.org
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#+TITLE: Sources and Projects
+* Sources and Projects
+
+All distribution specific tooling and source can be found from either the Fossil
+repositories or the relevant Git repositories. I am planning to eventually move
+all the source repositories to Fossil, including the package repositories. You
+can click the following links to visit source repositories.
+
+- https://git.carbslinux.org
+- https://fossil.carbslinux.org
+- https://git.sr.ht/~carbslinux (Git mirror)
+
+** Package Repositories
+
+Package repositories currently reside in our git server, they can be obtained
+from the places below:
+
+- https://git.carbslinux.org/repository
+- [[https://git.sr.ht/~carbslinux/repository]] (mirror)
+- [[https://github.com/CarbsLinux/repository]] (mirror)
+
+However, it is planned to migrate the package repositories to Fossil at a later
+date.
+
+** Carbs Packaging Tools
+
+CPT is the package management tools of Carbs Linux. The canonical source for the
+package manager is in Fossil, but they are also mirrored to git:
+
+- https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt
+- https://git.carbslinux.org/cpt (mirror)
+- https://git.sr.ht/~carbslinux/cpt (mirror)