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DistroWatch.com: Lunar Linux

Lunar Linux

Last Update: 2019-02-16 10:20 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Independent (forked from Sorcerer)
Origin: USA
Architecture: i386, i686, x86_64
Desktop: Cinnamon, Fluxbox, GNOME, KDE, LXDE, Xfce
Category: Source-based
Status: Active
Popularity: 201 (39 hits per day)

Lunar is a source based Linux distribution with a unique package management system which builds each software package, or module, for the machine it is being installed on. Though it can take a while to do a complete Lunar installation it's worth it as it tends to be quite fast, once installed! In the beginning Lunar was a fork of Sorcerer GNU Linux (SGL). The fork occurred in late January to early February of 2002 and was originally made up of a small group of people who wanted to collaboratively develop and extend the Sorcerer technology. The original name for the project was Lunar-Penguin but the group decided to re-christen it Lunar Linux while the Lunar-Penguin name has become a sort of umbrella which the team could use if they decide to collaboratively develop something besides Lunar Linux.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 206 (38), 6 months: 201 (39), 3 months: 185 (40), 4 weeks: 176 (39), 1 week: 177 (35)

Average visitor rating: 10/10 from 2 review(s).

Lunar Summary
Distribution	Lunar Linux
Home Page	http://www.lunar-linux.org
Mailing Lists	http://www.lunar-linux.org/mailing-lists/
User Forums	--
Alternative User Forums
Documentation	http://wiki.lunar-linux.org/
Screenshots	--
Screencasts
Download Mirrors	http://lunar-linux.org/mirrors •
Bug Tracker	https://github.com/lunar-linux/lunar-iso/issues
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Reviews	1.x: Linux.com
Where To Buy	OSDisc.com (sponsored link)

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Feature	moonbase	1.7.0 sinussuccessus	1.6.5 mareingenii	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	Feature
Release Date	2019-02-16	2014-10-11	2010-08-22	2008-12-28	2007-02-18	2005-08-23	2004-03-09	2004-01-19	2003-03-17	2003-01-21	2002-11-26	Release Date
End Of Life												End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)		361-361										Image Size (MB)
Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	Free Download
Installation	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Installation
Default Desktop	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Default Desktop
Package Management	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	SRC	Package Management
Release Model	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Release Model
Office Suite	GOffice, Calligra, OO.o	GOffice, Calligra, OO.o	GOffice, KOffice, OO.o	GOffice, KOffice, OO.o	GOffice, KOffice, OO.o	GOffice, KOffice, LibreOffice	GOffice, KOffice, LibreOffice	GOffice, KOffice, OO.o	KOffice, OO.o	KOffice, OO.o	KOffice, OO.o	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	i686, x86_64	i686, x86_64	i686, x86_64	i386, i686, x86_64	i386, i686, x86_64	i686	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	Processor Architecture
Init Software	other	other	other	other	other	other	other	other	other	other	other	Init Software
Journaled File Systems	Btrfs, ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Journaled File Systems
Multilingual	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Multilingual
Asian Language Support												Asian Language Support
Full Package List	moonbase	1.7.0										Full Package List
Package	moonbase	1.7.0 sinussuccessus	1.6.5 mareingenii	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	Package
abiword (3.0.2)	3.0.2	2.9.4	2.8.6	2.4.6	2.2.9	2.0.4	2.0.2	1.0.4	1.0.3	1.0.3	1.0.3	abiword (3.0.2)
alsa-lib (1.1.8)	1.1.8	1.0.28	1.0.23	1.0.13	1.0.9	1.0.3a	1.0.1	0.9.0rc6	0.9.0rc6	0.9.0rc5	0.9.0rc3	alsa-lib (1.1.8)
ati-driver (18.30)	--	9.4	9.4	--								ati-driver (18.30)
bash (5.0)	4.4.18	4.3	4.1	3.1	3.0	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	bash (5.0)
bind (9.13.6)	9.13.6	9.10.1	9.7.1-P2	9.3.4	9.3.1	9.2.3	9.2.3	9.2.2	9.2.1	9.2.1	9.2.1	bind (9.13.6)
chromium (72.0.3626.109)	71.0.3578.98	40.0.2175.0	4.0.249.43									chromium (72.0.3626.109)
cups (2.2.10)	2.2.10	1.7.5	1.4.4	1.2.8	1.1.23	1.1.20	1.1.20	1.1.18	1.1.14	1.1.14	1.1.14	cups (2.2.10)
dhcp (4.4.1)	4.4.1	4.3.1	4.2.0	3.0.5	3.0.3	3.0pl2	3.0pl2	3.0pl2	3.0pl1	3.0pl1	3.0pl1	dhcp (4.4.1)
e2fsprogs (1.44.5)	1.44.5	1.42.12	1.41.12	1.39	1.38	1.35	1.34	1.32	1.32	1.31	1.29	e2fsprogs (1.44.5)
firefox (65.0.1)	64.0	32.0.3	3.6.8	2.0.0.1	1.0.6							firefox (65.0.1)
freetype (2.9.1)	2.9.1	2.5.3	2.4.2	2.1.10	2.1.7	2.1.5	2.1.5					freetype (2.9.1)
gcc (8.2.0)	8.2.0	4.9.1	4.4.3	3.4.6	3.3.3	3.3.3	3.2.3	3.2.2	3.2.1	3.2	3.2	gcc (8.2.0)
gimp (2.10.8)	2.10.8	2.8.14	2.6.10	2.2.13	2.2.8	1.2.5	1.2.5	1.2.3	1.2.3	1.2.3	1.3.8	gimp (2.10.8)
glibc (2.29)	2.28	2.19	2.11.2	2.3.6	2.3.3	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.1	2.3.1	2.2.5	glibc (2.29)
gnome-shell (3.30.2)	3.30.2	--										gnome-shell (3.30.2)
gnucash (3.4)	--	--	2.2.9	2.0.4	1.8.11	1.8.8	1.8.8	1.8.2	1.6.8	1.6.8	1.6.8	gnucash (3.4)
gnumeric (1.12.44)	1.12.44	1.12.9	1.10.9	1.6.3	1.4.3	1.2.6	1.2.2	1.0.12	1.0.11	1.0.10	1.0.9	gnumeric (1.12.44)
grub (2.02)	2.02	2.00	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.94	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.92	0.92	grub (2.02)
gtk+ (3.24.5)	3.24.5	3.12.2	2.20.1	2.10.9	2.6.9	2.2.4	2.2.4	2.2.1	2.0.9	2.0.9	2.0.6	gtk+ (3.24.5)
httpd (2.4.38)	2.4.38	2.2.27	2.2.16	2.2.4	2.0.54	2.0.48	2.0.48					httpd (2.4.38)
inkscape (0.92.4)	0.92.4	0.48.5	0.48.0	0.45	0.42							inkscape (0.92.4)
k3b (18.12.2)	18.12.0	2.0.80	2.0.0	0.12.17	0.12.3	0.11.6	0.10.3					k3b (18.12.2)
kmod (26)	26	18										kmod (26)
krita (4.1.7)	4.1.7											krita (4.1.7)
libreoffice (6.2.0)	6.2.0	4.3.2	3.2.1	2.1.0	1.1.4	1.1.1b	1.1.0	1.0.2	1.0.2	1.0.1	1.0.1	libreoffice (6.2.0)
linux (4.20.10)	4.19.8	3.16.3	2.6.35.2	2.6.20	2.4.31	2.4.25	2.4.24	2.4.20	2.4.20	2.4.19	2.4.19	linux (4.20.10)
Package	moonbase	1.7.0 sinussuccessus	1.6.5 mareingenii	1.6.4 lacus	1.6.1 moosedrool	1.5.1 gallium	1.4.0 generalpfault	1.3.3 pvtvariables	1.3 mousex	1.2 pico	1.1.2 nano	Package
lxpanel (0.9.3)	0.9.3	0.5.6	0.5.0									lxpanel (0.9.3)
mariadb (10.3.12)	10.3.12	5.5.37										mariadb (10.3.12)
mate-desktop (1.20.4)	--	--										mate-desktop (1.20.4)
mesa (18.3.3)	--	10.2.7										mesa (18.3.3)
mysql (8.0.15)	5.1.70	5.1.70	5.1.49	5.0.33	4.1.13a	4.0.18	4.0.17	3.23.56	3.23.54a	3.23.53	3.23.52	mysql (8.0.15)
nautilus (3.30.5)	3.30.5	3.12.2	2.30.1	2.16.3	2.10.1	2.4.2	2.4.1	2.2.2	2.0.8	2.0.8	2.0.7	nautilus (3.30.5)
NVIDIA (415.27)	--	340.24	195.36.31	1.0-9746								NVIDIA (415.27)
openbox (3.6.1)	3.6.1	3.5.2	3.4.11.2									openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (11.0.1)	--	--	--									openjdk (11.0.1)
openssh (7.9p1)	7.9p1	6.6p1	5.5p1	4.5p1	4.1p1	3.8p1	3.7.1p2	3.5p1	3.5p1	3.5p1	3.4p1	openssh (7.9p1)
openssl (1.1.1a)	1.1.1a	1.0.1i	1.0.0a	0.9.8d	0.9.7g	0.9.7c	0.9.7c	0.9.6i	0.9.6h	0.9.6g	0.9.6g	openssl (1.1.1a)
perl (5.28.1)	5.28.1	5.20.1	5.12.1	5.8.8	5.8.7	5.8.3	5.8.1	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	perl (5.28.1)
php (7.3.2)	7.3.2	5.5.16	5.2.13	5.2.1	5.0.4	4.3.4	4.3.4	4.3.1	4.3.0	4.2.3	4.2.3	php (7.3.2)
plasma-desktop (5.15.0)	5.14.4											plasma-desktop (5.15.0)
postfix (3.3.2)	3.3.2	2.11.1	2.7.1	2.3.7	2.2.5	2.0.18	2.0.16	2.0.6	2.0.0.1	1.1.11	1.1.11	postfix (3.3.2)
postgresql (11.2)	11.2	9.3.5	8.4.4	8.2.3	8.0.3	7.4.1	7.4.1	7.3.2	7.3.1	7.2.3	7.2.2	postgresql (11.2)
Python (3.7.2)	3.6.8	2.7.8	2.6.5	2.5	2.4.1	2.3.3	2.3.3	2.2.2	2.2.2	2.2.2	2.2.1	Python (3.7.2)
qt (5.12.1)	--	4.8.6	4.6.3	3.3.7	3.3.4	3.2.3	3.2.3	3.1.1	3.0.4	3.0.4	3.0.4	qt (5.12.1)
samba (4.9.4)	4.9.4	3.6.23	3.5.4	3.0.24	3.0.14a	3.0.2a	3.0.1	2.2.8	2.2.7a	2.2.7	2.2.5	samba (4.9.4)
systemd (241)	239	216										systemd (241)
thunderbird (60.5.1)	60.4.0	31.1.1	3.1.2	1.5.0.9	1.0.6							thunderbird (60.5.1)
vim (8.1)	8.1	7.4	7.3	7.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	vim (8.1)
vlc (3.0.6)	3.0.6	2.1.5	1.1.3	0.8.6a	0.8.2							vlc (3.0.6)
xfdesktop (4.12.4)	4.12.3	4.11.8	4.6.2	4.4.0	4.2.2	4.0.3.1	4.0.3	3.8.18	3.8.18	3.8.18	3.8.16	xfdesktop (4.12.4)
xorg-server (1.20.3)	1.20.3	1.16.0	1.8.2	(7.1)	(6.8.2)							xorg-server (1.20.3)

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Version: moonbase
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-27
Votes: 7

Great distro, but boy is this a hidden gem! I doubt anyone would ever learn about Lunar by accident!

Seriously, Lunar Linux is what Gentoo SHOULD be. Some say Funtoo is the better Gentoo, and in some cases that's true. It's more stable and has better documentation in some cases IMHO. But Lunar is, in the simplest terms possible, the closest distro to Arch Linux that is source-based. Constantly updated, minimal, and little breakage. Well done devs!

Installing is relatively easy, but DON'T USE THE OFFICIAL ISOS! You have to use the development ISOS on their website, which aren't easily found. The official website is lunar-linux.org, but the daily ISOS (that work anyway) are available here: www.lunar-linux.org/lunar/testing/daily/

Everything is fast and modular. Updates are daily. The community is super small, but someone is on IRC most of the time (#Lunar on freenode). Compilation time is what it is, but I like to think the time is worth the extreme amount of configurability and fine-tuning (per-package USE flags only!).

If you're like me and are looking for a source-based distro and Gentoo just isn't cutting it, either due to older packages or issues with compiling, Lunar might be for you! What other distro has the latest GNOME desktop while still being source-based? Lunar really rocks!

Keep in mind: This might not be wise to install on a laptop. Some larger applications, like Firefox, Chromium, KDE/GNOME, etc. will take hours, and you need a lot of RAM. On my desktop, with an i5 4690k, it's fast and doesn't take more than 2 hrs for any package.

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Version: moonbase
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 10

This release is very good, although niche, but once you've built it, the system will be very quick. By using and understanding the system, you'll have a deeper understanding of Linux. You'll understand the relationships between the components, understand how the system works, and be better able to make the system work for you.

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