Devuan 6.1.0 Excalibur: A Modern, Init‑Freedom GNU+Linux
Devuan 6.1.0 Excalibur: A Modern, Init‑Freedom GNU+Linux Table of contents:- What Devuan Excalibur 6.1.0 Stands For Init freedom and design goals Releases, Upgrades and Installation Media Supported architectures and images Mirrors, torrents and distribution Installing and Running Devuan 6.1.0 Installation workflow Package selection, mirrors and init choice Boot loader and first boot Verification and image writing details Conclusion What Devuan Excalibur 6.1.0 Stands For Devuan GNU+Linux exists for people who want a modern Debian‑style system without adopting systemd, and Excalibur (Devuan 6) is the current stable incarnation of that philosophy. It is a fork of Debian that focuses on “Init Freedom”, giving you a choice of init systems while trying to stay close to the classic Unix design and the Debian ecosystem many administrators already know. The Excalibur series replaces Daedalus (5.x) as the stable line, with Daedalus moving into oldstable and Chimaera into oldoldstable,...
