From 013203a6932ccb23e5efa11e160b7fc6cf7fdd6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evan LeCompte Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:13:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README -- more fixups --- README | 26 ++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a8380bbc91..bf4a01bfbf 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ The X Binary Package System has been designed from scratch, please visit http://code.google.com/p/xbps for more information. Vanilla GNU/Linux is a simple and minimal distribution that can be customized -in many ways, currently there are ~1500 packages in the stable repository that you can +in many ways. Currently there are ~1500 packages in the stable repository that you can build. There is support for i686 and x86_64 architectures, more may be added in a future (i.e. ARM) but it's not a high priority. Some features: - It's not a fork or customized version of any distro, it has been created - from scratch and making it a lightweight alternative. Base system takes - 150MB approximately. + from scratch making it an extremely lightweight distro. Base install is + approximately 150MB. - Rolling release. - - Uses the latest stable Linux kernel, the development snapshot from kernel.org + - Uses the latest stable Linux kernel. The development snapshot from kernel.org can also be installed in parallel. - Kernel images/modules are never removed, providing an always-bootable system. - Uses a modified "initramfs-tools" version from Debian to handle initial @@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ Some features: - Uses a modified "OpenRC" version from Gentoo to handle the init/boot process. - Uses /run directory as tmpfs by default, with symlinks to /tmp, /var/tmp, /var/lock, /var/run, /dev/shm. - - Uses its own binary package system: XBPS. A fast alternative to Debian's - dpkg/apt, RedHat's RPM, ArchLinux' pacman, etc. + - Uses its own binary package system: XBPS -- A faster/leaner alternative to Debian's + dpkg/apt, RedHat's RPM, ArchLinux's Pacman, etc. - You don't need wrappers of wrappers for the XBPS utils to rebuild/reinstall - packages. The provided tools is all that you need. - - Uses a BSD port-like system to build binary packages in chroot jails, - without requiring root permissions. Build packages as a regular user without interfering - with your installed system! + packages. The provided tools are all that you need. + - Uses a BSD port-like system to build binary packages in chroot jails + without requiring root permissions. This allows building packages as a regular user + without interfering with your installed system! -When a new XBPS stable version comes out, a new live image is created for -testing purposes with the minimal base system, you can find them at: +When a new stable XBPS version comes out, a new live image is created for +testing purposes along with the minimal base system. + +You can find the Live Images at: http://code.google.com/p/xbps