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KISS Linux

KISS is an independent Linux® distribution with a focus on simplicity and the concept of "less is more". The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Linux
Discontinued

The latest version (5.5.28) is from August 2021, and the GitHub repository has been archived.

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  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is KISS Linux?

KISS is an independent Linux® distribution with a focus on simplicity and the concept of "less is more". The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language.

Overview

  • Uses a plain-text package system which is language agnostic and parseable with basic UNIX utilities.
  • Uses a package manager written in 500~ lines of POSIX sh (excluding blank lines and comments).
  • Based on musl libc, busybox and the Linux kernel. -- All shell code is linted by and passes shellcheck (including each and every repository package).
  • All packages are compiled from source by the package manager which automatically handles dependencies, patches, etc.
  • Explicitly excludes the following software: dbus, systemd, polkit, gettext, intltool, pulseaudio, pam, wayland, logind, ConsoleKit2 and all Desktop Environments. See Philosophy.
  • Rootless Xorg environment without any additional software.
  • Repository signing through git and gnupg (based on signed commits and built into git itself).

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