What is Relinux?
Relinux is an open-source Linux distribution developed by a community of contributors. It is designed to prioritize reliability, stability, and long-term usage over bleeding-edge features.
As a Linux distro, Relinux is based on the Linux kernel and includes common open-source components like the GNU core utilities and GNOME desktop environment. Key features and goals of Relinux include:
- Extensive testing and quality assurance for each software release to minimize bugs and issues
- Standard release model with major versions supported for 5+ years with security and maintenance updates
- Optimized for deployment on servers, workstations, and other production environments where uptime and stability are critical
- Strict change control and conservative update model focused on stability over new features
- Backwards compatibility across major releases to allow easy transitions between versions
- Includes an enterprise-class file system (XFS), resource control features, and other server-oriented capabilities
The long release lifecycle, reliability measures, and backwards compatibility make Relinux well-suited for large production deployments where minimizing IT administration overhead is desired. The focus on stability over bleeding-edge may frustrate some individual users, but pays dividends for enterprise usage.