Mere Linux is a simple Linux distribution built upon musl libc, using pacman for package management and s6 for PID 1 and process supervision. The main system toolchain and compiler is llvm/clang.
Mere is still in its Alpha phase. If you are interested in helping to shape its direction, please visit the Github Discussions page and leave a comment, or subscribe to the core mailing list.
For additional details, visit https://merelinux.org.
See INSTALLING for more details.
There are two main docker containers that may make a good introduction to Mere Linux.
mere/base: Essentially justbusyboxandpacman. Use it to get going and install any other available packages.mere/dev: Quite a bit larger, but that's because it includes thellvmtoolchain and other dependencies required to begin building packages for Mere.
For bugs or feature requests, including packages that do not currently exist in the repositories, please create a new Github issue.
Feel free to ask questions in the #merelinux channel on the
LiberaChat IRC Network.
In the current state of development, the most helpful contributions are:
- Test Mere on your local machine and report any issues.
- Create pull requests of any missing packages you would like to see included. There is currently a lot of room for potential packages. See CONTRIBUTING for more details.
Ongoing discussions around Mere Linux development should take place in the core mailing list. The list of active mailing lists are found on lists.merelinux.org.