OSNews: Introduction to Rubyx Linux | Linux Today

OSNews: Introduction to Rubyx Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 13, 2004

“Rubyx is an advanced, source based distro that stands out from
the crowd thanks to some unusual and innovative features. It is
also exceptionally lean and mean, and it goes like a rocket! I am a
big fan of Rubyx and in this article I will attempt to show you
why.

“R is for Ruby: rubyx is one large script written in Ruby
(programming language comparable to Python). This script manages
all aspects of running the system: installation, configuration,
booting, managing services, adding and updating software, and even
creating isos. The details of installation for all packages–Rubyx
ebuilds, if you like–are small Ruby scripts as well…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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