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<p>Clear Linux* OS does things differently. Our software architecture provides a
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#what-is-cl" id="id4">What is Clear Linux OS?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#what-cl-isn-t" id="id5">What Clear Linux OS isn’t?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#is-cl-completely-open-source" id="id6">Is Clear Linux OS completely Open Source?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#how-does-cl-address-security" id="id8">How does Clear Linux OS address security?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#whats-the-thinking-around-server-vs-desktop" id="id9">What’s the thinking around Server vs. Desktop?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#what-makes-cl-different" id="id10">What makes Clear Linux OS different?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#why-create-new-components-rather-than-modifying-existing-projects" id="id11">Why create new components rather than modifying existing projects?</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#which-components-are-used-in-clear-linux" id="id12">Which Components are used in Clear Linux?</a></p></li>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" role="doc-backlink">What is Clear Linux OS?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#what-is-cl" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS is an open source, rolling-release Linux distribution, optimized for
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performance and security from the cloud to the Edge. Designed from the ground up,
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Clear Linux OS provides an industry blueprint on how to incorporate Intel® architecture
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features for a modern, modular Linux OS. Clear Linux OS is not based on any other Linux
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distro.</p>
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<section id="what-cl-isn-t">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" role="doc-backlink">What Clear Linux OS isn’t?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#what-cl-isn-t" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS is not intended to be a general-purpose Linux distribution, suitable
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for novice end-users. While we ship common applications, our purpose isn’t
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to make an OS for routine desktop tasks and provide immunity from all
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security threats in all situations. Our unique focus means that what we consider <em>essential</em> use cases, <em>optional</em> use cases, or even <em>unsupported</em> use cases, differs from other Linux distros. See our <a class="reference internal" href="#target-audience"><span class="std std-ref">target audience</span></a> below.</p>
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<section id="is-cl-completely-open-source">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" role="doc-backlink">Is Clear Linux OS completely Open Source?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#is-cl-completely-open-source" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS aims to be completely open source. Our project <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux">source code</a> and
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<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/">packages source code</a> are available on GitHub*. When considering projects
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for inclusion, we check that they are in active development and are well
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maintained. We have a very strict requirement for not accepting proprietary
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packages and non-open source components. For example, many Linux distros
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may not be able to include certain media codecs due to
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<a class="reference internal" href="FAQ/index.html#licensing-restrict"><span class="std std-ref">licensing restrictions</span></a>, but manual installation and <a class="reference external" href="https://community.clearlinux.org/t/about-the-3rd-party-sw-category/4072">third party alternatives</a> are available.</p>
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<section id="who-is-the-target-audience">
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<span id="target-audience"></span><h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" role="doc-backlink">Who is the target audience?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#who-is-the-target-audience" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS mainly targets professionals in IT, DevOps, Cloud/Container deployments, and <abbr title="Artificial Intelligence">AI</abbr>.</p>
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<p>Rather than making a standard Linux distribution, the Clear Linux OS team decided to
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build a unique Linux distro. Developing a distro in house allows us to experiment and iterate faster, which means we continually optimize performance and deliver security patches, <a class="reference internal" href="#release-cadence"><span class="std std-ref">several times per week</span></a>. Yet our experiments are only valuable if our software architecture gives you the freedom to innovate, too. To improve manageability, Clear Linux OS employs a <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/stateless.html#stateless"><span class="std std-ref">Stateless</span></a> design, separating user and system management.</p>
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<p>We leverage the pool of knowledge and skills at Intel to drive improvements to Clear Linux OS.</p>
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<p>Intel has worked with the Linux community and other distros for many years.
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Understanding what it takes to integrate features in our own Linux distro
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helps us collaborate with other distro owners and submit enhancements to
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upstream. We demonstrate the value of our distro by offering users the same
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tools we use. For example, <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/mixer.html#mixer"><span class="std std-ref">mixer</span></a>, a tool unique to Clear Linux OS, allows users
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to build custom derivatives and act as their own <abbr title="Operating System Vendor">OSV</abbr>.</p>
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<p>For more details on Clear Linux OS features, visit our <a class="reference internal" href="guides/index.html#cl-guides"><span class="std std-ref">Clear Linux</span></a> guides.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="how-does-cl-address-security">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" role="doc-backlink">How does Clear Linux OS address security?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#how-does-cl-address-security" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Several <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/security.html#security"><span class="std std-ref">security features</span></a> are designed to work
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out-of-the-box, yet they’re not intended to be intrusive. We focus on
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<em>essential</em> use cases and ignore <em>unwanted</em> or <em>unsupported</em> use cases.
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For example, while Clear Linux OS does not enable antivirus by default, we provide a
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bundle for it (<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clamav</span></code>). We leave antivirus configuration to our users.
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In addition, firewalls are less important if the OS doesn’t expose services
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to the outside by default. In Clear Linux OS, we enforce this strategy by disabling
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network services by default - e.g. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mariadb</span></code> listens on a UNIX socket;
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<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">nginx</span></code> won’t listen at all; and other services similarly are restricted
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from being accessed over the network. This strategy alone makes firewall
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software much less urgent–there simply isn’t anything that a firewall could
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easily block.</p>
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<section id="whats-the-thinking-around-server-vs-desktop">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" role="doc-backlink">What’s the thinking around Server vs. Desktop?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#whats-the-thinking-around-server-vs-desktop" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS focuses on performance for server and cloud use-cases first because
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many design decisions associated with them are applicable to other
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use-cases, such as IoT and the desktop client. While our initial focus was
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on the command line, we realized that many people valued the ease-of-use of
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a desktop environment. Whereas in the past we tried to accommodate those
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interested in a desktop version, we were forced to confront clear limits as
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to how we could meet this need. Clear Linux OS minimizes the customizations and patches in support of the desktop and provides a generic GNOME implementation. Other window managers or desktops are available; however, testing in Clear Linux OS is focused on GNOME.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="what-makes-cl-different">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" role="doc-backlink">What makes Clear Linux OS different?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#what-makes-cl-different" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<section id="release-cadence">
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<span id="id2"></span><h3>Release Cadence<a class="headerlink" href="#release-cadence" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Clear Linux OS updates are based on a rolling release that can occur daily, up to a few
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times per week. Each release has a unique version number that identifies
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every component in the OS from kernel, to driver, to tool, to GUI
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application. Most components are included in entities called <a class="reference internal" href="reference/bundles/bundles.html#bundles"><span class="std std-ref">bundles</span></a>.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="updates">
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<h3>Updates<a class="headerlink" href="#updates" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>By default, Clear Linux OS automatically checks for updates, ensuring the latest
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performance and security fixes are installed as soon as they are available.
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Clear Linux OS stays in lockstep with upstream for current security upgrades and is
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designed to rapidly deliver security mitigations to customers.
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<a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/swupd.html#swupd-guide"><span class="std std-ref">swupd</span></a> is designed to manage updates and bundles.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="ease-of-use">
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<h3>Ease of Use<a class="headerlink" href="#ease-of-use" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Clear Linux OS makes it easier to manage a number of difficult problems.</p>
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<ul class="simple">
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/autoproxy.html#autoproxy"><span class="std std-ref">Autoproxy</span></a> makes it possible for Clear Linux OS tools to operate in some proxy
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environments without needing to be configured.</p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/stateless.html#stateless"><span class="std std-ref">Stateless</span></a> means that configuration settings are easier to manage
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and remain untouched when system software is updated.</p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/swupd.html#swupd-guide"><span class="std std-ref">swupd</span></a> simplifies managing software and maintaining
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compatibility.</p></li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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<section id="custom-derivatives">
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<h3>Custom Derivatives<a class="headerlink" href="#custom-derivatives" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>The same tools used to build the Clear Linux OS are available <em>in</em> the OS. These tools can be used to create a custom distribution that continues to benefit from upstream rolling releases.</p>
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<figure class="align-center" id="id3">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/clear-lifecycle.png"><img alt="Creating and managing a Clear Linux* OS version (or derivative)" src="_images/clear-lifecycle.png" style="width: 600.0px; height: 337.5px;" />
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 1: Creating and managing a Clear Linux* OS version (or derivative)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id3" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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<section id="create">
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<h3>Create<a class="headerlink" href="#create" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>To create a custom distribution you need to understand how to use the
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<a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/autospec.html#autospec"><span class="std std-ref">autospec</span></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/mixer.html#mixer"><span class="std std-ref">mixer</span></a> tools. Additional training materials are available in the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/how-to-clear">how-to-clear</a> GitHub project to help you get started with Clear Linux OS tools.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="deploy">
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<h3>Deploy<a class="headerlink" href="#deploy" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>We also provide training on how to <a class="reference internal" href="guides/maintenance/deploy-at-scale.html#deploy-at-scale"><span class="std std-ref">Deploy at Scale</span></a>.</p>
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</section>
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<section id="administrate">
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<h3>Administrate<a class="headerlink" href="#administrate" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Clear Linux OS provides a <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/telemetrics.html#telem-guide"><span class="std std-ref">Telemetrics</span></a> solution for collecting useful information
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about a deployment, as well as <a class="reference internal" href="guides/clear/debug.html#debug"><span class="std std-ref">Debug system</span></a> capabilities.</p>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="why-create-new-components-rather-than-modifying-existing-projects">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" role="doc-backlink">Why create new components rather than modifying existing projects?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#why-create-new-components-rather-than-modifying-existing-projects" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>One question that’s often asked: “Why did you develop your own solution
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instead of using <XYZ>?” (e.g. <a class="reference external" href="https://community.clearlinux.org/t/why-does-clearlinux-use-swupd-and-not-apt-deb-rpm/">swupd post</a>). We do evaluate existing
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projects for inclusion in Clear Linux OS, yet there are cases where our unique
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architecture and components would require too much customization to use
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off-the-shelf projects. In other situations, we may feel that using a new
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language to develop the component would give us a performance advantage,
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ease code development and maintenance, and grow the skills of our engineers
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on new and upcoming programming languages. And yes, sometimes there are
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personal biases for and against some projects by the architects and
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engineers. We tend to move fast, and sometimes it’s easier to live with
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suboptimal choices until we have the time or incentive to re-architect them
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properly.</p>
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<section id="which-components-are-used-in-clear-linux">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" role="doc-backlink">Which Components are used in Clear Linux?</a><a class="headerlink" href="#which-components-are-used-in-clear-linux" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<tr class="row-odd"><th class="head"><p>Component</p></th>
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<th class="head"><p>Enabled in OS/Bundle</p></th>
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<th class="head"><p>Optional</p></th>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>OS Installer</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/">Clear Linux installer</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Bootloader</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-boot.html">systemd-boot</a> (UEFI) / <a class="reference external" href="https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Syslinux_Project">syslinux</a> (Legacy)</p></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>Boot Manager</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-boot-manager">Clear Linux Boot Manager</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Configuration initialization and management</p></td>
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<td><p><em>NA</em></p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/micro-config-drive">micro-config-drive</a> (minimal cloud-init), Ansible</p></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>Software component installer, manager, updater</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/swupd-client">swupd</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Software bundle generator -</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/mixer-tools">mixer</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-distro-factory">Clear Linux Distro Factory</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>Software package builder</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/common">autospec</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Software debugging</p></td>
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<td><p><em>NA</em></p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-debug-info">clr-debug-info</a></p></td>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>Unified TLS Trust Store Management</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/clrtrust">clrtrust</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>System and software telemetry</p></td>
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<td><p><em>NA</em></p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/clearlinux/telemetrics-backend">Telemetrics</a> (disabled by default)</p></td>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>File system</p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page">EXT4</a> (default for rootfs), <a class="reference external" href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/vfat.html">VFAT</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page">EXT2 and EXT3</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt">F2FS</a></p></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p>Disk encryption</p></td>
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<td><p><em>NA</em></p></td>
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<td><p><a class="reference external" href="https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/">LUKS</a></p></td>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p>System /Service manager</p></td>
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