![]() GoboLinux desktop | |
OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
---|---|
Working state | Active[1] |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 2003 |
Latest release | 017 / May 24, 2020 |
Available in | German, English, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish |
Platforms | x86-64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Default user interface | Awesome |
License | GNU General Public License |
Official website | gobolinux |
GoboLinux is a Linux distribution whose most prominent feature is a reorganization of the traditional Linux file system. Rather than following the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard like most Unix-like systems, each program in a GoboLinux system has its own subdirectory tree, where all of its files (including settings specific for that program) may be found. Thus, a program "Foo" has all of its specific files and libraries in /Programs/Foo
, under the corresponding version of this program at hand. For example, the commonly known GCC compiler suite version 8.1.0, would reside under the directory /Programs/GCC/8.1.0
.
According to the GoboLinux developers, this results in a cleaner system.[2]