This is the Hurd. Welcome.

Welcome to the Arch Hurd website. Arch Hurd is a derivative work of Arch Linux porting it to the GNU Hurd system with packages optimised for the i686 architecture. Our goal is to provide an Arch-like user environment (BSD-style init scripts, i686-optimised packages, use of the pacman package manager, rolling-release, and a KISS set up) on the Hurd which is stable enough for use, if not as a primary OS, at least as something to consider as a dual-boot option. Currently we provide a LiveCD for users to install or try Arch Hurd for themselves, and provide an installation guide covering its use, as well as an alternate installation guide for users for whom the LiveCD is not an option, for whatever reason.

We are attempting to bring the spirit of Arch Linux to the Hurd, and if you'd like to help us achieve that, we'd love to hear from you—on the mailing lists, forum, or IRC.

Visit the about page to read more.

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LiveCD release: i686-core-2011-08-17

Michael Walker (barrucadu) 2011-08-17 15:47:25

Exactly 11 months after the previous one, the next version of the Arch Hurd livecd has been released! It will become available as the mirrors sync over the next few hours.

Notable changes since i686-core-2010-09-17:

  • Many updated packages
  • Dropped tcp_wrappers
  • Some bugfixes and tweaks to the installer (see the git log)
  • Updated livecd initscripts (see the git log)

md5sum : c157683b7088c74bb03c4f56de3f3272

sha1sum : 7541d962fe3a50a7ab938e895ab8b550b2a38580

Additionally, in unrelated news, there is now a new mirror in France, carcosa.barrucadu.co.uk.

Dropping tcp_wrappers

Michael Walker (barrucadu) 2011-08-15 19:11:17

As Arch Linux has dropped tcp_wrappers, we are following suit. Only a few Arch Hurd packages use it, and those which do have new versions in [testing] without tcp_wrappers support. This transition will be completed over the next day or two.

Successful use of DDE!

Stephen Gilles (npnth) 2011-06-29 23:52:15

We are happy to announce that DDE has been successfully packaged for Arch Hurd! This means that we now have the ability to compile drivers from Linux 2.6 for the Hurd.

If you want to run DDE now for your network card, the wiki should help - feel free to update it!