Web site: illumos.org
Origin: USA
Category: Server, Desktop
Desktop environment: CLI
Architecture: x86, x86_64, ARM, SPARC
Based on: OpenSOlaris
Wikipedia: illumos
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illumos – a Unix operating system which provides next-generation features for downstream distributions, including advanced system debugging, next generation filesystem, networking, and virtualization options. illumos is an excellent base for both traditional and cloud-native deployments.
Illumos is a free operating system in the UNIX family. The system is a fork (or branch) of OpenSolaris, which in turn is a fork of SVR4 UNIX and the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).
Its core project is illumos-gate, derived from the OpenSolaris kernel (OS/Net) and, together with most of the drivers, libraries and system tools, available as source code.
On August 3, 2010, OpenSolaris developers unveiled the Illumos project, a fork of the OpenSolaris operating system. The developers cited Oracle’s lack of attention to the project after its acquisition by Sun as the reason for the fork. In early July, the OpenSolaris enthusiast group threatened Oracle with dissolution for the aforementioned reason, which apparently did not increase Oracle’s attention to OpenSolaris development.
The illumos Foundation was incorporated in 2012 as a 501(c)6 trade association to oversee the illumos Unix operating system core. Derived from OpenSolaris, illumos provides enterprise-grade features like ZFS, DTrace, and Solaris Zones.
The OmniOS, OpenIndiana, and Tribblix distributions are a good place for new users to get started.
