Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

{{Short description|Linux distribution}}

{{Self-published|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre

| logo = File:Dragora logo.png

| screenshot = DragoraDesktop.png

| caption = Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre with Xfce

| developer = Matías A. Fonzo

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| working_state = Current

| released = {{Start date and age|2009|03|13}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q322659|P348}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q322659|P348|P577}}}}

| license = Exclusively free licenses per GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG), GPLv3 or later

| marketing_target =

| source_model =

| frequently_updated = yes

| updatemodel = pkgsystem{{Citation|url=http://dragora.org/wiki/doku.php/guides/d2/pkgmanager |title=Package management |publisher=Dragora Wiki |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416193846/http://dragora.org/wiki/doku.php/guides/d2/pkgmanager |archivedate=2014-04-16 }}

| package_manager = pkgsystem

| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux-libre)

| userland = GNU

| ui = Xfce

| supported_platforms = i586, x86-64

| website = {{URL|www.dragora.org}}

}}

Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre is an discontinued{{Cite web |last=dragora |title=dragora/dragora |url=https://notabug.org/dragora/dragora |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=notabug.org}} Argentine Linux distribution{{Cite web |title=Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre Project Goals: What are the goals of the project? |url=http://www.dragora.org/en/faq.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814072414/http://www.dragora.org/en/faq.html |archivedate=August 14, 2013}} written from scratch{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=Eight Completely Free Linux Distros (And One More) - EarthWeb |url=https://earthweb.com/eight-completely-free-linux-distros/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |language=en-US}} sharing some similarities with Slackware. It has a simple packaging system that allows installing, removing, upgrading and creating packages, although the system may be challenging to new users.{{cite web |date=2009-03-19 |title=Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre 1.0 – Una distribución sólo para usuarios avanzados |url=http://zonalinux.com.ar/dragora-gnulinux-10-una-distribucion-solo-para-usuarios-avanzados |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150305/http://zonalinux.com.ar/dragora-gnulinux-10-una-distribucion-solo-para-usuarios-avanzados/ |archive-date=2011-07-18 |publisher=Zona Linux}} As it only packages free software and uses the Linux-libre kernel, the Free Software Foundation endorses Dragora.{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |title=List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) |publisher=Gnu.org |date= |accessdate=2010-06-11}} Dragora is considered to be based on the "Keep it simple, stupid" (KISS) principle, believed by the authors to be a strength.{{Cite web |date= |title=FAQ |url=http://www.dragora.org/faq.html#toc5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307101324/http://www.dragora.org/faq.html#toc5 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |access-date= |website=dragora.org}} Dragora can be downloaded from the web site or bought on CD.{{cite web |title=OSDisc.com - Buy Dragora CDs and DVDs - New Releases. Low Prices. |url=https://www.osdisc.com/products/dragora |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101854/https://www.osdisc.com/products/dragora |archive-date=2015-04-02 |website=osdisc.com |publisher=}}{{cite web |title=Welcome to Linux Cd.org - Dragora |url=http://linuxcd.org/view_distro.php?lst=&id_cate=20&id_distro=490 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304132226/http://linuxcd.org/view_distro.php?lst=&id_cate=20&id_distro=490 |archive-date=2010-03-04 |website=LinuxCD.org}}

Since Dragora 2 the init system Runit is used.{{cite web |url=https://dragora.org/repo.fsl/doc/trunk/www/dragora2/guides/initsystem.md |title=Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre: Init system |website=dragora.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411042007/http://www.dragora.org/repo.fsl/doc/trunk/www/dragora2/guides/initsystem.md |archive-date=2016-04-11}}