T2 SDE
{{Short description|Open source Linux distribution kit}}
{{redirect-distinguish|ROCK Linux|Rocky Linux}}
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The T2 SDE (System Development Environment) is an open source Linux distribution kit. It is primarily developed by René Rebe.{{Cite web|title=Systementwicklung mit T2|url=https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2008/01/systementwicklung-mit-t2/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=LinuxUser|language=de-DE|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423115134/https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2008/01/systementwicklung-mit-t2/}}{{Cite web|title=T2 SDE 8.0: a universal distribution build kit|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/397669/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=LWN.net|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423115132/https://lwn.net/Articles/397669/}}
History
ROCK Linux was started in the summer of 1996 by Claire Wolf.{{Cite web|date=2006-12-05|title=LinuxDevCenter.com: The ROCK Linux Philosophy|url=http://linux.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/linux/2001/04/27/rock.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205023519/http://linux.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/linux/2001/04/27/rock.html|archive-date=5 December 2006|access-date=2021-04-24|website=O'Reilly Media}} T2 SDE was forked in 2004, when developers were dissatisfied with the project.{{Cite web|last=Ihlenfeld|first=Jens|title=T2: Optimale Linux-Distribution im Eigenbau|url=https://www.golem.de/0511/41441.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Golem.de|language=de|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424091523/https://www.golem.de/0511/41441.html}} ROCK Linux was discontinued in 2010.{{Cite web|title=ROCK Linux|url=http://rocklinux.org/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-24|website=rocklinux.org|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195927/http://www.rocklinux.org/}}
In August 2006, version 6.0 was released with ISO images for AMD64, i386, PPC64 and SPARC64.{{Cite web|title=T2 SDE 6.0.0 Released|url=https://www.osnews.com/story/15622/t2-sde-600-released/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=OSNews|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141812/https://www.osnews.com/story/15622/t2-sde-600-released/}} In July 2010, version 8.0 (codenamed "Phoenix") was released.{{Cite web|title=T2 System Development Environment 8.0 arrives - The H Open: News and Features|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/T2-System-Development-Environment-8-0-arrives-1039188.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=H-online|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201421/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/T2-System-Development-Environment-8-0-arrives-1039188.html}} In April 2021, version 21.4 was released.{{Cite web|last=Larabel|first=Michael|title=T2 SDE 21.4 Released With This Linux Distribution Supporting 15 CPU Architectures|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=T2-SDE-21.4|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Phoronix|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423112527/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=T2-SDE-21.4}} In July 2022, version 22.6 was released.{{Cite web|title=T2 SDK 22.6 Released|url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=11592|access-date=2022-07-18|website=Distrowatch}} In April 2024, version 24.5 was released. In June 2024, version 24.6 was released shipping Wine for Windows application compatibility as well as LibreOffice and Thunderbird for a complete Linux desktop experience. In July 2024, version 24.8 was released shipping OpenJDK for Java compatibility as well as a multi-architectural MIPS64 Linux kernel built for SGI IP27, IP30, IP32 (r5k & r10k) as the first Linux OS release to boot on multiple SGI RISC workstations and servers. In December 2024, version 24.12 was released with initial support for running on Nintendo Wii U, improved SPARC64 and IA-64 stability, an improved global t2 package manager frontend and various other improvements. In April 2025, version 25.4 was released with worlds-first demonstrating AMD's ROCm HPC/AI stack running on RISCV and ARM64.
Usage
Puppy Linux has used T2 SDE for compiling their packages.{{Cite web|last=Frye|first=Selena|date=October 25, 2011|title=Who doesn't want a new Puppy? New releases from Puppy Linux|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/who-doesnt-want-a-new-puppy-new-releases-from-puppy-linux/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=TechRepublic|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423180047/https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/who-doesnt-want-a-new-puppy-new-releases-from-puppy-linux/}} AskoziaPBX has used a fork of T2 SDE because it had support for Blackfin.{{Cite web|date=2017-05-18|title=M0n0wall is dood, leve de m0n0wall-forks!|url=https://linuxmag.nl/alternatieven-voor-het-klassieke-firewall-besturingssysteem/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Linux Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142605/https://linuxmag.nl/alternatieven-voor-het-klassieke-firewall-besturingssysteem/}} Archivista made a document management system based on T2 SDE.{{Cite web|last=Bantle|first=Ulrich|title=Archivista Box with Open Source OCR » Linux Magazine|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Archivista-Box-with-Open-Source-OCR|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Linux Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424101843/https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Archivista-Box-with-Open-Source-OCR|url-status=live}}
Hardware support
T2 SDE supports the x86-64, x86, arm64, arm, RISC-V (32 and 64 bit), ppc64le, ppc64-32, sparc64, MIPS64, mipsel, hppa, m68k, alpha, and ia64 architectures. The PowerPC platform is well supported. There are ISO images available, or users can build it themselves.{{Cite web|last=Vervloesem|first=Koen|title=Linux on PowerPC|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/395894/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-24|website=LWN.net|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424160130/https://lwn.net/Articles/395894/}}
T2 SDE has been shown to run on the Nintendo Wii.{{Cite web|title=Wii-Linux + T2 SDE Linux 6.0 + X Server Running XD {{!}} Linux Journal|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/wii-linux-t2-sde-linux-60-x-server-running-xd|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Linux Journal|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142744/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/wii-linux-t2-sde-linux-60-x-server-running-xd}} It also supports the SGI Octane{{Citation|title=Sgi Octane MIPS64 Linux finally stable!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU_RV8uoTIo|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424162425/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU_RV8uoTIo|url-status=live}} and the PlayStation 3.{{Citation|title=Latest T2/Linux kernel 4.19.2 running on the PS3! a bit of "live coding", too ;-)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgktHdfhw4g|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424162425/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgktHdfhw4g|url-status=live}}
See also
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External links
- {{Official website|https://t2sde.org}}
- [https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=t2 Distrowatch]
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLLl6AraX1POemgLfhirwg YouTube channel]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030804014656/http://www.rocklinux.net/ Original official website of ROCK Linux]
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