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#REDIRECT [[Unity (user interface)]]
{{Infobox OS
| name = Unity Linux
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| logo = [[File:UnityLinuxLogo.png|Unity logo|200px]]
{{R from alternative name}}
| developer = [[Unity Linux]]
{{R with history}}
| family = [[Unix-like]]
| working state = In Development
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|07|23}}
| language = Multilingual
| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]]
| ui = [[lxqt]] (official)
| license = Various [[free software]] licenses, plus proprietary [[binary blob]]s.
| website = [http://unity-linux.org Unity Linux]
| source_model = [[Open source]] (with exceptions)
| package_manager = [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
| updatemodel = [[DNF_(software)]] ([[dnfdragora]])
| latest_release_version = 2015
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2015|08|28}}
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| supported_platforms = Current: [[x86]] ([[Intel 80386|i386]], [[Intel 80486|i486]], [[P5 (microarchitecture)|i586]], [[P6 (microarchitecture)|i686]]), [[x86-64]]
}}
==What is Unity Linux==
Unity Linux is a very small Linux based distribution, that uses [[Mageia]] as a foundation. Unity Linux differs from Mageia by its use of tools and various packages that have to optimized to allow the ability to remaster ones own custom Linux Distribution. So Unity Linux consists of tools to create your very own Linux distribution, based on [[Mageia]].
==What's the Purpose==
Unity Linux itself is not meant to be ran as a full on Linux install, though it can be, it has a very select set of packages and tools for one general purpose and that is to build other packages. These select packages that Unity includes are tools while core packages are based on [[Mageia]]. Unity Linux's tools can be shared with [[Mageia]] and then utilized by other distribution projects that wish to use [[Mageia]] as a base. So in essence if Unity Linux was to be compared to a physical tree, it would be a trunk that facilitates growth out to the branches, or rather any home based community projects (if any) based on [[Mageia]].
==Status==
Currently Unity Linux is in it's very early stages. We have ported tools that we used in the past (on Unity Linux itself and past projects) to [[Mageia]]. At this point we do offer development ISOs that can be ran "live", but that are still very experimental.
==Source & Builds==
All of the sources for Unity Linux can be found on their [https://github.com/unity-linux/ github] project page. Nightly ISO (Hybrid) builds can be found on [http://distro.ibiblio.org/unity-linux/isos/build_iso/ iBiblio] along with rpms. There are also multiple [http://unity-linux.org/mm/ mirrors] that are offered and synced regularly.
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