CarOS

   ______           ____  _____    /\
  / ____/___ ______/ __ \/ ___/   /  +---+
 / /   / __ `/ ___/ / / /\__ \    \  |  /   CarOS 16.01
/ /___/ /_/ / /  / /_/ /___/ /     +---+    Barrelene
\____/\__,_/_/   \____//____/      |/       http://caros.io/
                                   +

Features

• rebased on poky-2.0
• kernel update to 4.4
• erlang update to R18.2.2
• loads of security fixes (upstream)

Why barrelene?

"Barrelene is a bicyclic organic compound with chemical formula C8H8. ... the name derives from the obvious resemblance to a barrel" see wikipedia

A diet was necessary. So we choose a smaller molecule.

   ______           ____  _____    /\
  / ____/___ ______/ __ \/ ___/   /  +---+
 / /   / __ `/ ___/ / / /\__ \    \  |  /|  CarOS 15.12
/ /___/ /_/ / /  / /_/ /___/ /     +---+ +  Basketane
\____/\__,_/_/   \____//____/      |   |/   http://caros.io/
                                   +---+

Features

• security fixes from poky-upstream (1.8.1)
• added tools required for virtualization
• basic support for host-based firewall (native tools + rule persistence)
• preliminary support for self-hosted package feeds (added "kellner")
• added openvswitch
• added unbound and nsd packages for DNS resolving and zone-serving
• added nginx-1.9.6

For more details see changelog

Why basketane?

"Basketane is a polycyclic alkane with the chemical formula C10H12. The name is taken from its structural similarity to a basket shape." see wikipedia

Caros 15.12 supports KVM, it's like a basket.

   ______           ____  _____
  / ____/___ ______/ __ \/ ___/     H  +
 / /   / __ `/ ___/ / / /\__ \      |       CarOS 15.11
/ /___/ /_/ / /  / /_/ /___/ /  H---N--H    Ammonium
\____/\__,_/_/   \____//____/        \      http://caros.io/
                                      H

Features

• based on Yocto 1.8 (aka. fido / 13.x.y)
• Linux Kernel 3.19
• systemd 219
• Erlang 17.5.6.3
• BTRFS for the root filesystem to allow filesystem snapshots before updates
• a systemd offline target to perform offline updates for major package changes
• extended systemd-journald logging including live syslog forwarding formatted according to RFC5424
• preliminary network namespace support for net-snmp
• release "fragments":
  • ready-to-flash sdcard image for BananaPI router board
  • ISO image for installation (vmware machine (and more if you are feeling lucky) )

Default login is root/caros

Why Ammonium?

Ammonium is a basic molecule for life. It is very small. And it has the power to wake someone up simply by smelling.