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34 lines
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# Introduction
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```bash
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#!/don't/panic
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man 42
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```
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HitchHiker Linux is a very Unix-like distribution of Linux with a focus on
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simplicity, elegance and providing a solid base that the end user can turn into
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whatever they see fit.
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## Core Principles:
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* The default installation should include the bare minimum required software to provide a solid base.
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* Complexity should be discouraged in favor of code elegance, security and maintainability.
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* End users should not be discouraged from tinkering with their system.
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* The distribution should make as few assumptions as possible regarding end use.
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* While newer releases of software often eliminate bugs and vulnerabilities, newer software packages are not by default more secure than stable, mature packages (newer is not always better).
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* Any changes to the core system functionality, especially those which change expected functionality, must be well justified and well vetted before deployment.
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* The base installation should include everything required to rebuild itself from source.
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* The distribution should make as few changes to the upstream software as possible, delivering it as intended by the original author.
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* Patching of sources should only be done to fix bugs or vulnerabilities.
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HHL was born of a desire to harness the greater hardware support of Linux while
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paying respect to the Unix systems from which Linux was born. The author was a
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long time user of FreeBSD who migrated to Arch for several years, but has become
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increasingly frustrated with Systemd, Gnome, RedHat and Ubuntu dominance. It is
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believed that there is a need for a distribution that does not pander to ease of
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use for casual users at the expense of putting up roadblocks for experienced Unix
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veterans.
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## Architectures
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HHL is running on the following processor architectures:
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* x86 (minimum i486)
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* x86_64
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* armv7l
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* aarch64
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* riscv64
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