OpenRC
| Original author(s) | Roy Marples |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | OpenRC Developers |
| Initial release | 5 April 2007 |
| Stable release |
0.23 / 20 December 2016
|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, TrueOS |
| Size | ~900 KB |
| Type | Init daemon |
| License | 2-clause BSD license |
| Website | www |
On Unix-like systems, OpenRC is a dependency-based init system that works with the system-provided init program, normally /sbin/init; however, it is not a replacement for /sbin/init.
OpenRC is the default init system of Gentoo, Alpine Linux and other Linux distributions, which means that the software packages and daemons of those distributions support it, coming with or using the available scripts. Next to Linux OpenRC can also be used on different BSD systems. Its creator is a NetBSD developer, who started the Gentoo/FreeBSD project. TrueOS, a FreeBSD based system is also using OpenRC as its default in its default configuration.
OpenRC provides the following features:
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