Clear Linux* Project

The Clear Linux* project is a distribution built for cloud, client, and IoT use cases. We want to showcase the best of Intel architecture technology and performance, from low-level kernel features to complex applications that span across the entire OS stack. We're putting emphasis on Power and Performance optimizations throughout the operating system as a whole.

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Latest release 2018-10-19 07:05 PDT. Click here to view past releases.

For more information on the automatic updates in release 25550 click here

Highlights

Using Kata Containers with Clear Linux* OS

The speed and deployment model of containers with the isolation of VMs. Install and configure Kata Containers for the Clear Linux OS.

Get started

Get started with step-by-step instructions to download and run Clear Linux on bare metal, under a virtual machine, or by way of a live image.

How to Clear training overview

The team has created training materials as a GitHub* project to get you up and running quickly on Clear Linux tooling, concepts, and content.

Install Kata Containers*

The speed and deployment model of containers with the isolation of VMs. Install and configure Kata Containers for the Clear Linux OS

Use the mixer tool

Use the mixer tool to compose an operating system for specific use cases.

Run Clear Linux using Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

Learn about the three offerings of Clear Linux within the Azure Marketplace and how to create them using the Azure Portal or by using the Azure Command Line tools.

Create and launch Clear Linux from Amazon Web Services

Walk through creating and launching a Clear Linux AMI instance from the AWS console.

TensorFlow* machine learning on Clear Linux* OS

Let us guide you through installing and using a Jupyter* notebook to set up and execute a TensorFlow* machine learning example using the MNIST data for handwriting recognition using the Clear Linux* OS for Intel® Architecture.

WordPress* on Clear Linux* OS

Let us guide you to a fully realized WordPress website using Clear Linux* OS for Intel® Architecture.

Use Flatpak* to install applications on Clear Linux* OS

Find all the required steps to install Flatpak as well as download, install, and run LibreOffice on Clear Linux.

Multi-boot Clear Linux with other operating systems

Learn how to modify the boot loader for Clear Linux to work with other operating systems.

Forks

385

Contributors

174

Stars

508

Closed Pull Requests

1804

Features overview

Autoproxy

Use Clear Linux inside any proxy environment without having to manually configure the proxies.

Function Multi-Versioning

Develop software that works in multiple platforms and can run anywhere.

Mixer tool

Compose an OS for a very specific use case.

Software Update

Update the Clear Linux way and utilize bundles.

Stateless

Stateless separates OS, system, and user configuration. Operate without custom configuration or add custom configuration as needed.

Telemetry

Rapidly detect and respond to quality issues in the field.

Latest blogs

Clear Linux* OS announces support for Kata Containers

23 Jul, 2018 By Clear Linux* Team & filed under Maintenance , Power and Performance

Kata Containers now available in any Clear Linux* OS version above 23380

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GNU* Compiler Collection 8 (GCC 8) - Transitioning to a new compiler

27 Jun, 2018 By vrodriguez & filed under Maintenance

Transitioning to a new compiler

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My Clear Linux system just stopped responding to SSH!!??

05 Jun, 2018 By cnorman & filed under Maintenance

Fun with Tallow

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Clear Linux Training now available

03 May, 2018 By cnorman & filed under Maintenance

To help you understand the Clear Linux Project better, we've put together a step-by-step training that shows you how the Clear Linux OS is made (and why it matters).

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Transparent use of library packages optimized for Intel® architecture

03 Apr, 2018 By vrodriguez & filed under Power and Performance

Behind the magic ( PART I )

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