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@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ PowerEL supports specific CPU architectures with specific feature requirements.
## Credits ##
Here are some credits of people who inspired, assisted and helped the project.
We would like to thank the following people, who inspired, assisted on this project.
- Trilands bvba Antwerpen
- Franz Bourlet (IBM Belgium)
- Rudy Roelandt (IBM Belgium)
- Robert Keersse (Don Bosco Leren en Werken Wilrijk)
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PowerEL is a __FREE__ _gratis_ Linux distribution.
## Tree Download ##
You can find the installation tree on one of the following mirrors.
These files can be used to install you system or to create your own installation system sutch PXE or USB installers
These files can be used to install your system and/or to create your own installation system such as PXE or USB installers.
You can download the installation tree for PowerEL7 from our main mirror.
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@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ There are more mirrors located nearer to your location.
## ISO downloads ##
The ISO is a DVD image from the installation tree that you can use to install PowerEL on you machine.
The ISO images are made from the above installation tree, however they lags behind the latest installation tree version.
The ISO is a DVD image from the installation tree, that you can use to install PowerEL on your machine.
The ISO images are made from the above installation tree, however they lag behind the latest installation tree version.
The ISO images do not include any packages, you can point to the online repository or use an extra USB drive as a repository as they do not fit on a DVD.
You can download the iso file for your architecture from one of the iso mirrors :
Repositories are packages that are grouped together because they belong to a same interest or main program.
Repositories are packages that are grouped together because they belong to the same interest or to the main program.
PowerEL has a range of repositories, also referred to as repos, that you can enable to get access to those packages.
A list of repositories can be found here on this page.
To enable a repository, use your favourite editor to change the __enable=0__ to __enable=1__ in the repo file located in _/etc/yum.repos.d/_.
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@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ To enable a repository, use your favourite editor to change the __enable=0__ to
### Base Repository ###
This repo is the base repository required to run all PowerEL packages.
It contains all core packages, including some libraries needed for multiple of the other repos.
This repository is the base repository required to run all PowerEL packages.
It contains all core packages, including some libraries required for other repositories.
The main kernel package is a mainline latest LTS kernel.
### Virt Repository ###
This repo contains all virtualization and emulation packages.
While this repo focuses on KVM and containers, it also includes emulation technologies.
This repository contains all virtualization and emulation packages.
While this repository focuses on KVM and containers, it also includes emulation technologies.
For KVM the qemu and libvirt packages are available to enable you to create a virtualized environment.
For containers, kubernetes with cri-o are availabel to create a world of containers.
For containers, kubernetes with cri-o are available to create a world of containers.
### Web Repository ###
This repository has all web based packages, from Apache HTTP, nginx, to specific web applictions.
This repository has all web based packages, from Apache HTTP, nginx, to specific web applications.
### TUI Repository ###
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This repository has all graphical based packages including window managers, tili
### FilePrint Repository ###
This repository focusses on all types of storage and printing solutions, that are not in the base repository.
While some storage engines are more pervesive, they tend to land up in the base repository, others are specialized and get into this repository.
Some storage engines are more pervasive, so they tend to land up in the base repository.
### PostgreSQL Repository ###
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ This is the repository of Percona Server packages, a combination of MySQL with G
### NoSQL Repository ###
This is the repository for NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Redis, and so on.
This is the repository for NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Redis, ..., and many more.
### Monitoring Repository ###
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@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ It hosts Icinga2, Prometheus, Grafana, Graphite, ..., and many more.
### Communication Repository ###
This repository is for all communication services, such as Jabber/XMMP, VoIP, chatbots and many more.
This repository is for all communication services, such as Jabber/XMMP, VoIP, chatbots, ..., and many more.
### MsgQueue Repository ###
This repository is for all message queueing systems, such as ZeroMQ, MQTT, RabbitMQ, and many more.
This repository is for all message queuing systems, such as ZeroMQ, MQTT, RabbitMQ, ..., and many more.
