Table of Contents

• Latest Version
• Installation Instructions

Latest Version

The GNU Hurd is under active development. Because of that, there is no `stable' version. The latest released version is 0.2, and dates back to 1997. This version should not be used anymore.

Although it is possible to bootstrap the GNU/Hurd system from the sources by cross-compiling and installing the system software and the basic applications, this is a difficult process. It is not recommended that you do this. Instead, you should get a binary distribution of the GNU/Hurd, which comes with all the GNU software precompiled and an installation routine which is easy to use.

The Debian project has commited to provide such a binary distribution. Debian GNU/Hurd is currently under development and available in the sid/unstable branch of the Debian archive.

Installation Instructions

The GNU/Hurd installation guide written by Neal Walfield explains how to install the Debian GNU/Hurd binary distribution of the Hurd. Also available:

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