Bering uClibc

Bering-uClibc is the successor of the Bering distribution. Replacing glibc with uClibc a significantly smaller distribution is possible. All packages are ipv6-ready and based on the latest sources. It also provides a new and enhanced package management.

For help during the installation process read the Bering-uClibc Installation Guide. Documentation how to use additional packages is provided in the Bering-uClibc User's Guide.

Available boot images and extensions

LEAF Bering-uClibc is available for download as a single-floppy-based firewall or as an ISO-image. Additionally booting from HD, CF or an USB device is supported.

The floppy image supports dhcp, ppp and pppoe connections out of the box and fits for a SOHO network demanding a stable and secure router/Internet connection. Secure remote administration is available with dropbear, a small sshd replacement.

Using the ISO image, or an USB/CF/HD boot device, you can add about 150 packages to extend LEAF Bering-uClibc with capabilities like SNMP, 6wall (an shorewall-like IPV6 firewall setup utility), VPN, Intrusion Detection, Traffic Accounting, Quagga Routing Suite, bandwith management and wireless connections, just to name a few.

The Packages page contains a list of currently available packages.

Please take a look at the Changelog section to read about the latest changes on the base images.

Why uClibc

uClibc is a modern, stable, highly compatible replacement for Glibc. uClibc is developed for embedded systems and is therefore intended to be complete but lightweight. Trade-offs between speed and size were decided in the direction of size. Therefore uClibc libraries are significant smaller than the comparing glibc libraries.
The uClibc libraries are actively developed and maintained, including bugfixes, security-related fixes and new features as well.

To find more information about uClibc, look at www.uClibc.org

Sourcecode

In the cvs repository you'll find the sources and a build environment just in case you are interested to do it yourself. Read the Sources page and learn what's needed to compile your own packages. Additionally you'll find an introduction to buildtool, which will be enhanced step by step to build a floppy completly from source.

Created on 2003-02-04 10:24:27 by install
Updated on 2008-03-20 02:31:02 by kapeka

Announcements

Impact of the Debian OpenSSL vulnerability

Posted by: kapeka on 2008-05-17 09:44-0700
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Software packages (namely openssl, sshd, dropbear and openvpn) build for LEAF Bering-uClibc are not affected by the recently found Debian OpenSSL vulnerability. So keys generated on a LEAF Bering-uClibc router are secure. Anyway, a Bering-uClibc router can be compromised, if you use keys build on one of the insecure systems (Debian, Ubuntu, etc), e.g. to login via ssh and authorized keys. So please doublecheck your router(s) and replace any vulnerable keys and certificates.

First beta version for Bering-uClibc 3.1.1 is available for download

Posted by: kapeka on 2008-04-20 06:47-0700
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The Bering-uClibc team released the first beta version of Bering-uClibc 3.1.1. It is a maintenance release with updated upstream versions for dropbear, dnsmasq, busybox and shorewall. Also Mats E. Andersson improved the webconf pages for a better visual experience.

LEAF Bering-uClibc 3.1 is finally available

Posted by: kapeka on 2008-02-21 09:54-0800
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After nearly a year of development a new stable version of Bering-uClibc is ready for download. The most notable changes since 3.0 are an update to a newer kernel version (2.4.34) and the addition of openntpd to the base image. As usual core packages were updated to their latest versions, and webconf has been improved by Mats E Andersson. We hope you enjoy it.

The first release candidate for Bering-uClibc 3.1 is available

Posted by: kapeka on 2008-02-05 14:17-0800
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The first release candidate provides only a few small changes and improvements - read more on the Changelog page, but don't expect too much - it's as simple as it can be - the final version is around the corner.

Bering-uClibc 3.1-beta3 is available

Posted by: kapeka on 2008-01-10 10:54-0800
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The third beta version for Bering-uClibc 3.1 fixes a real showstopper (broken dhcpcd), annoying messages while pinging localhost and ipv6 disabled and openntpd (don't run in debug mode any longer).

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