About Voyage Linux
Voyage Linux is Debian derived distribution that is best run on a x86 embedded platforms such as PC Engines ALIX/WRAP, Soekris 45xx/48xx/65xx and Atom-based boards.
It can also run on low-end x86 PC platforms. Typical installation requires 256MB disk space, although larger storage allows more packages to be installed. Voyage Linux is so small that it is best suitable for running a full-feature firewall, wireless access point, Asterisk/VoIP gateway, music player or network storage device.
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“Voyage is a very stripped-down Debian Linux … With Voyage you have the entire world of Debian available to you, so customizing your own gear is easy. It's great for firewalls and routers, and specialized servers that need a small footprint.”
-- Carla Schroder, author of Linux Networking Cookbook [source]
Currently, Voyage Linux has the following editions:
- Voyage Linux - the basic version
- Voyage MPD - Music Player Daemon
All editions are delivered as distribution tarball and Live CD in i386 architecture. AMD64 architecture is avaialble for Voyage Linux only. We also offer SDK to ease customizing Voyage Linux.
To broaden the use of Voyage Linux, Voyage Linux community is now looking for generous donation and sponsorship of x86 embedded boards and USB Audio Class 2 DAC/audio converters. If you are hardware vendor or ISP and your customers are asking for supporting Voyage Linux in your hardware, please send your hardware to us for certification and testing. Contact us for more details.
For questions and support, please join our mailing list.
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Voyage 0.9.0 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage Linux 0.9.0, which includes 3.8.11 kernel and is based on Debian "Wheezy" 7.0.
voyage-0.9.0.tar.bz2 [2013-05-10] [Live CD] [README] [CHANGELOG]
0.9.0 marks a major milestone in Voyage Linux. It only fixes minor issues discovered since 0.9-rc2 but we bring back official 64-bit release. Please test this long awaited release and report any problems and issues in our mailing list. Your support is crucial and encourages us to deliver Voyage Linux releases on regular basis in future.
Voyage MPD 0.9.0 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage MPD[1] 0.9.0 release.
voyage-mpd-0.9.0.tar.bz2 [2013-05-10] [Live CD]
Voyage MPD is based on Debian "Wheezy" 7.0 and Voyage Linux 0.9.0. This release updates MPD to 0.18 from git repository dated 2012-11-24, and fixes mpd hang issue when playing at the end of some DSD files.
See Change Log for more information about changes in 0.9.0 release.
Updates
Hiface driver could be installed separately from .deb package.
Mytek driver could be installed separately from .deb package. See FIRMWARE to install firmware. See also ISSUES for known issue and probably a workaround script.
We don't commit for long-term support of hiface and mytek drivers in future releases.
For more information about Voyage MPD, please visit:
[1] Voyage MPD - http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd
Voyage 0.9-rc2 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage Linux 0.9-rc2, which includes 3.6.9 kernel and is based on upcoming Debian "Wheezy".
This is the second release candidate of Voyage 0.9.0 that fixed a lot of issues reported by users. Like 0.9-rc1, this release does not include amd64 and SDK build. The next release, 0.9.0, will be based on Debian 7.0 "wheezy". It will be released about a week after official wheezy release.
Voyage MPD 0.9-rc2 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage MPD[1] 0.9-rc2 release.
voyage-mpd-0.9-rc2.tar.bz2 [2013-01-03] [Live CD]
Voyage MPD is based on upcoming Debian "Wheezy" and Voyage Linux 0.9-rc2. This release updates MPD to 0.18 from git repository dated 2012-11-24.
See Change Log for more information about changes in 0.9-rc2 release.
For more information about Voyage MPD, please visit:
[1] Voyage MPD - http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd
New Donation from exD Audio
We are pleased to announced that exD Audio has donated a USB-DSD development unit to Voyage Linux community. Their donation enables us to certify DSD support on Voyage MPD.
After a brief test, Voyage MPD 0.9-rc1 and daily build play DSDIFF/DSF and PCM files flawlessly on this USB-DSD unit.
This unit is custom built for development purpose. Images shown may vary from actual end-customer products.
You can find more information about exD Audio and their products here
Once again, we would like to express our gratitude to exD Audio for their generous donation.
Voyage 0.9-rc1 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage Linux 0.9-rc1, which includes 3.4.4 kernel and is based on upcoming Debian "Wheezy".
This is the first release candidate of Voyage 0.9.0. This release does not include amd64 and SDK build. The next release, 0.9.0, will be based on Debian 7.0 "wheezy". It will be released about a week after official wheezy release.
Voyage MPD 0.9-rc1 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage MPD[1] 0.9-rc1 release.
Voyage MPD - voyage-mpd-0.9-rc1.tar.bz2 [2012-10-02] [Live CD]
Voyage MPD is based on upcoming Debian "Wheezy" and Voyage Linux 0.9-rc1. This release updates MPD to 0.18 from git repository dated 2012-09-13.
See Change Log for more information about changes in 0.9-rc1 release.
This release includes supports of native DSD and DoP (DSD over PCM) in MPD. Special thanks to exD Audio[2] for certifying DSD and DoP support in 0.9-rc1 release.
For more information about Voyage MPD, please visit:
[1] Voyage MPD - http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd
[2] exD Audio - http://exd-audio.blogspot.hk
Daily is now Debian Wheezy + kernel 3.4.4 + MPD 0.17
Voyage Linux daily build (i386) has been updated to Debian Wheezy. Kernel build at this moment is 3.4.4. Voyage MPD daily now comes with MPD 0.17. Please stay tuned for the latest development status!
Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid voyage ttyS0
voyage login: root
Password:
Last login: Tue Jul 17 13:00:23 GMT 2012 on ttyS0
Linux voyage 3.4.4-voyage #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jun 30 23:31:07 HKT 2012 i586
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
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\ \/ /___ __ __ ___ ___ ___ Useful Commands:
\ // _ \\ \/ /,-_ |/ _ |/ -_) remountrw - mount disk as read-write
\/ \___/ \ / \___,\_ |\___| remountro - mount disk as read-only
_/_/ _'_| remove.docs - remove all docs and manpages
{ V o y a g e } - L i n u x
< http://linux.voyage.hk > Version: 0.9 (Build Date 20120716)
root@voyage:~# mpd --version|egrep "dff|mpd"
mpd (MPD: Music Player Daemon) 0.17
[dsdiff] dff
Voyage 0.8.5 released
We are pleased to announce a new release of Voyage Linux 0.8.5, which includes 3.2.17 kernel and is based on Debian 6.0.5 "Squeeze".
This version also adds official Soekris net6501 board support. We once again thank you Soekris Engineering for their generous donation to make this happen.
The next release, 0.9.0, will be based on Debian 7.0 "wheezy". It will be released about a week after official wheezy release.