VR2000 Operating System

The VR2000 currently runs Debian GNU Linux 3.1 for ARM also known as "Sarge" - this is a full distribution rather than a "embeeded system" version of Linux, allowing support for a wide range of applications, X11 Windows, networking and services including but not limited to Email, Web Servers, DNS, FTP, DHCP, firewalls, VPNs as well as customer applications.

Debian Linux includes development environmewnts and languages including GCC C/C++ compiler, C#, Java, PERL< PHP, Python, Fortran as well as a range of application frame-works, the X11 Windows system (Xorg R7.0), databases and much more.

For more information on Debian Linux please visit the Debian main Website and the Debian documentation.

Upgrade to Debian GNU Linux 4.0 (aka "etch")

Thorcom is working closely with Linux developers and will be moving from Debian Lionux 3.1 to Debian Linux 4.0 uin line with its policy of continual improvement.

Thorcom is already testing pre-release version of Debian 4.0 and will be supporting Debian Linux 4.,0 on the VR2000 from its launch.

More information on Debian Linux 4.0 can be found here.

The Deian GNU Linux distribution, like man Linux distributions, is modular and divided in to 'packages'. Packages are software modules, application programs or library code that can be considered atomic.

Packages are installed and removed using a 'packahe manager' such as Debian's 'apt' or third-party 'aptitude' programs.