Hey there Redcore Linux lovers!

We are very happy to announce that Redcore Linux Hardened 1803 (Jupiter) reached Alpha status. This development cycle we are leaving new features on a second plan, and we are focusing mostly on the security aspect of the distribution. So we rebuilt everything from bottom up with hardening in mind. Here is a brief changelog since Redcore Linux 1801 (Intercrus) :

Changelog :

• resync with Gentoo portage tree (04.03.2018)
• rebased the distribution on Gentoo 17 hardened
• linux kernel LTS 4.14.22 hardened
• linux kernel LTS 4.9.80 available in repository (this one is not hardened yet, so avoid using it, we will harden it following days)
• toolchain updated with GCC 7.3.0 , glibc 2.26, binutils 2.30, hardened
• all userspace packages were rebuilt using the new toolchain, using hardening techniques :
  • SSP (stack smash protection)
  • PIE (position independent executables)
  • D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 (fortify source functions)
  • -Wl,-z,relro (read only relocations)
  • -Wl,-z,now (Immediate binding)
  • ASLR (address space layout randomisation)
• we're immune to all SPECTRE/MELTDOWN variants
• graphics stack updated with Mesa 17.3.6, libdrm 2.4.90
• kde frameworks updated to 5.43 , kde apps updated to 17.2.2

Known issues :

• we didn't touch the artwork, so you'll find same look and feel as in Redcore Linux 1801
• we didn't touch iso version, so the system will report itself as being Redcore Linux 1801
• some packages available in Redcore Linux 1801 are not available in Redcore Linux Hardened 1803 (megasync, fsarchiver) as they fail to build using hardening techniques. We're looking to patch and fix them.