Rarely, something that is a strong point can also be considered a weak point. I'm talking about the different Linux distributions, among which there are hundreds, if not thousands. As time goes by, there are more and more systems whose pet could be a penguin and Intel also launched its Clear Linux OS trying to get the developers' attention. The new images released yesterday will be even more attractive to these types of programmers.
For starters, Clear Linux OS uses a kind of update system that we install once and receive updates for life. The new version announced yesterday also includes an updated installer, a forum to make your open source operating system shared among many users, and a software store, something that is currently a bit surprising that it is news because most operating systems with a large company behind should have it forever.
Clear Linux OS already has its own software store
What Intel intends with its new images is no different than what it has intended all along: be the first choice for developers. To achieve this, what Clear Linux OS also allows us is to install groups of development tools packages with a simple command. Among these tools we have the necessary to develop in C.
Intel and the new version of its Clear Linux OS now aim to help Linux developers compile code faster by use by default the latest GCC 9 series (GNU Compiler Collection) as a system-wide compiler and continues to provide a multi-build approach for developers using Intel AVX-512 and Intel AVX2. The famous processor benchmark company also plans to upgrade to GCC 10 as soon as it is released.
Regarding graphics environments, Intel's proposal is available at GNOME (as in both screenshots), Plasma, Xfce, LXQT, Awesome y i3. If you are thinking of installing it, you can download its images from its official website.
