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GoboLinux has some design features to assist adapting software builds to the GoboLinux directory structure.

  • Files that cannot be symlinks
  • Sandboxing under GoboLinux
  • Replacements for standard commands
    • 001 Getting Started
      • The GoboLinux Way
      • GoboLinux Filesystem Hierarchy
      • Installing GoboLinux
        • Platforms
          • QEMU
          • VirtualBox
          • GNOME Boxes
          • External storage devices
        • Known Issues and Fixes
      • Installing Software
        • Compiling from source
        • Binary packages
      • Package Management
        • Understanding system indices
        • Updating programs
        • Removing programs
        • Dependencies blacklist
      • Configuration files
        • Compile.conf
        • Environment variables
        • GetAvailable
      • Linux Kernel Topics
    • 002 Advanced
      • Startup & System Settings
        • Configuring the Boot Process
        • Boot Script Tasks
        • Boot Themes
          • Creating a boot theme
          • Implementing a boot theme
          • Testing a boot theme
      • GoboLinux Scripts
        • Notes on Command-Line switches
        • GoboPath
        • Guidelines for Developers
      • GoboHide
      • Steps of the compile process
      • GoboLinux Design Quirks
        • Files that cannot be symlinks
        • Sandboxing under GoboLinux
        • Replacements for standard commands
    • 003 Recipes
      • Recipe Format Specification
      • The Recipe file
        • Getting the Source
        • Recipe Types
        • Other directives
        • Hooks
        • Dynamic variables
        • Patches
        • Resources/
        • Use Flags
          • Available Use Flags
      • Writing Recipes
        • Advanced Topics
        • Binary Recipes
      • Package Naming Guidelines
      • GitHub Contributor Workflow
    • 004 How-To's
      • Contributing to the Wiki
      • Manual Compile
      • Installing Packages from the LiveCD
      • Virtualization with Runner
      • Sandbox Install
    • 005 Commands
      • AddUser
      • Alien
      • ApplyVariables
      • AttachProgram
      • AugmentCommandNotFoundDatabase
      • AutoPatch
      • BackgroundExec
      • BootDriver
      • CheckDependants
      • CheckDependencies
      • CleanModules
      • ColorMake
      • CommandNotFound
      • Compile
      • ContributeRecipe
      • Corrections
      • CreatePackage
      • DeduceName
      • Dependencies
      • DescribeProgram
      • DetachProgram
      • DisableProgram
      • Docs
      • EditRecipe
      • FetchArchive
      • FiboSandbox
      • FilterColors
      • FilterLines
      • FindPackage
      • FindQuick
      • FixAttributes
      • FixDirReference
      • FixInfo
      • Freshen
      • GenBuildInfo
      • GetAvailable
      • GetRecipe
      • GetSupportedFilesystems
      • GrepQuick
      • GrepReplace
      • GuessLatest
      • GuessProgramCase
      • Hashes
      • install
      • Installer
      • InstallPackage
      • IsExecutable
      • KeyManager
      • KillProcess
      • list
      • ListProgramFiles
      • MakeRecipe
      • MergeTree
      • NamingConventions
      • NewVersion
      • PackRecipe
      • PrepareProgram
      • PrioritizeUpdates
      • ProblemReport
      • RebuildLinks
      • RecipeLint
      • RemoveBroken
      • RemoveEmpty
      • RemoveProgram
      • Rename
      • RescueInstallPackage
      • RescueSymlinkProgram
      • Runner
      • SandboxInstall
      • SignProgram
      • StartTask
      • StopTask
      • SuggestDuplicates
      • SuggestUpdates
      • SymlinkProgram
      • SystemFind
      • SystemInfo
      • UnionSandbox
      • UnversionExecutables
      • UpdateKdeRecipe
      • UpdateRecipes
      • UpdateSettings
      • UpdateXorgRecipe
      • UpgradeSystem
      • UseFlags
      • VerifyProgram
      • VersionExecutables
      • which
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