What Does Crux Mean?

The word crux is defined as the hardest, most difficult and most crucial move or series of moves on a climb. The rating of a climb is generally the rating of the level of difficulty of the most difficult move on a climb.

The word crux is also another name for the Southern Cross. The Southern Cross is a small constellation which is conspicuous by its absence. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy. The Southern Cross is situated near Centaurus in the southern hemisphere.

CRUX is the name given to a Linux distribution. It is targeted at people with the experience of using Linux. It is light in weight and is i686-optimised. The features of CRUX are simple. They include a package system based on tar.gz which is simple to use, initscripts that follow the BSD style and a small collection of packages that have been trimmed. The objectives of CRUX are simplicity and utilisation of new Linux features, recent tools and libraries.

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