Downloads

The provided download formats are tar-gzip archives and rpm packages for CentOS.

Sources + Basic Documents

  1. BASE-Package:
    Runtime system with basic documentation The license is GPL3 for Software, FDL-1.3 for contained documents. The package is available from Sourceforge and Berlios   OSDN . The current packages are:
    1. Tar-Archive: ctys-base-01.11.017.tgz
    2. RPM-Package-CentOS: ctys-base-01.11.017.noarch.rpm
    Some of the hyperlinks within the provided base documentation my be broken, these require the additional DOC-Package to be installed.

Extended Documentation

The standard package contains basic documents with FDL-1.3 license. These documentation comprise the text based online-help and man pages for basic startup. The advanced documentation is available by CCL-3.0 license as an addon which integrates seamless into the BASE package. A detailed listing with description is available within the Releasenotes document.

The CCL-3.0 - Creative-Commons-License is still an OpenSource-License, the choosen attributes allows the private usage and unmodified distribution, where the contact details of the author has to be provided for additional information.

You have to agree to the provided license - ctys-Licenses-01.11.pdf - before downloading any of the following documents. A download manifests your aggreement - particularly in case of commercial usage. These documents are also contained in the DOC package.

  1. DOC-Package:
    Be aware of the license CCL-3.0 with attributes, a detailed overview of packes and their licenses is provided within the ctys-Releasenotes-en-01.11.pdf.

    1. Tar-Archive: ctys-doc-01.11.017.tgz
    2. RPM-Package-CentOS: ctys-doc-01.11.017.noarch.rpm

November 22, 2010



Additional Sites

The main distribution site for this version is

The second download site is    

May 19, 2009



Releases

release date description
01.03.003a01 2008.02.11 Initial pre-release. Contains any claimed invention for GPL3 as proof of beeing invented already for later cases, so no IP could be requested viable.
The changes until second release are implementation enhancements only and extension to the documentation.
01.07.001a01 2008.08.03 Second pre-release, with major reworks and extended documentation, but still alpha.
The primary intention is the test of the whole build and distribution process. A postfix is foreseen to be distributed a few days later with some additional tests and editorial corrections.
01.07.001b02 2008.08.11 First beta-version. The first official stable release for flat-VM functions. The stacked VMs are present in first version, where the canonical syntax is implemented.
01.07.001b03 2008.08.12 Minor editorial updates of documentation. Remove of generated HTML pages due to limits of results.
01.07.001b04 2008.08.17 Minor editorial updates of documentation. Additional short extracts from User-Manual for installation and setup.
01.07.001b05 2008.08.25 Minor editorial updates of documentation. Fixes on client start and RECONNECT for VMW and QEMU.
01.11.001
Masada		 2010.05.18 Major updates of features and documentation. Added KVM, FreeBSD, Mandriva, ScientificLinux. Several fixes and enhancements. For details refer to ctys-Releasenotes-en-01.11.pdf.
01.11.002
Masada		 2010.05.24 Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.003
Masada		 2010.05.31 Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.004
Masada		 2010.06.04 Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.005
Masada		 2010.06.27 Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.006
Masada		 2010.07.07 Integration of VirtualBox(TM)-Alpha-Release, RDP-Alpha-Release, bug-fixes, Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.007
Masada		 2010.07.27 Bug-fixes, Minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.008
Masada		 2010.07.30 New: ctys-scripts; bug-fixes, minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.009
Masada		 2010.08.16 New: ctys-config, gnome-starter; bug-fixes, minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.010
Masada		 2010.08.20 bug-fixes, minor updates of features and documentation.
01.11.011
Masada		 2010.11.07 bug-fixes, major extensions, Android, MeeGo, RHEL, HOSTs for ESX and XenServer.
01.11.012
Masada		 2010.11.16 Minor documentation and web enhancement.
01.11.013
Masada		 2010.11.19 Minor documentation and web enhancement.
01.11.014
Masada		 2010.11.22 Minor documentation and web enhancement.
01.11.015
Masada		 2010.11.24 Minor documentation and web enhancement.
01.11.016
Masada		 2010.11.26 Minor documentation and web enhancement, minor fixes.
01.11.017
Masada		 2010.11.28 Minor documentation and web enhancement, minor fixes.