Distributions

Bifröst is available in different distributions.

Linux

Generic

The generic Linux distribution of Bifröst contains features that run on every Linux distribution, regardless of Ubuntu, Alpine, RedHat, ... It does not even have any requirements on which other shared libraries need to be installed. On the other hand, it lacks some features of the extended version.

Extended

The extended Linux distribution of Bifröst currently only runs on Debian 12+, Ubuntu 22.04+ and Fedora 39+.

It does provide the following features:

1. PAM authentication via Local authorization

Dependencies

Name	Shared-Lib	Version
GNU C Library (glibc)	libc.so.6	2.34+
Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux)	libpam.so.0	1.4+

Installation

• Debian/Ubuntu: Usually installed by default, in some cases the following command might be necessary:

  sudo apt install libpam0g -y
  

• RedHat/Fedora: Already installed by default.

Windows

Generic

The generic Windows distribution of Bifröst contains all supported features for Windows from Windows 7+ on. It does not even have any requirements on which other shared libraries need to be installed.

Extended

Not available.

Matrix

Cells express support in format of <generic>/<extended>.

Architecture	linux		windows
	Binary	Image	Binary	Image
i386	/	/	/	/
amd64	/	/	/	/
armv6	/	/	/	/
armv7	/	/	/	/
arm64	/	/	/	/
mips64le	/	/	/	/
riscv64	/	/	/	/

Ways to obtain

Binary

• Linux:

  curl -sSLf https://github.com/engity-com/bifroest/releases/download/v0.3.0/bifroest-linux-<arch>-<edition>.tgz | sudo tar -zxv -C /usr/bin bifroest
  

• Windows:

  mkdir -Force 'C:\Program Files\Engity\Bifroest'
  cd 'C:\Program Files\Engity\Bifroest'
  curl -sSLf -o "${Env:Temp}\bifroest.zip" https://github.com/engity-com/bifroest/releases/download/v0.3.0/bifroest-windows-<arch>-<edition>.zip
  Expand-Archive "${Env:Temp}\bifroest.zip" -DestinationPath .