--- title: GNU Hurd On Guix Is Ready With 64-bit Support, SMP... description: GNU Guix has announced that 64-bit (x86_64) support for GNU Hurd is now ready, with an installer option available for those wanting to try the Guix... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-hurd-on-guix-is-ready-with-64-bit-support-smp-multi-processor-support-soon--6dxibzs6g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GNU Hurd On Guix Is Ready With 64-bit Support, SMP Multi-Processor Support "Soon" | daily.dev og:description: GNU Guix has announced that 64-bit (x86_64) support for GNU Hurd is now ready, with an installer option available for those wanting to try the Guix... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gnu-hurd-on-guix-is-ready-with-64-bit-support-smp-multi-processor-support-soon--6dxibzs6g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6dxibZS6g.png og:image:alt: GNU Hurd On Guix Is Ready With 64-bit Support, SMP Multi-Processor Support "Soon" og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GNU Hurd On Guix Is Ready With 64-bit Support, SMP Multi-Processor Support "Soon" **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GNU Guix has announced that 64-bit (x86_64) support for GNU Hurd is now ready, with an installer option available for those wanting to try the Guix distribution running on Hurd instead of the Linux kernel. However, package availability remains very limited — only about 0.9% of packages build successfully on the 64-bit version. SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) support for multiple processor cores is described as coming 'real soon now,' though new bootstrap binaries will be required. The project continues to grow slowly but steadily. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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