#blendos — Public Fediverse posts
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#blendos might be the thing that gets me to use #podman #arch & #declarativeos
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Used a Steamdeck, without having a Steamdeck 😜
Spend some time today updating and running BlendOS, an immutable Arch distro.
You start out with Gnome, but of course I made my own system.yaml file, running KDE 6.4.3 into which you swap by rebooting.
Very nice, rock solid (just like the Steamdeck) and Arch btw 😎
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So I'm kinda liking the idea of a #Declarative OS - that is, one where I can edit a config file (or whatever) to indicate the basic system setup, apps, gsettings (since I'm a Gnomie) and so on. Then hit "Update" or "Deploy" or whatever, reboot, and there's the system, as specified.
THEN... I can take that file over to another computer and BOOM, same setup, same apps, same basic desktop setup, etc.
#BlendOS does this with an easily editable yaml file. #NixOS does this with a .nix file that is significantly more complicated, but also more powerful.
Anyone know any other OSes like that?
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#blendOS
"Slightly #Windows11-like but also immutable"blendOS might not be on your radar, but it should be. Not only does this #Linux distribution bear a slight resemblance to #Windows11, but it's also immutable (meaning it's very secure) and includes several options for installing apps. You'll find #pacman, apt, #Flatpak, #Podman, and even #blendOS's own unique "blend" tool.
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The 4 Most Windows-like #Linux Distributions to Try
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-4-most-windows-like-linux-distros-to-try-because-change-is-hard/
#KDENeon
#LinuxMint
#ZorinOS
#blendOS#Windows10 end of life is coming in #2025 and that means you have to hope your machine can run #Windows11, buy a new computer, or try something different -- like Linux.
Linux shouldn't be considered a last-choice alternative, either, because it's every bit equal to Windows or #MacOS. It's reliable, secure, user-friendly, and free. What more do you want?
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I dread leaving #NixOS so badly… an immutable, declarative system really spoiled other experiences for me. I do hope something like #BlendOS will be close enough and have better “leadership” (for lack o a better word, not sure if this is the proper one).
Worst case, I can always fallback on #Arch with shell scripts but that feels even worse
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The schedules for the second #OpportunityOpenSource in the IIT Kanpur in India onn August 24-26 are ready!
3 rooms (2 talks/panels, 1 workshops) are packed with 50 amazing sessions!
There are:
- #OpenPrinting, with Michael Sweet, author of #CUPS
- #Zephyr
- #Snap, incl. workshop
- Hands-on with #firmware programming
- #BlendOS
- Workshop to make your own #Ubuntu flavor
- #OSSfuzz testing
- Population AI
- GSoC panel
- "Work at #Canonical" panel
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What a journey, after almost whole life spent with #Debian (started with Potato) I had recently about year of experiments with atomic desktops (#Fedora #silverblue, #OpenSUSE #microos, #blendos, own setup of #alpinelinux with btrfs) I end up with having #nixos on my desktop. The learning curve will be maybe little bit steep, but challenge accepted. PS: special kudos to #redhat 5.x, this beast have taken me to #Linux path in mid late 90s
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I made a repo for my custom #blendOS Tracks! All tested and working. I was a little confused that you seem to need to enable your additional #Arch repos (Chaotic-aur, multilib, etc) on the Tracks that use them, instead of a parent Track. It makes sense when I think about it, though.
I need to make some fixes based on what I've learned (only my local system.yaml needs the extra repositories enabled, for instance), but they work.
If anyone else is using blendOS and they want to take a look at my ham-fisted repo, I'm happy to share a link. -
I forgot to post this earlier 😭 so here it is.
I wrote a personal article on the @blendOS blog about the history of our website and to answer the question of "why Material for MkDocs?":
https://blendos.co/blog/2024/07/16/making-this-website/
P.S. This also coincided with our Google Translate beta rollout for the website.
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Also, say hi to @blendOS, "Arch Linux made Declarative, Immutable and Atomic."
Loving the development in this space and the fact that so many atomic Linux projects are active on Mastodon!
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#BlendOS is #ArchLinux made #Declarative, #Immutable and #Atomic. With #Android app support and #Fedora, #Debian, #CentOS Stream and #Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the #AUR.
On the fediverse at @blendOS
0n the web at https://blendos.co/
Unlike #NixOS, YAML is the primary config language.
More discussion on Lemmy: https://infosec.pub/post/13393420
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🐧 Immutable Distro blendOS 4 Officially Released, Now Fully Declarative | @9to5linux
｢ the new release makes the Arch Linux-based distro fully declarative. This means that users can now install any packages, kernels, or drivers from both Arch Linux’s repositories and AUR (Arch User Repository) while using pre-configured desktop environments ｣
https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-blendos-4-officially-released-now-fully-declarative
#blendOS #Inmutable #Declarative #Arch #Linux #Distro #Opensource
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After building the #blendos preview #docs with #materialformkdocs, we now have to build a new v4 ISO because of a pkgbuild mirror change from tar.gz to tar.zst. Rudra said he was gonna build a new ISO and has not responded since. v4 currently cannot be installed.
This is wonderful. Rudra is usually absent for a while due to school and Ubuntu Unity, but this is one of the downsides of that.
:blobono:
(the docs are at https://blend-docs-material.pages.dev for now if you even care)
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@BrodieOnLinux Great, Brodie, Rudra is really an amazing guy! I also already have invited him to the conference I have organized, the #OpportunityOpenSource in Mandi, India, and met him on many other conferences, #DebConf, #FOSDEM, #UbuntuSummit, ...
Especially #blendOS is a great concept, sandboxing classic packages on-the-go ...
And for those who want to watch Brodie's video, here is a working link to it:
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Hi all. I daily drive #nixos , but I'm wondering about these containered OS like #blendos and #vanillaOS ( @vanillaos ). First, I see that they both support nix, but has anyone had any experience? I don't see anything in the docs.
2nd I have an old 2017 macbook that I'd like to breath some new life in, but I've never been able to get linux running on it. Anyone have any experience installing either of these on a mac?
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the #blendos v4 #alpha is out! (thanks @ruds)
details: https://blog.blendos.co/blendos-v4-alpha (obsolete guide)
install guide: https://blend-docs-material.pages.dev/install/normal-pc
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It would be so amazing if #FedoraSilverblue had a config system similar to #BlendOS (i don't like #nixos's approach). #BlendOS uses a yaml file for full system configuration.
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At the airport waiting for my mother-in-law's broom to touchdown reading @linuxmagazine. I'm struggling to go all OSS with my learning and future career as a #webDev and I read about this... person who is almost a quarter my age and has written their own smegging Linux Distro! #blendOS
I love the way he casually says "I've been contributing to FOSS since I was 9..." show off 😒
#jealousMuch
Seriously, mad props (is that what the kids say these days?) -
@weirdwriter I refuse to use Discord for that very reason. The same goes for Telegram. Give me an organized forum with searchable posts, please.
Looking at YOU, #BlendOS
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Recording of my talk on #DebConf23 about the #OpportunityOpenSource conference which I have organized and which took place in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi in northern India:
Note: The missing part in the beginning is only the cover slide, so not much.
#OpenPrinting #Zephyr #Ubuntu #UbuntuCoreDesktop #blendOS #Canonical
