Universal Blue is generally available today! We're out of beta and ready to showcase everything a Linux desktop can be. Our work has been to show how many problems in client Linux are already solved from the cloud native world. We hope you'll join us on this journey!
Bluefin is out of beta as well and ready for you to use! We merged Silverblue with all of the extra goodness you need for a no-fuss desktop experience.
All the codecs and drivers you need already baked in
Ubuntu-like philosophy behind UX design and feel
Grand Touring Support for the scenic route to the latest software
Atomic upgrades and rollbacks
It's the hotrodded Fedora install you always wanted. 😎
New proper #bluefin and #bazzite ISOs tonight! Plus we've made a GitHub action and container for anyone with a Fedora based OCI container to make a fresh ISO on the spot.
The new offline installer ISOs are now available! No more workarounds to installing Bluefin or Bazzite! Tell a friend that it's now as easy to install these custom images as it is for any other distro!
Awesome news! Bluefin and Bazzite are now community supported Linux offerings for @frameworkcomputer laptops!
Congrats to @UniversalBlue for the achievement. 👏👏👏 We're glad to see that our work with Framework and in Fedora Atomic Desktops is enabling other communities to thrive!
What if there was way to distribute your take on the Linux desktop without having to set up everything you need to, you know, deliver a distro?
Project Bluefin is the first example of how uBlue can be a platform for opinionated custom images! Specifically it's inspired by Ubuntu and aims to be solid for non-techies and developers alike.
Between some tweaks to brew, the implementation of offline ISO installers, and moving to grand touring support by default, we're cruising toward the release of Fedora Linux 40 to come out of beta.
There is still one more exciting change that is being considered for down the line, but overall we're ready to go. 🏎️
Big thank you to @dogphilosopher for an update to flatpaks on Bluefin. Now flatpaks can be preinstalled from the ISO rather than having to download them on first boot in order to provide the intended experience. That means @thunderbird on the dock by default!
Awesome step forward for us to be able to bring you intended apps by default without straying from @flathub
Check out this great article from @LWN covering Bluefin! It's a good primer on Fedora Silverblue and how we're working on top of that with Bluefin's experience and tools. https://lwn.net/Articles/954059/
Now that we have fully offline ISOs #bluefin can ship with @thunderbird right on the dock, as intended. Looks great, and I love the ptyxis icon so much lol.
Homebrew is now installed for you with the latest images of Bluefin, Aurora, and Bazzite. We don't have to strongly recommend installing it anymore because it's right there!
Homebrew is a great package manager especially for CLI apps. Give it a whirl if you haven't already.