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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Vanilla OS 2 Orchid - Stable Release (vanillaos.org)

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[–] zazo 79 points 4 months ago (14 children)

memes aside it does look pretty neat - simple .apk installs, yaml system configs, automatic boot rollback, easy multi-gpu support - all solid user focused features - will have to see how it develops but so far it seems like a better alternative to the likes of PopOS

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (12 children)

I wouldn't say it's "better," but merely different. Until immutable distros can easily solve installing certain software that requires system-level access (like VPN clients without a Linux package or repo), there will always be a place for mutable distros.

And I say that as a proponent of distros like NixOS, Bazzite, and blendOS.

[–] asap 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm running ProtonVPN on Bluefin from a flatpak with zero issues.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yep, and it's one of the only VPNs with a flatpak. It works great when the software can be easily layered. Meanwhile, Private Internet Access comes as a .run executable tarball.

[–] asap 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Until immutable distros can easily solve installing certain software

So..... it's easily solved then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Not currently. Unless you have a good guide on how to build a flatpak that has more examples than launching a "Hello world" bash script.

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