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12 mo. ago • 96%

VanillaOS 2.0 (Orchid) Alpha Build 84 Available Now

github.com VanillaOS orchid · Vanilla-OS/live-iso@0b40e77

Vanilla OS Live ISO Builder. Contribute to Vanilla-OS/live-iso development by creating an account on GitHub.

cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/1123506

Download ISO - https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/live-iso/actions/runs/6834360482

VanillaOS @monero.town VanillaOS 2.0 (Orchid) Alpha Build 84 Available Now

8 comments

Never really understood Vanilla OS. Why use this compared to other immutable distros like Fedora Silverblue?

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- I'm a huge fan of Silverblue, but VanillaOS still looks pretty promising.
  
  It doesn't have much unique to offer imo, but it seems to be "the next Mint" in how I see it.
  
  It has a similar philosophy (user friendliness and reliability), but kind of a different implementation.
  
  Mint tries to archive that by looking similar to Windows UI-wise and being "stable" (in terms of a conservative release cycle).
  
  VOS archieves that by looking simplistic (appealing to younger folks like myself) and being immutable + self managing.
  
  Both are valid, but the key difference is that Mint is "old fashioned", while VOS tries to use new technologies for it's goals.
  
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  *its goals
  
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- You can run containers that are integrated such as android, arch, etc
  
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  Which isn't an unique feature of VOS. You can do the same on Fedora Atomic or any other distro too with Distrobox and Waydroid.
  
  BUT, I like VOS' implemention. It's nothing special, but still neat!
  
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- Better Distrobox tooling I think. Actually pretty cool, that has to be ported. Silverblue is the better base imho.
  
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- Their package manager interest me. From what I've read it seems I can install any app from any distros repo and it'll set up the container for me
  
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