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blendOS v4 has been released. (blendos.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by jao@lemy.lol to c/blendos@lemmy.world

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Arch Linux, made immutable, declarative and atomic: We're thrilled to announce the stable release of blendOS v4! You can now define your system through a single YAML file ('/system.yaml') with full support for packages from the Arch Linux repos and AUR, while continuing to be able to use Ubuntu/Fedora/Debian/.../Android containers to run software not available on Arch Linux.

Custom desktop environments, kernels and other system packages are all supported with v4, through simple modifications to /system.yaml!

Download: https://blendos.co/download/

Release notes: https://blendos.co/blog/2024/06/05/blendos-v4-released-arch-linux-made-immutable-declarative-and-atomic/

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v4 testing ISOs are now available (lemy.lol)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by jao@lemy.lol to c/blendos@lemmy.world

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The first v4 testing ISO is now out!

Quoting Rudra on Discord:

Aside from it being declarative and atomic, it now has a dedicated first-setup app that allows you to create users following the installation of the system, unlike previous iterations where it was a part of the system installer. It ships with GNOME 45 out-of-the-box, but just like with the alpha, you can change the desktop environment in the /system.yaml file and update your system from the 'System' app. The default GNOME dash is a lot less cluttered now (new default-gnome track). You can also include any custom packages or even build your own system with your own packages, giving you a nearly vanilla Arch Linux installation but immutable and atomic!

We've now implemented three-way /etc merges (similar to ostree), therefore making /etc mutable and allowing you to edit package configuration. Similarly, /usr/local too is now mutable so that you can install any themes or custom-built applications system-wide.

This is still a beta release, so not everything is finished. There are no system or user tools anymore, and the default DE is GNOME (this can be changed post-install).

You now have to use system.yaml, so follow my post-install guides here: https://asterisk.lol/blog/blend_v4/#post-install (soon to be on the new docs)

If you'd like to download it, you can get the ISO from the following mirrors:

Google Drive

Sahilister's Mirror

Qiwi

You can also get torrents for it from our FossTorrents page: https://fosstorrents.com/distributions/blendos/#downloads

Also, another reminder is that this is still a testing release. Things are unfinished!

Why do you use firefox? by jao in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 9 months ago

I don't like Chromium, on mobile it has extension support.

"Adopting" by Sarah C. Andersen (Sarah's Scribbles) by jao in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Totally true lmao. Its how I got my cat Chevy. He was found as a kitten by my Uncle on the tire of my Grandfathers Chevy. Years later the same Uncle found another kitten on the axle of his car, he named it Axle. He also named Chevy. He is definitely creative with naming cats.

New logo and we're two months old today! by jao in c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

[-] jao@lemy.lol 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That looks great. I'll try making a rough draft of a digital version tomorrow.

Edit: Might be Aug 17th instead of today Aug 16th, as I am doing some stuff, as I was quite busy today with registering blendOS as a project on the libera.chat IRC and some personal things like getting a job, and I have a doctor appointment later today. Sorry that this update is a bit offtopic from the sublemmy this comment is on.

Edit 2: Edited Edit 1 a bit to provide more clarity.

The Adblockalypse is coming by jao in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Laughs in Firefox. (Specifically FireDragon)

Edit: Since there was some confusion in the comments about what FireDragon is, I will explain it here. FireDragon is the default browser on Garuda Linux. FireDragon is a fork of Librewolf, which is in-turn a fork of Firefox. Librewolf's main goal is to provide the most privacy possible to its user, though it might be at the cost of some sites breaking. FireDragon is a fork of Librewolf, it reduces some of the privacy settings that Librewolf uses, in order for sites to not break, but while still retaining most of the privacy features. dr460nf1r3 the developer of FireDragon said "This fork ships saner defaults to also include regular (not paranoid 😋) users of Garuda Linux in its audience" [1] Paragraph 2, Line 6

FireDragon from my perspective is focused around Garuda Linux, so a lot of its features are designed for users of Garuda Linux in mind.

More information about FireDragon can be found here: https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/firedragon-librewolf-fork/5018, here: https://github.com/dr460nf1r3/firedragon-browser, and here: https://dr460nf1r3.org/projects/firedragon/

More Information about Librewolf can be found here: https://librewolf.net/

More Information about Garuda Linux can be found here: https://garudalinux.org/

You never forget your first by jao in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] jao@lemy.lol 11 points 10 months ago

Why non-systemd distros? I have heard of not-systemd distros like Artix and Devaun (I think that's how you spell them), but I never bothered looking into why some people prefer them.

Without using pronouns (me, he, she, it, etc) or articles (a, an, the), how did you come up with your user name? by jao in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago

Tvan not follow rules. Jao + Not-Jao-or-Tvan angry.

Post a meme on lemmy, upvote on kbin, boost on mastodon, comment on firefish, feature on pixelfed, reply to a comment on... by jao in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago

This is crazy.

What's a good alternative to Gmail? by jao in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 29 points 10 months ago

Proton Mail. https://pm.me/

What's a good alternative to Gmail? by jao in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago

I use Porkbun for my domain. you can get a .xyz domain for only $2 for 1 year, though after 1 year its like $8 per year.

[-] jao@lemy.lol 16 points 10 months ago

Unlike iOS pretty much every part of the Android OS is replaceable. There is technically no "unified" version of Android, each Android phone manufacturer has their own unique spin on it, and since its open source, or at least most of it is, anyone can make their own version. For example: Lineage OS, /e/OS, and Graphene OS.

I have seen the light! by jao in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] jao@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am using Infinity. It has been working great so far. It is one of the most themeable Lemmy clients I know of.

Screenshot_20230809_164614_Infinity for Lemmy

probably my biggest gripe with Lemmy right now. Feels like I'm just stuck in a loop. by jao in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] jao@lemy.lol 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

lemmy.world got too big IMO. So I ended up switching to a different instance. If all the users were to evenly distribute themselves across many instances, and not just have everyone on like 1-3 different instances, I think that the issues with unavailability, lag, and whatnot would happen much less.