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. 😎
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
I always thought homebrew would be perfect for atomic Linux but ran into the same issues. Today, on Silverblue, I run Rust-based CLI apps installed with cargo and/or, less favourably, Go apps. I only use a container when I have to build something from source.
So, yeah, I’ll be keeping an eye on Bluefin. They seem to get it.
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.
Been curious about what it's like to use Bluefin? Here's a quick tour of it, walking through some of the main changes we make to Silverblue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_yyyUMecwo
For more stability, the Bluefin custom image defaults to GTS (grand touring support), meaning that we hang back one release of Fedora. It brings stability in general, but specifically to all the GNOME extensions we use.
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. 🏎️
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!
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.
Bazzite and Bluefin will now show a Message of the Day when you open the terminal! This is to share tips and tricks to get you more familiar with your system, especially if it's your first time using a uBlue or Fedora Atomic image.
Can be toggled off and on with ujust toggle-user-motd