Heh I figured as much, it was just on my mind because I saw an article yesterday that the OS/2 archive is being shut down soon. It was one of my first attempts to escape Windows but it never quite made the cut.
floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 30 Jan 2024 22:28
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It’s a version name? The name of their OS is Vanilla OS and it’s the second version.
TheCMK@sh.itjust.works
on 31 Jan 2024 09:25
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All of this looks very complicated. What advantages does this have over other immutable systems, like fedora silverblue or opensuse aeon?
jetster735180@lemmy.ca
on 31 Jan 2024 10:28
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It also uses “abroot”, so it switches between root partitions with changes
Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de
on 31 Jan 2024 09:27
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Wow, I’m mind blown. If you are remotely interested in that project, you should consider spending those 5 minutes to read the article.
For my part, I’m considering to contribute by translating and testing the beta.
It doesn’t seem “better” than Fedora Silverblue, but I always found the communication lacking. The team behind VOS on the other hand feels very level headed and emphasizes strongly on communication, which I both don’t see enough in the Linux community.
Of course, technically speaking, VOS isn’t very revolutionary. Stuff like Distrobox, Waydroid and all the “other” things (Software center, etc.) existed before, but they weren’t advertised enough.
In general, I really like their approach and the direction they are going. It really has the potential to surpass Linux Mint as the #1 beginner distro recommendation imo!
0xCAFE@feddit.de
on 31 Jan 2024 09:27
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That’s a long list of changes, wow.
Personally, I’m not considering Vanilla OS just yet. It does too many things in a custom way. I am however keeping an eye on the project, since they have interesting ideas and they’re making progress in the area of immutable distributions (which will be the future I figure).
joel_feila@lemmy.world
on 31 Jan 2024 18:05
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Yeah in an it class I mentioned vanilla os and my teacher said the same thing
merthyr1831@lemmy.world
on 31 Jan 2024 09:45
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VanillaOS really is, imo a “next gen” linux distro. Look forward to seeing how they get on!
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Hey this has nothing to do with OS/2. Seems kinda shady to embed the name of another known operating system into your own name?
What? Vanilla os. Is very different than just OS2. Also OS 2 is how old now? I doubt many people even make that coorelation
Heh I figured as much, it was just on my mind because I saw an article yesterday that the OS/2 archive is being shut down soon. It was one of my first attempts to escape Windows but it never quite made the cut.
It’s a version name? The name of their OS is Vanilla OS and it’s the second version.
All of this looks very complicated. What advantages does this have over other immutable systems, like fedora silverblue or opensuse aeon?
This one is based on Debian
It also uses “abroot”, so it switches between root partitions with changes
Wow, I’m mind blown. If you are remotely interested in that project, you should consider spending those 5 minutes to read the article.
For my part, I’m considering to contribute by translating and testing the beta.
It doesn’t seem “better” than Fedora Silverblue, but I always found the communication lacking. The team behind VOS on the other hand feels very level headed and emphasizes strongly on communication, which I both don’t see enough in the Linux community.
Of course, technically speaking, VOS isn’t very revolutionary. Stuff like Distrobox, Waydroid and all the “other” things (Software center, etc.) existed before, but they weren’t advertised enough.
In general, I really like their approach and the direction they are going. It really has the potential to surpass Linux Mint as the #1 beginner distro recommendation imo!
That’s a long list of changes, wow.
Personally, I’m not considering Vanilla OS just yet. It does too many things in a custom way. I am however keeping an eye on the project, since they have interesting ideas and they’re making progress in the area of immutable distributions (which will be the future I figure).
Yeah in an it class I mentioned vanilla os and my teacher said the same thing
VanillaOS really is, imo a “next gen” linux distro. Look forward to seeing how they get on!
Very cool. Had I not just installed (ublue) Kinoite, I’d probably be trying this today. I’m a chronic distrohopper, and this looks very cool.
Nice, support for Android apps is just casually mention almost as a side note 😎