623: 50 Days of Blue - LINUX Unplugged

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Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises?Sponsored By:1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is a device trust solution for companies with Okta, and they ensure that if a device isn't trusted and secure, it can't log into your cloud apps. Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. Support LINUX UnpluggedLinks:💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FMNix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak previewNix Vegas CFPBluefin | The Next Generation Linux WorkstationFour Years of Universal Bluechad-russell/nix-blue: uBlue derivative with nix compatibilitykarypid/bluenix: Bluefin with /nixthrix/nix-toolbox: Fedora toolbox with nix.add nix using either the determine systems nix installer or the vanilla installer · Issue #2371 · ublue-os/bluefinInclude smallest pieces necessary to make installing Nix easier · Issue #765 · ublue-os/mainRecommend homebrew as the default · Issue #576 · ublue-os/bluefinfeat: homebrew on image by m2Giles · Pull Request #1293 · ublue-os/bluefinAdd support for ostree-based Linux distributions by Hofer-Julian · Pull Request #586 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installerOstree installation breaks with composefs changes in Fedora 42 · Issue #1445 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installerArbitrary top level mount points and composefs (#26) · Issue · fedora/bootc/trackercomposefs: The reliability of disk images, the flexibility of filesublue-os/bluefin: The next generation Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.ublue-os/image-template: Build your own custom Universal Blue Image!amyosveneos: Bootc images based on Fedora Atomic & Fedora CoreOSm2osbos: Customized OS images based on Universal BlueBuilding Locally | Bluefinublue-os/cayo: A bootc server image for your self-hosting needsZach: Easy Omarchy update and install.CommonArchJaKooLit's Hyprland setupsPick: bitchat — A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks. No internet required, no servers, no phone numbers. It's the side-groupchat.Bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibesbitchat-android: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibesbitchat privacyJack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security | TechCrunchLINUX Unplugged 459: Better than ButterBriar — Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in.Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.

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This episode was published on July 13, 2025.

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Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises?Sponsored By:1Password Extended Access Management: 1Password Extended Access Management is...

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