KDE Linux, BuildStream and Hope (froscon2026)

In this presentation I'll discuss the ongoing port of KDE Linux to use BuildStream. Rather than describing the work done and to be done, we'll discuss the why, the difficulties this brings and what kind of opportunities does it unveil. Furthermore, we'll discuss the implications to the end user of using an overly immutable root file system and what kind of restrictions does this impose on the design of the operating system as well as how these can be challenged in order to continue having powerful operating systems for our users and developers alike. Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 about this event: https://programm.froscon.org/2026/events/3677.html