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> A seamless blend of all Linux distributions. Ah, yes, Fedora, Arch, and Ubuntu. That's all of them. Edit: In retrospect this comment is a little mean, but a

> A seamless blend of all Linux distributions. Ah, yes, Fedora, Arch, and Ubuntu. That's all of them. Edit: In retrospect this comment is a little mean, but as someone who uses a distro that isn't one of the "big three", I am pretty tired of the assumption that everyone runs Ubuntu et al. that you frequently see in the blogosphere and elsewhere. Or even the implication, as you see here, that Ubuntu et al. are the only distros. Might I nominate > A seamless blend of your favorite Linux distributions. as a tagline? Big props to the creator. This is impressive work, especially for one so young.

notesinthefield 4y ago
Not literally but considering many, many distributions are derivatives of Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL or Arch, BlendOS can cast a pretty wide net.
jay-barronville 4y ago
From what I can tell, as a meta distribution, it technically supports a lot more distributions, but Arch, Ubuntu, and Fedora are the highlighted (and officially supported) ones.
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- jay-barronville 4y ago
  Also, no need to be a jerk about it.
  - VyseofArcadia 4y ago
    You're right, it was jerky. Thanks for the callout.
    - jay-barronville 4y ago
      Respect!
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pxc 4y ago
Perhaps 'all distros' is more aspirational? I hope so, because while I see less use for more conventional distros like those currently given, something similar could be a really nice escape hatch for distros with less conventional, less compatible bases. Combining a distro like Fedora with one like NixOS, GuixSD, Alpine, Void Linux, etc. could be much more valuable. BlendOS also looks like it could be quite nice for developers who want to be able to quickly build and test locally for a few major distros.
uoaei 4y ago
> I am pretty tired of the assumption that everyone runs Ubuntu et al. It is a fact of statistics, and a fact of your personal choices vis a vis others' personal choices. But then I consider the language implying victimization, and I wonder why you react in that way.
BossingAround 4y ago
> > A seamless blend of all Linux distributions. > Ah, yes, Fedora, Arch, and Ubuntu. That's all of them. I think the idea is to be able to run applications distributed via Pacman, DNF, and apt (which encompasses many more distros than the named three) rather than needlessly put every single distro into one. It is poorly worded, I'll give you that.
- pxc 4y ago
  > I think the idea is to be able to run applications distributed via Pacman, DNF, and apt (which encompasses many more distros than the named three) rather than needlessly put every single distro into one. It is poorly worded, I'll give you that. It doesn't really work that way, though. Compatibility runs deeper than that. You can't generally just take a Fedora package and install it on openSUSE or vice-versa, even though you can run DNF on both. Same for any two releases of a given distro. You can only reliably do this kind of thing where one distro is directly downstream of one another, version for version, like Pop and Ubuntu. Proprietary software's Linux repos often obscure this, by shipping a big runtime for a package, bundling a ton of deps, so you may not notice this if you only ever add repos for Chrome and Discord via their vendors or whatever. (Not recommended, btw— proprietary software repos for Linux distros are notoriously ill-behaved, often in a way that poses a security risk.)
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jbirer 4y ago
> In retrospect this comment is a little mean Did not really come across as mean, just a bit butthurt with a dash of cringe. > Or even the implication, as you see here, that Ubuntu et al. are the only distros. They are the only distros for the majority of people out there, most popular and the ones most people know. Smaller distributions need a novel feature to justify the work of implementation i.e the package manager of Nix

notesinthefield 4y ago

Not literally but considering many, many distributions are derivatives of Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL or Arch, BlendOS can cast a pretty wide net.

jay-barronville 4y ago

From what I can tell, as a meta distribution, it technically supports a lot more distributions, but Arch, Ubuntu, and Fedora are the highlighted (and officially supported) ones.

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jay-barronville 4y ago
Also, no need to be a jerk about it.
- VyseofArcadia 4y ago
  You're right, it was jerky. Thanks for the callout.
  - jay-barronville 4y ago
    Respect!
  - helf 4y ago
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- ihateyouall123 4y ago
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pxc 4y ago

Perhaps 'all distros' is more aspirational? I hope so, because while I see less use for more conventional distros like those currently given, something similar could be a really nice escape hatch for distros with less conventional, less compatible bases. Combining a distro like Fedora with one like NixOS, GuixSD, Alpine, Void Linux, etc. could be much more valuable. BlendOS also looks like it could be quite nice for developers who want to be able to quickly build and test locally for a few major distros.

uoaei 4y ago

> I am pretty tired of the assumption that everyone runs Ubuntu et al. It is a fact of statistics, and a fact of your personal choices vis a vis others' personal choices. But then I consider the language implying victimization, and I wonder why you react in that way.

BossingAround 4y ago

> > A seamless blend of all Linux distributions. > Ah, yes, Fedora, Arch, and Ubuntu. That's all of them. I think the idea is to be able to run applications distributed via Pacman, DNF, and apt (which encompasses many more distros than the named three) rather than needlessly put every single distro into one. It is poorly worded, I'll give you that.

pxc 4y ago
> I think the idea is to be able to run applications distributed via Pacman, DNF, and apt (which encompasses many more distros than the named three) rather than needlessly put every single distro into one. It is poorly worded, I'll give you that. It doesn't really work that way, though. Compatibility runs deeper than that. You can't generally just take a Fedora package and install it on openSUSE or vice-versa, even though you can run DNF on both. Same for any two releases of a given distro. You can only reliably do this kind of thing where one distro is directly downstream of one another, version for version, like Pop and Ubuntu. Proprietary software's Linux repos often obscure this, by shipping a big runtime for a package, bundling a ton of deps, so you may not notice this if you only ever add repos for Chrome and Discord via their vendors or whatever. (Not recommended, btw— proprietary software repos for Linux distros are notoriously ill-behaved, often in a way that poses a security risk.)

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jbirer 4y ago

> In retrospect this comment is a little mean Did not really come across as mean, just a bit butthurt with a dash of cringe. > Or even the implication, as you see here, that Ubuntu et al. are the only distros. They are the only distros for the majority of people out there, most popular and the ones most people know. Smaller distributions need a novel feature to justify the work of implementation i.e the package manager of Nix