Fedora Project Announces Fedora Atomic Desktops for Immutable Fedora Spins
The Project Atomic has already seen a few spins since its creation, including Fedora Silverblue (formerly Fedora Atomic Workstation), Fedora Kinoite, Fedora Sericea, and last but not least Fedora Onyx which features the Budgie desktop environment.
The Fedora Atomic Desktops brand was born from the need to simplify how future atomic spins are named, to make it easier for users to use these immutable Fedora Linux spins based on rpm-ostree, and to accommodate even more atomic spins featuring different desktop environments.
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Introducing Fedora Atomic Desktops - Fedora Magazine
We are happy to announce the creation of a new family of Fedora Linux spins: Fedora Atomic Desktops! As Silverblue has grown in popularity, we’ve seen more of our mainline Fedora Linux spins make the jump to offer a version that implements rpm-ostree. It’s reached the point where it can be hard to talk about all of them at the same time. Therefore we’ve introduced a new brand that will serve to simplify how we discuss rpm-ostree and how we name future atomic spins.
Some may note that this is more of a reintroduction. Project Atomic was started 10 years ago with the development of Atomic Host. As the team stated back then, “the Atomic Host comprises a set of packages from an operating system (…) , pulled together with rpm-ostree to create a filesystem tree that can be deployed, and updated, as an atomic unit.” In 2018 we saw the start of Fedora Atomic Workstation, a desktop client implementation using GNOME, which became Silverblue a year later.
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Introducing Fedora Atomic Desktops (Fedora Magazine)
Fedora Magazine has announced the creation Fedora Atomic Desktops: a way of branding Fedora's growing set of rpm-ostree spins.
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Linux goes nuclear: Fedora Atomic Desktops are here to nuke Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS into oblivion
In a move that might just set off shockwaves through the halls of both Microsoft and Apple, Fedora has detonated its latest innovation: Fedora Atomic Desktops, a new family of Linux spins that combines cutting-edge technology with atomic precision.
This strategic realignment, marrying the reliability of Linux with the groundbreaking rpm-ostree system, not only simplifies the Fedora ecosystem but also poses a formidable challenge to traditional operating systems. With its atomic updates and robust system management, Fedora Atomic Desktops are primed to disrupt the status quo, signaling that the tech giants should start paying attention.
The inception of Project Atomic a decade ago marked the beginning of Fedora’s journey into atomic updates with the development of Atomic Host. This project laid the groundwork for what would evolve into today’s rpm-ostree-based spins, including the transformation of Fedora Atomic Workstation into the now well-known Fedora Silverblue.
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Fedora Unveils A Unified Brand for RPM-OSTree Spins
In a move to streamline its offering of desktop environments, Fedora has introduced a new family of Linux spins dubbed Fedora Atomic Desktops. They encompass four main spins...
This rebranding effort aims to provide clarity and coherence to Fedora’s use of rpm-ostree technology, which allows for atomic updates and rollbacks, enhancing system stability and reliability.
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Fedora Atomic Desktops: A New Family Of Fedora Linux Spins
Fedora is a name that is quite popular in the Linux world. It is a superb option for those who want to try something out apart from Debian or Arch Linux.
Not just for desktops, but it is also available for servers and IoT platforms.
In the past, they used to offer a few immutable distros, but that has now changed with a recent rebranding that sees the term “Atomic” being used instead. There's also a significant shift in how they will handle these spins going forward.
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Fedora is About to Unleash Atomic Desktops
With Silverblue continuing to rise in popularity, Fedora saw that the rpm-ostree had become a viable option.
For those who don't know, rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system that bundles all of the necessary components for a system configuration into a single commit that can be deployed across numerous devices.
Atomic Desktops solves a problem that will most likely become an issue in the future, as more spins arrive. Currently, Fedora Atomic Desktops is comprised of four atomic spins: Fedora Silverblue, Fedora Kinoite, Fedora Sway Atomic, and Fedora Budgie Atomic.
The problem is, as more and more spins come into being, it becomes more challenging to include other desktops without introducing more complexities and confusion.
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Immutable Linux: Fedora combines different spins as Fedora Atomic Desktops
So-called "immutable systems", where the operating system itself is read-only, are nothing new in the Linux world, and a similar system has always been used for mobile operating systems. The semi-rolling Linux distribution Fedora is now simplifying its various editions, which Fedora calls "spins", and combining four immutable spins under one name: Fedora Atomic Desktops.
Specifically, Fedora Silverblue with the Gnome desktop environment, Fedora Kinoite with the KDE desktop environment, Fedora Sway Atomic (formerly Fedora Sericea) and Fedora Budgie Atomic (formerly Fedora Onyx) have been merged under the new name. Strictly speaking, the "immutable" Linux systems with write-protection of the root filesystem are not entirely immutable, which is emphasised by the designation as "Atomic" spins.