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Mesozoic March 2026

· 47 min read
Project Bluefin
Automation & Factory
Total Items118 (8 planned, 110 opportunistic)
Automation68.6% (258 bot PRs out of 376 total PRs)
Contributors17 total, 4 new

Desktop​

area/gnome area/aurora area/bling

GNOME desktop environment, Aurora variant (KDE), and terminal enhancements

Planned Work​

Opportunistic Work​

  • fix: upgrade selinux-policy to 43.x for GNOME 49 to resolve GDM failure by @​hanthor in #1242
  • feat: add Bazaar Companion extension by @​castrojo in #1243
  • fix(build): resolve dracut EXDEV and libjxl conflict in gnome-50 builds by @​hanthor in #1240
  • fix: install jxl-pixbuf-loader for JPEG-XL desktop backgrounds by @​hanthor in #1230
  • feat: add GNOME 50 full build pipeline with GNOME_VERSION build arg by @​hanthor in #1218
  • feat: add GNOME 50 testing builds (lts-testing-50, lts-hwe-testing-50) by @​hanthor in #1209
  • feat: switch from GNOME 48 to GNOME 49 by @​hanthor in #1207
  • Revert "feat(GNOME) : gnome 49 backport" by @​hanthor in #1192
  • feat(GNOME) : gnome 49 backport by @​hanthor in #1187
  • feat(driver-versions): add foil effects, Mesa/GNOME cards, CodeBlock refactor by @​castrojo in #694
Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

Development​

area/dx

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

Homebrew​

Package Updates​

Production Tap Experimental Tap

78 automated updates this month via GitHub Actions. Homebrew tap version bumps ensure Bluefin users always have access to the latest stable releases.

Quick Summary​
TapUpdates
production-tap34
experimental-tap44
View all production-tap updates (34)
PackageVersionsPR
antigravity-linux1.20.3 → 1.21.9 (6 updates)#317
visual-studio-code-linux1.110.0 → 1.113.0 (5 updates)#311
vscodium-linux1.110.01571 → 1.112.01907 (4 updates)#309
goose-linux1.27.0 → 1.28.0 (4 updates)#304
jetbrains-toolbox-linux3.3.1.75249 → 3.4.1.78303 (3 updates)#310
lm-studio-linux0.4.7 → 0.4.8 (2 updates)#314
1password-gui-linux8.12.6 → 8.12.8 (2 updates)#302
framework-tool0.6.1#292
View all experimental-tap updates (44)
PackageVersionsPR
opencode-desktop-linux1.3.2 → 1.3.9 (5 updates)#253
emdash-linux0.4.41 → 0.4.45 (4 updates)#250
rider-linux2025.3.3 → 2026.1 (3 updates)#255
rustrover-linux2025.3.5 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#256
pycharm-linux2025.3.4 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#254
cursor-linux2.6.21 → 2.6.22 (2 updates)#240
craft-agents-linux0.8.0 → 0.8.1 (2 updates)#239
clion-linux2025.3.4 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#238
goland-linux2025.3.4 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#243
phpstorm-linux2025.3.4 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#245
rubymine-linux2025.3.4 → 2026.1 (2 updates)#247
dataspell-linux2026.1#252
datagrip-linux2026.1#241
dockerd-linux29.3.1#225
intellij-idea-linux2026.1#228
webstorm-linux2026.1#235

Ecosystem​

area/brew area/bluespeed area/flatpak

Homebrew packages, AI/ML tools (Bluespeed), and Flatpak applications

Planned Work​

Opportunistic Work​

  • feat: add Bazaar Companion extension by @​coxde in #4089
  • fix: turn off bazaar.service by @​renner0e in #4264
  • fix(antigravity): URL scheme handling, user guidance, and added path by @​hanthor in #290
  • chore: bump craft-agents-linux 0.6.0 by @​KiKaraage in #196
  • fix(emacs-app-linux): avoid on_arch_conditional errors and improve WM_CLASS handling by @​dtg01100 in #189
  • fix: use experimental tap path throughout bottle workflow by @​hanthor in #201
  • fix: fully-qualify bluefin-cli tap in bottle workflow by @​hanthor in #199
  • fix: use supported macOS x86 runner for bluefin-cli bottles by @​hanthor in #198
  • chore: switch bluefin-cli to Homebrew Go formula + bottles by @​hanthor in #197
  • Update Homebrew installation command for bluefin-cli by @​hanthor in #672
  • feat(reports): add 'New Applications' section for Homebrew additions by @​castrojo in #653
  • chore(deps): pin homebrew/actions action to 8f52032 by @​mergeraptor in #42

System Services & Policies​

area/services area/policy

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​


Hardware​

area/hardware area/nvidia aarch64

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

  • fix(ci): replace cosign attest with oras attach and use RPM-bundled nvidia-install.sh by @​buggerman in #4274
  • fix:DRACUT_TMPDIR export for kernel swap by @​hanthor in #1251
  • fix(gdx): guard nvidia-modeset.conf copy for arm64 by @​hanthor in #1232
  • fix(gdx): remove stale kernel-pin, follow coreos-stable akmods by @​hanthor in #1231
  • feat(driver-versions): rebuild page as timeline with per-release reba… by @​castrojo in #684
  • Feat/driver versions redesign by @​castrojo in #665

Infrastructure​

area/iso area/upstream area/buildstream area/finpilot area/just area/testing

ISO images, upstream integration, build systems, and testing frameworks

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

Documentation​

kind/documentation

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

  • chore(renovate): group eslint and @typescript-eslint in one PR by @​castrojo in #698
  • chore(deps): update step-security/harden-runner action to v2.16.1 by @​mergeraptor in #689
  • docs(downloads): add weekly lts-hwe testing download table by @​castrojo in #695
  • fix(images): address issue #20 reviewer feedback — cert identity, par… by @​castrojo in #690
  • fix(images): wire fetch-github-images into fetch-data chain by @​castrojo in #686
  • docs(downloads,driver-versions): fix links and remove backup ISO section by @​castrojo in #685
  • feat(images): add images catalog page by @​castrojo in #683
  • feat(changelogs): prototype changelog card UI with supply chain and c… by @​castrojo in #682
  • docs: Docs/lts hwe testing download links by @​castrojo in #681
  • doc: include podman settings in devcontainers doc resolves #661 by @​NahsiN in #673
  • fix(reports): correct workflow ID and add PR pagination by @​castrojo in #679
  • Remove 'mods' from AI tools documentation by @​mmartinortiz in #659
  • fix(docs): correct Goose and OpenCode MCP config for dosu by @​castrojo in #669
  • blog: add hanthor profile card to bluefin-cli announcement by @​castrojo in #667
  • blog: announce bluefin-cli for Mac and Windows (WSL) by @​castrojo in #666
  • feat(changelogs): redesign changelog page with combined feed and commit view by @​castrojo in #664
  • docs: remove retired GTS references from active documentation by @​castrojo in #663
  • Update installation instructions for Lenovo ThinkPad users by @​jfmongrain in #656
  • Document early alpha bluefin-cli for cross-platform use by @​hanthor in #662
  • feat: goobye Bluefin GTS by @​castrojo in #654
  • docs(agents): rewrite AGENTS.md and remove stale planning artifacts by @​castrojo in #38

Tech Debt​

kind/tech-debt kind/parity

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

Opportunistic Work​

  • fix(packages): add autofs and restrict ROCm to non-nvidia dx by @​castrojo in #4370

Automation​

kind/automation kind/github-action kind/renovate

CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and automated dependency updates

Planned Work​

Opportunistic Work​


Localization​

kind/translation

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps


Other​


Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 68.6% (258 bot PRs out of 376 total PRs)

RepositoryBot PRs% of Total
bluefin8422.3%
bluefin-lts7319.4%
dakota133.5%
documentation92.4%
common10.3%
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Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

ImageSuccess RateSuccessesFailuresMonthly Change
bluefin:stable82.1%18440+23.6%
bluefin:latest83.5%18236+6.5%
bluefin:lts78.6%27274+15.2%
bluefin:lts-hwe76.5%26080+5.8%
bluefin-dx:lts75.7%25682+26.4%
bluefin-gdx:lts38%128209-25.9%
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe77.8%26375+30.8%

This Month's Highlights​

MetricValue
📊 Total Builds2141 builds across all images
🏆 Most Activebluefin:lts (346 builds)
💯 100% ClubNone. Vegeta is displeased.
⏱️ Avg Build Time17 minutes across all variants

Contributors​

New Lights​

We welcome our newest Guardians to the project.

"I do not know what the future holds. But I know this: with you at our side, there is nothing we cannot face."

—Commander Zavala

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Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

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Generated on 2026-04-02
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