Today we celebrate a nice milestone for the project. Thanks to some awesome work by the team we have a mostly daily-driveable Alpha 1. GNOME 50 too!

What is this?​

"Dakotaraptor" is the codename for Bluefin based on GNOME OS. It is designed to deliver software from upstream sources and eschews the traditional Linux distribution model entirely. It's built with Apache Buildstream and published as a bootc image.

• GNOME 50, Linux 6.19.11, Mesa 26.0.4, and the Freedesktop 25.08.9 libraries. systemd-boot, UKIs, Rust uutils and sudo-rs included out of the box. (Hi Jon!)

GNOME OS itself has moved on to GNOME 51 builds, so we are on a stable branch. I'm pretty sure we're the first ones to consume this thing so keep an eye out for issues. We're still recommending VMs but it's also running fine on bare metal given the gotchas below.

Those of you with keen eyes might notice the new snazzy menu Dylan Taylor landed. It's Custom Command Menu and the upstream author was kind enough to accept our patch to put your hostname right there in your menu for a little bit of bling. We're working on bringing this to other Bluefins so sit tight. Lots of great customization options with this menu, I am enjoying it. You may have also noticed that we're using Ghostty here as the terminal.

Goals​

• Goal is beta late spring, hopefully GA by fall
• If you want to help out with infrastructure we're always looking for help.
• If you're looking to help on the desktop side, help GNOME OS.
  • This will likely be the "thinnest" Bluefin ever, with our primary purpose being to help upstream as much as possible.

Gotchas​

• LUKS is busted so skip the encryption step on install. James has a fix for this and it should be landing soon.
• Updates are one big layer. We're working on this actively and it's looking good but it will land later.
  • Updates will first come split up into 120 layers but will still be large.
  • At some point this late spring/early summer zstd:chunked support should land in bootc and then you'll start receiving delta updates. We'll announce when this is live.
• Many of the issues are cosmetic and "fit and finish" - you should not be having crashers or anything crazy like that.
• Some parts of the build are old, we have not automated bumping version numbers of components so that's being done manually right now. So if you find an old version of something we'll get to them eventually.
• No Nvidia support.
• A sort of working ARM build, more to come.
• Pretty sure docker doesn't work.

Thanks!​

• Jordan Petridis, Valentin David, Adrian Vovk, and the rest of the GNOME OS team.
  • Thanks for your patience and guidance!
• Brian Ketelsen and James Reilly for porting the Vanilla OS installer to use bootc: Tuna installer. Yes, James' personal image is called Tuna OS lol. On the plus side at least it's not called Titanoboa.
  • This thing is quite cool and shaping up to be a decent generic bootc installer. Nice.
• Thanks to all of you on the Discord who have been testing and reporting issues, it helps tremendously! Shout out to JumpyVi!

Download​

• dakota-live-latest.iso

Filing Issues​

All issues appreciated! The end goal is for Dakota to "feel" like a regular Bluefin.

• Dakota Issues
• ISO Specific Issues

Discussions​

I thought I'd take some time to talk a bit about the world around us. I've come back from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Amsterdam super energized and have been taking this week off to recharge and relax.

I'll be talking about Bluefin and friends a bit later - we're gearing up for release and everything is humming along nicely. Let's talk about where we are.

Our target audience​

Let's talk about numbers that matter to us. Here's the rollup:

• Cloud Native Developer Growth is up to ~20 million developers - This one snuck up on me, since we last reported 15.6 million in November of last year. That's a 28% increase in six months! And 7.3 million AI developers are now working in the cloud native space. Our audience continues to grow.
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU hit 13,500+ attendees, not only was it the largest KubeCon ever, but it was the largest open source conference in the world.
• Flahub had 21.6% Year over Year growth last year.

What this means​

First off it means a lot of tired developers. The bootc booths and talks were well attended, and everyone was talking about platform engineering and the challenges of infrastructure at scale. These are the lessons we want to bring into Bluefin and friends, we are a tiny little chicken in a world of giants. We must be crafty and efficient!

I received tons of feedback and "tell your friends hello!", but here's the lessons as I see them:

• Our choice of developer tooling and investment in DX is a huge strength - people want standardized tooling across the board.
• We will do the same for AI tooling by shipping things like Goose and linux-mcp-server to serve those developers. Everyone is using these tools, and everyone wants these tools in VMs and containers to keep a barrier between these agents and their host. I expect this year will lead to more tooling in this space as developers figure it out.
• We will continue to support a distribution-agnostic application store that focuses on meeting the needs of application developers first and foremost.

Not into any of those things?​

Kick back and enjoy your computer!

Discussions​

Desktop​

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

Planned Work​

• fix(ublue-fastfetch): use exec to preserve parent shell detection by @​kriszentner in #233
• fix: alias definition for cat command by @​castrojo in #220

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)​

• Update gnome-build-meta ref by @​alatiera in #76

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: Add OpenSSF Scorecard Action by @​KyleGospo in #4273
• chore(renovate): fix automerge rules and reschedule lts cron by @​castrojo in #1171
• Update dockerd-linux SHA by @​jumpyvi in #208
• Update docker to 29.2.1 by @​jumpyvi in #195

Homebrew​

Package Updates​

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​

Ecosystem​

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

Planned Work​

• Remove 'mods' from ai-tools.Brewfile by @​mmartinortiz in #231
• feat(brew): podman-tui to Homebrew CLI Brewfile by @​castrojo in #228
• feat: add llmfit to ai-tools.Brewfile by @​KiKaraage in #226

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​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: turn off bazaar.service for now by @​renner0e in #1172
• fix: fetch raw instead of blob for zram config by @​jumpyvi in #1170

Hardware​

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​

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

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat(ci): add DNF package cache to reusable build workflow by @​castrojo in #4359
• feat(beta): turn on Bluefin beta by @​castrojo in #4355
• chore(beta): point beta builds at beta branch by @​hanthor in #4362
• feat: deprecate GTS image tag and migrate to stable by @​ahmedadan in #4251
• feat: layer GNOME 50 on top of GNOME 49 base image by @​hanthor in #1212
• fix(ci): use tree-hash anchor for accurate promotion commit list by @​castrojo in #1197
• ci(promote): replace push-based promotion with PR gate by @​castrojo in #1195
• fix(ci): prevent production LTS tag pollution from main branch merges by @​castrojo in #1154
• fix: remove redundant macOS tap copy in bottle build by @​hanthor in #202
• fix: avoid tap ambiguity in macOS bottle build by @​hanthor in #200
• fix: add .npmrc legacy-peer-deps to unblock TypeScript 6 build by @​castrojo in #678
• feat(sbom): add SBOM attestation cache pipeline by @​castrojo in #693
• feat: SBOM pipeline for data by @​castrojo in #691
• perf(ci): add node_modules cache, broaden data cache key, add concurr… by @​castrojo in #688
• Upstream pr/fix signing SBOM commands by @​castrojo in #687
• fix: correct stale repo refs, announcement bar, and CI cache key by @​castrojo in #660
• docs(agents): update documentation for build-iso-lts-hwe-testing.yml … by @​castrojo in #46
• ci(prerelease): attach iso-CHECKSUM files to GitHub prereleases by @​castrojo in #45
• ci(iso): harden testing/production isolation across build and promote… by @​castrojo in #44
• ci(iso): add weekly lts-hwe-testing iso build by @​castrojo in #43
• fix(ci): correct build-iso-all cron schedule to run monthly by @​castrojo in #37

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat(ci): turn on automerge by @​castrojo in #145
• ci: Track with arch aarch64 for the arm elements by @​alatiera in #114
• ci: Use buildstream to track elements by @​alatiera in #111
• Fix the build_image_name again by @​alatiera in #97
• ci: Fix yaml indentation by @​alatiera in #95
• ci: Only setup the CAS config if the secrets exist by @​alatiera in #94
• Run builds on commits and PRs by @​alatiera in #92
• chore: rename build-egg.yml to build.yml by @​castrojo in #89

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​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore(rollback-helper): Remove gts by @​AtomHare in #229

Opportunistic Work​

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

Automation​

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

Planned Work​

• fix(renovate): use customManagers with currentValue group by @​ahmedadan in #242

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(ci): grant contents:write to generate-release jobs by @​castrojo in #4371
• chore(ci): add Sigstore build attestations by @​castrojo in #4369
• fix(ci): remove pull_request trigger from GNOME 50 workflow by @​castrojo in #1238
• fix: upload-artifact names for hwe/non-hwe gnome50 builds by @​hanthor in #1220
• feat: add bluefin-dx GNOME 50 build variants by @​hanthor in #1221
• fix(ci): use regular merge for promotion PRs instead of squash by @​castrojo in #1201
• fix(ci): replace PR promotion with squash push in promote-to-lts by @​castrojo in #1177
• fix(ci): sync workflow files and AGENTS.md from main by @​castrojo in #1161
• fix(ci): fix LTS promotion workflow failures by @​castrojo in #1157
• fix(ci): prevent branch pollution by replacing pull app with manual workflow by @​castrojo in #1152
• fix(ci): prevent accidental LTS tag publishing from pull bot PRs by @​castrojo in #1147
• feat: switch lts builds to cron-only schedule by @​castrojo in #1138
• fix(ci): restrict SBOM generation to lts branch only by @​castrojo in #1142
• revert: restore SBOM generation on main branch by @​castrojo in #1141
• fix(ci): restrict SBOM generation to lts branch only by @​castrojo in #1140
• chore(deps): update github actions (major) by @​mergeraptor in #40
• chore(deps): update github actions by @​mergeraptor in #39

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat(bazaar, po): add Indonesian curation translation by @​KiKaraage in #207

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix(packages): remove sssd cluster packages by @​castrojo in #4356
• fix: upgrade script was being wiped by /tmp tmpfs mount by @​hanthor in #1213
• chore: remove .opencode/ and plans directory by @​castrojo in #119
• Revert image squash by @​alatiera in #96
• Disable chunkify again by @​alatiera in #88
• Add bluefin CAS server by @​alatiera in #41
• Update refs by @​alatiera in #78

Bot Activity​

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

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	82.1%	184	40
bluefin:latest	83.5%	182	36
bluefin:lts	78.6%	272	74
bluefin:lts-hwe	76.5%	260	80
bluefin-dx:lts	75.7%	256	82
bluefin-gdx:lts	38%	128	209
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	77.8%	263	75

This Month's Highlights​

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

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

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The time has come. Thanks to @hanthor not only do we get GNOME 49, we get GNOME 50 too! Achillobator can be fast!

Call for Testing​

We've got fancy new testing branches so feel free to help out. I know it's tempting to go right to 50 but if you could give 49 a shakedown on your way there it would really help. We're also wondering when the best time to land 50 would be. Do we wait until Fall to kinda get the -1 feel GTS had or do we pick a happy spot in the summer? Leave your feedback below.

Help fix the matrix of madness​

Find your image with a sudo bootc status and you basically adding a -testing to your image name. So instead of bluefin:lts it's bluefin:lts-testing, and so on.

We need one more legend.​

Huge thanks to @hanthor on this one, and if you're as annoyed as I am with those manual branch names you can help just add a toggle to the rebase helper so that we can just have this be a nice testing switch! Once we get that going and add a testing branch to bluefin:stable we'll have a nice easy way for people to opt in and out of testing. Good luck, have fun!

Discussion​

We like to say "The command line is our passion. Therefore we invest in the command line experience, knowing that most people will never see it." Sounds grandiose! Bluefin CLI is a a terminal experience designed around shipping a new "default terminal experience" with modern tools. But it also has things like the just task runner, making the community shared aliases and shortcuts easy. That just lets the good stuff float to the top. Actually we should probably just call it "Bluefin for Mac and Windows", once we have the wallpaper stuff figured out, which is where we need your help!

Bluefin CLI is one of my favorite Bluefin features. I get to host meetings with CNCF Ambassadors and they have the coolest prompt setups, etc. I love checking out a fellow nerd's loadout. You start to find cool little tools that just freshen up the Linux command line experience. And of course they're all written in rust, duh. We've been building bluefin-cli — the opt-in terminal experience that ships with Bluefin — into something that runs anywhere. Today it's available as an early alpha on macOS, any Linux distribution, and Windows via WSL or PowerShell.

This work is brought to you by James, who has been working on this single handedly. In Universal Blue tradition, this feature started off as a meme. Send him a donation if you wanna support his efforts!

What is bluefin-cli?​

On Bluefin, ujust bluefin-cli turns on a curated set of modern command line tools: eza, bat, zoxide, atuin, starship, ripgrep, fd, ugrep, tealdeer, and more. The philosophy is simple — a greenfield terminal experience using the best tools available today, with the ability to toggle it off and return to your known-good kit at any time. That toggle is important because this is an opinionated setup you should be able to turn it off. It's also designed to not be too crazy, we want subtle bling here. And anyway it's a template for you to build off if you want to go customize everything. And we use this system to pull in Flatpaks like Podman Desktop, which is an awesome GUI way to manage your containers. This could all be adapted to bring the same developer experience to other operating systems. "Bluefin the Application" I guess.

Some of Bluefin's best parts are common aliases. I want ujust update and ujust bios in Ubuntu and Windows. PRs to make it nice and slick would be appreciated.

And our community curated ujust bbrew app lists are great, I love it when someone finds a new CLI tool in an exciting space, especially in AI. I learned about llmfit, a nice tool that figures out the optimal local model for your hardware. Knowing that we're all curating awesomeness is a really fun part of this!

Why?​

I've always argued that the Linux development experience competes best when you do container development. This is the technology that forced Microsoft and Apple to adopt cloud native in the first place. MacOS even has it's own container tool, an analogue to podman. Each OS ships something, and Docker and podman run on all of them. We have a diverse set of implementations, but one common standard. I betcha distrobox would work on that Mac thing if it doesn't already.

There's just something about doing it on Linux, on the platform it was designed for, that leads to that extra bit of user experience. And the one thing I wish more Linux nerds would understand, we live in a cross platform world. Changing platforms is tough enough, let's at least give the developers a comfortable place to land! An operating system agnostic development environment is a competitive advantage when we have home court advantage.

Expectations​

This is an alpha. What we want is for you to be able to have the Bluefin experience on the Mac and Windows, wallpapers and everything. James is almost there, we just need people to give the thing a once over, see what needs to happen. Ideally we want one click happyness for both systems eventually.

Installation​

You need Homebrew installed on the system:

brew install ublue-os/experimental-tap/bluefin-cli

On Windows with PowerShell, enable shell integration after installing:

bluefin-cli shell powershell on

On bash, zsh, or fish:

bluefin-cli shell bash on
# or
bluefin-cli shell zsh on
# or
bluefin-cli shell fish on

What you get​

Once enabled, bluefin-cli brings the bling:

• eza — modern replacement for ls
• bat — cat with syntax highlighting and git integration
• zoxide — smarter cd that learns your habits
• atuin — shell history sync across machines
• starship — fast, cross-shell prompt
• uutils-coreutils — Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils - that's right, before Ubuntu did it lol!
• ripgrep, fd, ugrep — faster search tools
• tealdeer — fast tldr for quick command references

You can also grab Bluefin artwork and wallpaper collections, browse and install curated Brewfiles via the ujust bbrew command, and run bluefin-cli motd show to get the same Message of the Day that greets Bluefin users at every new terminal.

This is an early alpha​

The cross-platform release is early. Things will be rough in places. Open issues with feedback — that's how this gets better.

The full source is at hanthor/bluefin-cli. Contributions welcome, we'd love feature parity!

If you're already running Bluefin, nothing changes — ujust bluefin-cli still works the same way. This is for everyone else who wants in.

Discussion​

Desktop​

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

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: move starship init bash to /etc/profile.d by @​salim-b in #4147
• feat: Add Adwaita Fonts from EPEL by @​rrenomeron in #1089
• fix: use upstream xdg-terminal-exec instead of hack by @​tulilirockz in #1060
• fix: GNOME downgrade commands by @​hanthor in #1109
• build: Remove GNOME 48 backport COPR by @​hanthor in #976
• fix: no logos on centos bluefin-lts by @​renner0e in #32
• fix: fedora logos in iso by @​renner0e in #30

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Update gnomeos juction ref by @​alatiera in #39
• fix: add dconf profile and database compilation, clean up elements by @​ahmedadan in #30

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: re-enable arm64 builds by @​ahmedadan in #1098

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat: improve boot-vm ssh forwarding for native and containerized QEMU by @​hanthor in #38
• feat: add docker-qemu by @​hanthor in #36

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
craft-agents-linux	Work with most powerful agents in the world, with the UX they deserve
emdash-linux	Agentic development environment for running multiple coding agents in parallel

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

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

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: add antigravity-linux to Brewfile by @​castrojo in #215
• feat: add Sitra & Embellish font apps to Bazaar flatpak curations by @​KiKaraage in #198
• chore: update tap brewfile by @​inffy in #196

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(pmbootstrap): rebuild bottle for 3.9.0 by @​ahmedadan in #278
• feat: add antigravity URL handler desktop entry and update artifacts by @​hanthor in #262
• fix: add git pull --rebase to bottle workflow to handle concurrent pushes by @​ahmedadan in #247
• feat: add agy target alias for the antigravity binary by @​hanthor in #234
• feat(cask): add emdash-linux by @​ahmedadan in #191
• feat: add craft-agents-linux by @​KiKaraage in #186
• Fix emacs-app-linux GUI startup by placing pdmp next to binary by @​dtg01100 in #188
• feat(reports): add homebrew tap promotions section to monthly reports by @​castrojo in #614

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix: move ublue signing keys to /usr/lib/pki/containers by @​renner0e in #202
• fix: move StartLimitIntervalSec to [Unit] by @​renner0e in #203
• fix: move quay.io/toolbx key to /usr by @​renner0e in #201

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: remove kernel pin by @​castrojo in #4237
• chore: remove firmware files that are part of mt7xxx-firmware by @​castrojo in #4198
• fix: pin kernel to 6.17.12 for ZFS compatibility by @​castrojo in #4187
• fix(gdx): disable arm64 builds and fix nvidia failure by @​ahmedadan in #1078

Infrastructure​

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

Planned Work​

• fix: clarify what ujust update does by @​renner0e in #219

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: publish -testing images when changes merge to main by @​castrojo in #1101
• feat: add torrent generation for ISO builds by @​castrojo in #35
• feat(ci): implement prerelease/promotion workflow by @​castrojo in #36
• ci(promote): update production bucket name to bluefin by @​castrojo in #34
• ci(promote): update R2 secret names to production by @​castrojo in #33
• chore: remove space saving actions by @​renner0e in #31
• fix(ci): resolve anaconda-webui package conflict after bluefin PR #4072 by @​castrojo in #27

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• feat: add justfile bcvk test commands by @​ahmedadan in #61
• revert: "chore(deps): update dependency buildstream-plugins to v2.5.0" by @​castrojo in #62
• Revert "feat(ci): add multi-runner workflow for free GitHub runners" by @​hanthor in #35
• feat(ci): add multi-runner workflow for free GitHub runners by @​hanthor in #34
• feat: use pre-built chunkah image by @​hanthor in #33
• Refactor build process to use Just and integrate Chunkah by @​hanthor in #32
• feat: integrate chunkah for oci image re-layering by @​hanthor in #24
• ci: switch to daily cron build at 08:00 UTC by @​castrojo in #29
• Build bootc locally to fix bad caching by @​jumpyvi in #17
• Update justfile by @​jumpyvi in #18

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• docs(linux-mcp-server): add link to upstream survey by @​castrojo in #240
• docs: add torrent column to ISO download tables by @​castrojo in #651
• Edit streams table to reflect stable being default by @​louhitar in #632
• docs(troubleshooting): update MCP config for Gemini and migrate images by @​castrojo in #630
• docs: simplify MCP configuration with shared Dosu UUID by @​castrojo in #629
• Update Removal of Starship docs by @​AtiusAmy in #627
• feat(components): add holographic hover effects to foil cards by @​castrojo in #626
• docs: add tieguy to advisors and mentors by @​castrojo in #622
• docs: remove planning archive and clean up documentation by @​castrojo in #617
• chore: upgrade Node.js requirement from 18 to 20 by @​castrojo in #613

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: add ibus-chewing for parity and better i18n by @​tingweiwan in #1076

Automation​

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

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: migrate changelog generation to external action by @​hanthor in #1125
• feat: fix changelog generation and add HWE kernel comparison table by @​castrojo in #1116
• chore(renovate): enable automerge for additional container digests by @​castrojo in #1106

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat: add Czech translation to the desktop files by @​ExistingPerson08 in #197
• feat: added french translations for bazaar's curated page by @​theMimolet in #184

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix: remove xone and openrazer by @​castrojo in #4203
• feat(renovate): enable platformAutomerge for digest updates by @​castrojo in #1114
• feat: add aarch64 elements for pre-built binary packages by @​ahmedadan in #60
• Misc fixes by @​alatiera in #63
• Remove duplicate bootc element by @​alatiera in #42
• Add 1Password desktop & CLI packages by @​ahmedadan in #28
• feat: add Caffeine extension, glow, gum, and fzf by @​castrojo in #25

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 70.2% (167 bot PRs out of 238 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	54.7%	87	72
bluefin:gts	53.8%	56	48
bluefin:latest	64.1%	98	55
bluefin:lts	68.2%	107	50
bluefin:lts-hwe	72.3%	115	44
bluefin-dx:lts	59.9%	94	63
bluefin-gdx:lts	51.3%	81	77
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

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

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

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Hi everyone,

It can be difficult to keep track of things if you're not paying attention regularly, and even if you are there's always stuff all over the place. I've been working on ways to collate all of the things happening from across the community into a regular monthly report. Here's Jurassic January.

Changelogs are actually pretty weird in bootc land. We usually extract the package version info from the last rechunking step to generate the changelogs - however that doesn't really cover the entire project, just the things in that repository. There's also a new upstream rechunker coming down the pipeline so that means that we'll need to rework how we generate the changelogs (thanks to @renner0e for investigating this!). The existing changelogs also really only tell you about the things in the image, and not the "whole" of Bluefin. These will always continue to be published on changelogs.projectbluefin.io

These reports aren't a replacement for the changelogs, just as this blog will continue to handle most of the "Why?" we do things -- for us it's a good way to blog about the meta and not the minutiae.

We've divided Bluefin into the categories that match the labels throughout the project, so that we can organize things a little bit better. Each section looks like this:

Ecosystem​

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

Additionally each section is divided into two categories. "Planned Work" are things we're purposely working on. These usually need planning and organization and are tracked in todo.projectbluefin.io.

"Opportunistic Work" are things that people just work on day-to-day and may or may not have a plan attached to them. This is usually the bulk of the work. We also needed a way to track what's going into the production homebrew tap, and in general tell people when something is getting promoted. Here's the first attempt:

Homebrew Package Updates​

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

Quick Summary​

We also took the opportunity to add stats on the builders so you can check out Bluefin's health "at a glance". And lastly we wanted to highlight the contributors. New contributors ("New Lights"), will have a gold foil usercard to celebrate their first Bluefin contribution:

Each month will list every person that contributed to Bluefin for that month, so if you're keen, apply within! This section is incomplete, it does not include discussions and issues, so if you're working in those areas you're not getting a shout out yet, but we'll keep making improvements.

If there's an area of Bluefin that you're finding hard to keep track of leave feedback in this thread!

Discussion​

Desktop​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: Add org.gnome.SoundRecorder to system-flatpaks by @​LorbusChris in #183
• fix(mise): Auto install and activate mise unless told otherwise by @​rwaltr in #161
• fix(fish): trigger ublue-motd from fish by default by @​rwaltr in #151
• feat(bluefin, gschemas): specify mutter experimental features directly on gschema by @​tulilirockz in #124
• chore(bluefin, motd): documentation should be https instead of http by @​tulilirockz in #114
• fix: #3919 add no-op for appimage files by @​sebjag in #109
• feat: add everything from bluefin-schemas and bluefin(lts) by @​renner0e in #101

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: downgrade and pin gnome-shell to 48.3 by @​hanthor in #1043
• fix: remove minor workaround that broke "Forged On" by @​tulilirockz in #971
• feat: update GNOME Foundry to 1.0.1 by @​KiKaraage in #101
• Remove Aurora from monthly reports & validate PR labeling by @​castrojo in #600

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

• fix(bluefin,dx): remove ssh askpass configuration by @​tulilirockz in #118

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: switch GDX to HWE kernel by @​hanthor in #1007
• feat: Add opencode-desktop-linux cask (v1.1.15) by @​KiKaraage in #118
• Add SELinux options to devcontainer configuration by @​leafyoung in #547
• fix(mise): Mise introduction and upstream links by @​rwaltr in #577

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
antigravity-linux	AI Coding Agent IDE
goose-linux	Open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions
linux-mcp-server	MCP server for Linux system administration and diagnostics
opencode-desktop-linux	Open source AI coding agent desktop client

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

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

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: add Multiplication Puzzle to Education curation for Bazaar by @​KiKaraage in #96
• feat: add Whis to "AI & Machine Learning" Bazaar curation by @​KiKaraage in #178
• feat: add jetbrains-mono-nerd-font to font brewfile by @​inffy in #177
• fix: update brewfiles with latest homebrew packages by @​hanthor in #173
• chore: move opencode from homebrew-core to developer tap by @​ahmedadan in #168
• fix: make installed-pill more readable by @​renner0e in #112
• feat(bluefin): add system-flatpaks brewfiles on this repository so we dont need them on every repo by @​tulilirockz in #113
• feat(ai): add goose-linux gui by @​castrojo in #107
• feat: add Jan flatpak to ai-tools Brewfile by @​coxde in #98

Opportunistic Work​

• chore: remove references to brew timer by @​tulilirockz in #3988
• chore(flatpak, iso): remove all flatpak-related things from here by @​tulilirockz in #960
• feat(cask): add goose GUI cask by @​ahmedadan in #188
• feat: promote antigravity to main tap by @​inffy in #199
• feat: add linux-mcp-server formula and bottle workflow by @​ahmedadan in #221
• fix: add deps for opencode-desktop-linux (1.1.20) by @​KiKaraage in #138
• fix: remove custom block-goose-cli-linux formula by @​ahmedadan in #127
• remove promoted linux-mcp-server by @​inffy in #165
• fix(linux-mcp-server): improve caveats and fix script syntax by @​ahmedadan in #125
• fix: use brewfile app list from common instead of reading old flatpak list files by @​tulilirockz in #10

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix(shared, uupd): enable uupd on a preset by default by @​tulilirockz in #115

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: Disable old rpm-ostreed-automatic.timer by @​inffy in #3969
• fix: leftover file in /boot for real by @​renner0e in #3986
• fix: change zram generator conf to f43 by @​hanthor in #1069
• chore: clean up a few hooks and dont use rpm-ostree on them by @​tulilirockz in #987
• chore: move ublue-privileged-setup invocation to /usr/bin instead of /usr/libexec by @​tulilirockz in #917
• chore(countme): remove countme service by @​tulilirockz in #972

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(nvidia): override gschemas on nvidia using sed since we already have these on common now by @​tulilirockz in #3984
• fix: include pcsc-lite for passkey support on initramfs by @​tulilirockz in #1045
• fix(gdx): nvidia-specific override for kms-modifiers by @​tulilirockz in #970

Infrastructure​

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

Planned Work​

• fix(rebase-helper): handle bluefin LTS + HWE + GDX + everything possible by @​tulilirockz in #162
• fix(bluefin, rebase-helper): re-enable rebase helper for bluefin LTS by @​tulilirockz in #170
• fix(bluefin, devmode): correctly rebase people to (image)-dx-nvidia-open by @​tulilirockz in #157
• fix: move powerwash to bluefin specific justfile by @​inffy in #153
• fix: formatting in default.just file by @​inffy in #152
• fix(opentabletdriver): add blacklist for wacom drivers by @​tulilirockz in #129
• chore: remove libujust and use new opentabletdriver recipe by @​tulilirockz in #117
• fix: make grep quiet on a few places by @​tulilirockz in #108
• chore: consolidate ujust update with aurora and split changelog + minor fixes by @​tulilirockz in #106

Opportunistic Work​

• feat: add upstream xdg-terminal-exec by @​tulilirockz in #4114
• fix: do not remove fedora-logos by @​tulilirockz in #4072
• fix: don't pull in centos-logos on downstream images by @​renner0e in #1053
• feat: Implement lts-testing on testing branch by @​hanthor in #945
• fix: switch to ublue-os/legacy-rechunk by @​castrojo in #925
• fix(image-info): set 0644 permissions for image-info file so that unprivileged users can read it by @​tulilirockz in #1026
• feat: update run-vm-iso to use titanoboa ISOs by @​hanthor in #1041
• fix: testing build name by @​hanthor in #1009
• fix(ci): run fetch-data before typecheck by @​repires in #606
• chore(ci): update node version to 20 in monthly reports by @​repires in #601
• docs(administration): add ujust powerwash command documentation by @​castrojo in #554
• feat: move anaconda branding here instead of on ublue-os/packages by @​tulilirockz in #2
• feat: "Welcome to Bluefin" on installer desktop icon by @​tulilirockz in #11
• fix: expicilty add anaconda package by @​hanthor in #16
• feat: build latest bootc and revert to f42 anaconda by @​hanthor in #15
• feat: add local ISO build script by @​hanthor in #13
• feat(ci): add ISO promotion workflow from testing to production by @​castrojo in #17
• feat: multi-distro support for local ISO build by @​hanthor in #14

Dakota (GNOME OS Prototype)​

• Buildstream skeleton by @​alatiera in #1

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

• fix: reduce hallucination on ghcr.io path by @​KiKaraage in #111
• docs: update label colors and document directory structure by @​castrojo in #147

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(feed): fix discussion links and increase announcement count by @​repires in #605
• Fix duplicate new contributors appearing across multiple months by @​castrojo in #609
• Revert "fix(feed): update release feeds card limit to 12" by @​repires in #607
• fix(feed): update release feeds card limit to 12 by @​repires in #603
• docs: add git workflow rules and labeling helper scripts by @​castrojo in #584
• Improve label categorization in monthly reports by @​castrojo in #599
• Cleanup: Remove GISCUS_SETUP.md and USER_ATTACHMENTS_MIGRATION.md files by @​castrojo in #571
• docs: Add comprehensive GSD agent selection guide by @​castrojo in #588
• docs: update fedora media writer link on installation page by @​RaduAvramescu in #576
• Update most prevalent documentation screenshots by @​AlexanderVanhee in #579
• Enhance troubleshooting guide with new sections by @​castrojo in #569
• feat(docs): add platform tabs to troubleshooting page by @​castrojo in #570
• feat(docs): add hidden troubleshooting page by @​castrojo in #568
• Blog/modernizing custom images by @​castrojo in #561
• docs(agents): remove non-existent communication.md reference by @​castrojo in #567

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore(rollback-helper): disable debugging tag by @​tulilirockz in #193
• chore: remove xdg-terminal-exec hack script by @​tulilirockz in #191

Opportunistic Work​

• fix: cleanup /{boot,tmp} by @​renner0e in #3922
• chore(pull): do hardreset instead of merging by @​tulilirockz in #982
• fix: remove merging from the Pull config by @​hanthor in #1003
• chore: remove all files shared with common by @​tulilirockz in #949
• chore(pull): move to merge instead of rebase by @​tulilirockz in #989
• chore: clean up a buuunch of vendored things that we dont need anymore by @​tulilirockz in #975
• chore:remove antigravity after promotion by @​inffy in #126
• refactor: simplify to npm-only package management by @​castrojo in #582

Automation​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: add weekly status report automation by @​castrojo in #187
• revert: remove weekly status report automation by @​castrojo in #190
• ci: skip container builds for documentation changes by @​castrojo in #148

Opportunistic Work​

• chore(ci): enable SBOMs by @​renner0e in #4044
• ci: add permissions to workflows + DEFAULT_TAG needs to change on manifest job by @​tulilirockz in #980
• ci: attempt to handle merge_group events as well by @​tulilirockz in #1017
• ci: fix tagging for pull request merging by @​tulilirockz in #1016
• chore(ci): add -testing for real on testing environments by @​tulilirockz in #1018
• fix(ci): make 10(image) have suffixes so they dont all fight over the (10) tag by @​tulilirockz in #1021
• fix(ci): HWE naming on daily builds by @​tulilirockz in #1020
• Fix homebrew bump action by @​lambdaclan in #196
• hotfix: use host env and update dependencies by @​ahmedadan in #108
• fix(ci): use --no-rebuild flag to prevent bottle filename mismatch by @​ahmedadan in #120
• fix: fix brew style errors in workflows by @​inffy in #139
• feat: Add Monthly Reports System (v1.1) by @​castrojo in #581
• refactor(reports): finalize monthly reports cleanup by @​castrojo in #583
• feat(reports): add GitHub profile cards with gold foil effect for new contributors by @​castrojo in #585
• feat(reports): split monthly reports into planned vs opportunistic work by @​castrojo in #586
• Regenerate January 2026 report with improved structure by @​castrojo in #593
• feat(reports): adopt Hyperlight-style formatting and simplify bot activity table by @​castrojo in #594
• feat(reports): add dinosaur-themed monthly report titles by @​castrojo in #596
• feat(driver-versions): improve workflow with idempotency, retry logic, and caching by @​castrojo in #595
• ci: Configure auto-merge for monthly reports workflow by @​castrojo in #589
• Use projectbluefin/common for planned work tracking by @​castrojo in #587
• feat(config): add git workflow configuration by @​castrojo in #580
• feat(agents): convert blog-poster skill to GitHub Copilot agent by @​castrojo in #556

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Planned Work​

• feat: adds french translation to the desktop files by @​theMimolet in #143
• chore(translation): Add Polish translation to curated.yaml by @​Micro856 in #175

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• chore: remove btrfs-action by @​renner0e in #4140

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 53.9% (151 bot PRs out of 280 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	87.1%	236	35
bluefin:gts	81.3%	126	29
bluefin:latest	87.6%	234	33
bluefin:lts	59.8%	189	127
bluefin:lts-hwe	59.1%	185	128
bluefin-dx:lts	59.4%	186	127
bluefin-gdx:lts	31.9%	100	213
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

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

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

Want to see the latest OS releases? Check out the Changelogs. For announcements and deep dives, read our Blog.

This report was automatically generated from todo.projectbluefin.io.

Generated on 2026-03-01
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I've been working on a more opinionated Bluefin template here:

https://github.com/projectbluefin/finpilot

Originally I mostly just wanted to add copilot instructions to the Universal Blue template. Copilot does an awesome job just automating making a custom image so I kept driving in that direction.

If you are making a custom image I want you to try this!​

The existing templates mostly let you take Bluefin and modify it. But now with this new OCI layout, we can instead have you assemble your own Bluefin like how Aurora, Bluefin LTS, Bluefin, and dakotaraptor do it. This does a few things:

• Let's you be at least as good as any of those right out of the gate, your custom image is built by the production setup that's well known
• You can instead work on making the image
• All desktop agnostic config is centralized in @projectbluefin/common and set up in a way that you can extend it.

Tulip quickly took the Bluefin containers and a bootcrew ubuntu-bootc image to create an Ubuntu Bluefin.

A ublue-os/base-main base image + cosmic would make a COSMIC Bluefin the exact way we would build one. And as a bonus since the config and stuff is centralized any custom image built by consuming the centralized OCI containers has the benefit of shared maintenance.

Anyway if you're already making a custom Bluefin I'd like to encourage you consuming Bluefin this way, adding the few containers is documented in the README so you don't have to move templates or anything like that, you could probably do this in bluebuild too.

Discussions​

Desktop​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: disable atuin shell integration by default by @​castrojo in #90
• fix(motd): use full terminal width by @​renner0e in #87
• feat: update tips in 10-tips.md by @​castrojo in #68
• feat(ublue-bling): clean up script considerably and allow for overrides by @​tulilirockz in #67
• feat: add ublue-motd but better since we just use envsubst here by @​tulilirockz in #52
• feat: move everything from ublue-fastfetch to here instead by @​tulilirockz in #44
• feat: add ublue-bling by @​renner0e in #43
• feat: add full-desktop Brewfile with GNOME Circle apps by @​castrojo in #32
• feat: add bluefin-faces and fastfetch by @​renner0e in #31

Opportunistic Work​

• refactor: migrate GNOME extensions from COPR to git submodules by @​ahmedadan in #938
• feat(prompts): add conventional commit prompt and guidelines by @​castrojo in #529

Development​

Development tools and IDE integrations

Planned Work​

• feat: add nvim, micro, and helix to the ide list by @​castrojo in #88
• feat(dx): add Swift development environment by @​joshyorko in #72

Opportunistic Work​

• Add an experimental dockerd cask by @​jumpyvi in #102

Homebrew​

New Applications​

The following applications were added to our Homebrew taps this month:

Application	Description	Status
docker-rootless-linux	Docker static binaries with rootless extras
libvirt-full	C virtualization API, now with udev support
ydotool	Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)

Use ujust bbrew to browse and install these packages. Follow the tap instructions if you want to do it by hand.

Package Updates​

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

Quick Summary​

Ecosystem​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: add Claude Code, Mistral Vibe & Kimi CLI by @​KiKaraage in #37
• feat: move bazaar config to common repo by @​dreamyukii in #33
• feat: add Jan to Bazaar curated section by @​coxde in #99
• feat(bazaar): add brief, remove rewaita by @​castrojo in #89
• chore(tools): move swift Brewfile to shared by @​ahmedadan in #76
• Brewfile fixup by @​hanthor in #64
• fix: centralize bluefin bazaar config by @​renner0e in #59
• fix: Change copilot-cli from brew to cask installation by @​inffy in #38
• Add font-comic-shanns-mono-nerd-font to Brewfile by @​theMimolet in #29
• feat: update ai-tools.Brewfile by @​castrojo in #25
• feat: add LM Studio to AI tools Brewfile by @​castrojo in #24
• feat: add IDE Brewfile with VSCode, VSCodium, and JetBrains by @​castrojo in #23

Opportunistic Work​

• fix(wallpapers): use postflight for artifacts by @​ahmedadan in #173
• fix: wallpapers by @​ahmedadan in #170
• Add experimental ydotool formulae by @​jumpyvi in #103
• Add custom libvirt formulae (usb and devices support) by @​jumpyvi in #106
• fix(bluefin-cli): style fix by @​inffy in #100
• fix(ci): ran brew style . --fix by @​ahmedadan in #82
• Add blog post on upcoming Homebrew CLI changes by @​castrojo in #542
• Add Discussions section to blog post on Homebrew by @​castrojo in #525
• feat: add brew post by @​castrojo in #522
• feat: add bazaar pictures by @​renner0e in #1

System Services & Policies​

Systemd services and system-level policies

Planned Work​

• fix: re-include zsa udev rules by @​tulilirockz in #74
• fix: togge-tpm2 recipe when NO pin is used by @​inffy in #61
• feat: move ublue-setup-services to here by @​tulilirockz in #49
• feat: add most of ublue-polkit-rules by @​tulilirockz in #45
• feat: add contents of ublue-os-udev-rules + documentation for each udev rule by @​tulilirockz in #42
• feat: add contents of ublue-os-singing to common by @​tulilirockz in #41
• feat: rewrite luks autounlock script with new instructions from gnomeOS by @​tulilirockz in #40

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Hardware​

Hardware support, drivers, NVIDIA GPU, and ARM64 architecture

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• ci: enable automerge for driver version PRs by @​castrojo in #530
• fix: remove duplicate driver version entries and prevent future duplicates by @​castrojo in #519

Infrastructure​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: add loading message to ujust bbrew command by @​castrojo in #97
• feat(ci): add justfile validation by @​renner0e in #94
• chore(ujust, bluefin): do not run rollback helper on centos by @​tulilirockz in #92
• feat(just): add a generic shared just recipe by @​inffy in #84
• feat: add ujust powerwash command for factory reset by @​castrojo in #75
• fix: also install cli.Brewfile for bluefin-cli by @​renner0e in #69
• feat(just): add clean-system back by @​renner0e in #66
• feat: refactor opentabletdriver just recipe by @​inffy in #56
• fix: use ujust and remove urrllink function by @​renner0e in #54
• fix(ujust, update): always use bootc upgrade unless packages are being layered (for legacy rpm-ostree systems) by @​tulilirockz in #51
• ujust: don't hardcode to /usr/bin/just so we can use homebrew just for ujust! by @​tulilirockz in #50
• fix: remove resolve ujust recipe by @​castrojo in #47
• chore(just): optionally include custom just recipes by @​tunix in #22

Opportunistic Work​

• Fix style so actions can pass by @​jumpyvi in #107
• chore(devcontainer): install legacy npm deps, add just, and configure port forwarding by @​eltorrero in #552

Documentation​

Documentation improvements and additions

Planned Work​

Status: ChillOps

Opportunistic Work​

• End of Year Update by @​castrojo in #543
• Add title to GitHubProfileCard for user 'inffy' by @​inffy in #549
• docs: fix link for projectbluefin/common by @​coxde in #551
• Enhance 2025 wrap-up with video and content updates by @​castrojo in #553
• feat(footer): add Contribute column with issues, PRs, and guide links by @​castrojo in #548
• Update pages to reference upcoming changes to release streams by @​fizzyizzy05 in #546
• Add page contributors section to docs and blog by @​castrojo in #545
• Move communication channels to footer by @​castrojo in #544
• docs(donations): add @krisnova to advisors and mentors by @​castrojo in #536
• feat: update contributor guide by @​castrojo in #535
• chore: remove unused changelogs folder by @​castrojo in #533
• docs(tips): add donation URLs for GNOME extensions by @​castrojo in #531
• docs: fix incorrect ujust commands by @​castrojo in #528
• docs: update brew package lists to match source of truth by @​castrojo in #527
• Update Brewfile package tables to match projectbluefin/common by @​castrojo in #523
• docs: remove ujust install-resolve command by @​castrojo in #521
• feat: add huntress and holiday wallpapers blog post by @​castrojo in #520

Tech Debt​

Maintenance work and feature parity between variants

Planned Work​

• chore: move ublue-bling to /usr/bin instead of /usr/libexec by @​tulilirockz in #48

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Automation​

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

Planned Work​

• feat: enable merge queue in build workflow by @​castrojo in #46
• Add regex manager for ublue-os artwork releases by @​inffy in #26

Opportunistic Work​

Status: ChillOps

Localization​

Translation and internationalization work

Status: ChillOps

Other​

• fix: set wallpaper metadata path to /usr/share by @​renner0e in #39
• feat: add wallpapers by @​renner0e in #34
• feat: add Cryptomator to utilities list by @​sebjag in #95

Bot Activity​

Automation Percentage: 34.1% (43 bot PRs out of 126 total PRs)

Build Health​

Raptor Race​

Keep Bluefin healthy with green builds. Wranglers apply within!

Image	Success Rate	Successes	Failures	Monthly Change
bluefin:stable	81.3%	222	51
bluefin:gts	73.3%	126	46
bluefin:latest	83.8%	223	43
bluefin:lts	78.5%	102	28
bluefin:lts-hwe	80.8%	105	25
bluefin-dx:lts	78.5%	102	28
bluefin-gdx:lts	50.8%	66	64
bluefin-dx:lts-hwe	0%	0	0

This Month's Highlights​

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

Wayfinders​

"Define yourself by your actions."

—Lord Saladin

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Generated on 2026-03-01
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