Bluefin Dakota
Bluefin built on GNOME OS, assembled entirely from source.
Features
Dakota is the flagship Bluefin desktop. Compared with previous images such as Bluefin Classic, it offers:
- The latest GNOME desktop
- System libraries and development tools from the Freedesktop SDK
- Optimized x86-64-v3 builds for modern CPUs
- systemd-boot as the bootloader, with full Secure Boot support
- A dedicated gaming session with a gaming kernel from the Open Gaming Collective and Steam Gamescope
- uutils as the default coreutils implementation
- A graphical Control Center for system administration
Built-in feedback loop
Dakota doesn't eat tickets; it treats them as evidence. Every user running Dakota is part of a structured loop that feeds directly back into the issue tracker. When something breaks on your hardware, you have three commands:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
ujust report | Captures your system state and opens a pre-filled issue. One command instead of a wall of "please attach logs." |
ujust confirm <issue> | Tells the team your hardware hits the same bug. Adds a hardware fingerprint to the issue — no duplicate filing. |
ujust verify <issue> | After a fix ships in a nightly, confirms it works on your machine. Closes the loop with evidence. |
No telemetry. No phone-home. You review every report before it leaves your machine. Reports live in gists you own and can delete at any time.
Image streams
| Tag | Stream | What it is |
|---|---|---|
:stable | Stable | GNOME 51 — production. Weekly promotions from :testing. |
:testing | Dev | GNOME 51 — daily builds from the testing branch. Boot-check gated. |
:next | Rolling | Tracks gnome-build-meta master daily (currently disabled). |
ISO Download
dakota-live-latest.iso · Checksum
Secure Boot
- Run:
ujust enroll-secure-boot-key - Check EAC readiness:
ujust check-anticheat
Known gaps
See the open issues for where things stand.
Contributing or building from source
See AGENTS.md for the full contributor workflow, build instructions, and PR checklist.
Upstream README · Artwork source · Artwork license · QA verification run
Downloads & Image Versions
DAKOTA Testing ISO
RecommendedCurrent automated testing build for verification and hardware testing.
Image streams
| Image | Stream | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota | Stable | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable |
| Dakota | Testing | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:testing |
| NVIDIA | Stable | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-nvidia:stable |
| NVIDIA | Testing | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-nvidia:testing |
| Gaming | Stable | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-gaming:stable |
| Gaming | Testing | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-gaming:testing |
| NVIDIA Gaming | Stable | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-nvidia-gaming:stable |
| NVIDIA Gaming | Testing | sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota-nvidia-gaming:testing |
Gaming streams
The game mode images add the Open Gaming Collective kernel (sched_ext, ntsync), Steam with 32-bit compatibility libraries and controller udev rules, gamescope and the Steam Big Picture gamescope session, GameMode / MangoHud / vkBasalt, InputPlumber, and first-boot Flathub installs of Lutris, Heroic, Bottles, ProtonPlus, Protontricks, and GOverlay. The dakota:btw alias is also offered for the gaming kernel stream.
Usage
Systems active per day.
No raptors reporting in, life finds a way
Latest release
Bluefin Dakota
Release Assets & Attestations
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 8.5 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 8.2 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 8.0 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 7.8 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 6.8 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 6.8 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 6.8 MiB | Download |
sudo bootc switch --enforce-container-sigpolicy ghcr.io/projectbluefin/dakota:stable
| Asset file | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|
dakota.spdx.json | 6.8 MiB | Download |