# There Is No Distro

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/513/
> We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 513
- Date: 2023-06-04
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:01:30
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/5773516d-88a4-4eb6-95b4-d4e4ebb3bcfa.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice [LWN.net]](https://lwn.net/Articles/933525/ "Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice \[LWN.net\]") — Red Hat's Matthias Clasen has let it be known that LibreOffice will be dropped from a future Red Hat Enterprise Linux release, and the future of its support in Fedora is unclear as well.
  * [The distribution model is changing](https://www.ypsidanger.com/the-distribution-model-is-changing/ "The distribution model is changing")
  * [The NixOS Foundation’s Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-nixos-foundations-call-to-action-s3-costs-require-community-support/28672 "The NixOS Foundation’s Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support") — Estimated Monthly Costs - ~$9000 / month for hosting cache.nixos.org
  * [NixOS 23.05 released](https://nixos.org/blog/announcements.html "NixOS 23.05 released")
  * [Introducing NixOS Anywhere](https://numtide.com/blog/nixos-anywhere-intro/ "Introducing NixOS Anywhere")
  * [Nixos-anywhere: install nixos everywhere via ssh](https://github.com/numtide/nixos-anywhere "Nixos-anywhere: install nixos everywhere via ssh") — You can then initiate an unattended installation with a single CLI command. Since nixos-anywhere can access the new machine using SSH, it's ideal for remote installations.
  * [Quickstart - nixos-anywhere](https://numtide.github.io/nixos-anywhere/ "Quickstart - nixos-anywhere")
  * [Disko Examples](https://github.com/nix-community/disko/tree/master/example "Disko Examples")
  * [NetBird](https://netbird.io/ "NetBird") — NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home.
  * [netbird GitHub repo](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird "netbird GitHub repo") — Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls.
  * [Nix-portable](https://github.com/DavHau/nix-portable "Nix-portable") — Nix - Static, Permissionless, Installation-free, Pre-configured
  * [Nix-bundle](https://github.com/matthewbauer/nix-bundle "Nix-bundle") — Bundle Nix derivations to run anywhere!
  * [nix-user-chroot: Install & Run nix without root permissions](https://github.com/nix-community/nix-user-chroot/ "nix-user-chroot: Install & Run nix without root permissions")
  * [Nix Release 2.10 (2022-07-11)](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/release-notes/rl-2.10.html "Nix Release 2.10 \(2022-07-11\)")
  * [Nix Portable: Nix - Static, Permissionless, Install-free, Pre-configured - Announcements - NixOS Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-portable-nix-static-permissionless-install-free-pre-configured/11719/4 "Nix Portable: Nix - Static, Permissionless, Install-free, Pre-configured - Announcements - NixOS Discourse")
  * [Send a Boost with Alby](https://getalby.com/ "Send a Boost with Alby") — Top off Alby, and then boost from the Web.
  * [LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/575694 "LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org")
  * [KTailctl](https://flathub.org/apps/org.fkoehler.KTailctl "KTailctl") — A GUI for the Tailscale mesh network.
  * [SABnzbd](https://flathub.org/apps/org.sabnzbd.sabnzbd "SABnzbd")