# Universal Blue Man Group

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/573/
> Think Silverblue, but with cloud-native tooling used to build it. From Aurora to Bazzite, our impressions of the ambitious Universal Blue project.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 573
- Date: 2024-07-28
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:19:06
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/b10b9179-67c0-4037-a4d9-c0878c6deddf.mp3



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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [Universal Blue](https://universal-blue.org/ "Universal Blue") — The Universal Blue project builds a diverse set of continuously delivered operating system images using Fedora Atomic Desktop's support for OCI/Docker containers.
* [Universal Blue Architecture Diagram](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/architecture-diagram/1523 "Universal Blue Architecture Diagram")
* [Aurora](https://getaurora.dev/ "Aurora") — Aurora is a clean and reliable desktop operating system for every type of user. Many batteries included.
* [Bluefin](https://projectbluefin.io/ "Bluefin") — Bluefin is a custom image of Fedora Silverblue offering the best of both worlds: The reliability and ease of use of a Chromebook and the power of a GNOME desktop.
* [Bazzite](https://bazzite.gg/ "Bazzite") — The next generation of Linux Gaming for all of your devices - including your favorite handheld.
* [uCore](https://github.com/ublue-os/ucore "uCore") — An OCI base image of Fedora CoreOS with batteries included; a lightweight server image including most used services or the building blocks to host them.
* [Bazzite Desktop Environment Tweaks - Bazzite - Docs - Universal Blue](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/docs?topic=574 "Bazzite Desktop Environment Tweaks - Bazzite - Docs - Universal Blue")
* [Installing and Managing AppImages on Bazzite - Bazzite - Docs - Universal Blue](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/docs?topic=2641 "Installing and Managing AppImages on Bazzite - Bazzite - Docs - Universal Blue")
* [Universal Blue Contributing Guide](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/docs?topic=81 "Universal Blue Contributing Guide")
* [Jazz up your Bluefin command line with some bling! [YouTube]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8-rLe6fXYw "Jazz up your Bluefin command line with some bling! \[YouTube\]")
* [Jorge Castro on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@JorgeCastro "Jorge Castro on YouTube")
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* [zap.store](https://zap.store/download/ "zap.store") — a permissionless app store.
* [Asking AI To Make A Caveman Rock Song - Me Like Rock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvCHh-mckmw&pp=ygUUc2V0aCBkcnVtcyByb2NrIHJvbGw%3D "Asking AI To Make A Caveman Rock Song - Me Like Rock")
* [winapps](https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps "winapps") — Run Windows applications (including Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud) on GNU/Linux with KDE, GNOME or XFCE, integrated seamlessly as if they were native to the OS.
* [The Mooltipass Hardware Authenticator](https://www.themooltipass.com/ "The Mooltipass Hardware Authenticator") — A Simple Hardware Authenticator
* [ptyxis](https://gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/ptyxis "ptyxis") — Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME with first-class support for containers.
* [Gearlever](https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever "Gearlever") — Manage AppImages with ease 📦