# 50 Days of Blue

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/623/
> Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises?

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 623
- Date: 2025-07-13
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:14:51
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/08e555cb-a7b1-4c37-8bf2-9bc3129406bf.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")
* [Nix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak preview](https://nix.vegas/blog/sneak-preview/ "Nix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak preview")
* [Nix Vegas CFP](http://sessionize.com/NixVegas "Nix Vegas CFP")
* [Bluefin | The Next Generation Linux Workstation](https://projectbluefin.io/ "Bluefin | The Next Generation Linux Workstation")
* [Four Years of Universal Blue](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/four-years-of-universal-blue/9507 "Four Years of Universal Blue")
* [chad-russell/nix-blue: uBlue derivative with nix compatibility](https://github.com/chad-russell/nix-blue "chad-russell/nix-blue: uBlue derivative with nix compatibility")
* [karypid/bluenix: Bluefin with /nix](https://github.com/karypid/bluenix "karypid/bluenix: Bluefin with /nix")
* [thrix/nix-toolbox: Fedora toolbox with nix.](https://github.com/thrix/nix-toolbox "thrix/nix-toolbox: Fedora toolbox with nix.")
* [add nix using either the determine systems nix installer or the vanilla installer · Issue #2371 · ublue-os/bluefin](https://github.com/ublue-os/bluefin/issues/2371 "add nix using either the determine systems nix installer or the vanilla installer · Issue #2371 · ublue-os/bluefin")
* [Include smallest pieces necessary to make installing Nix easier · Issue #765 · ublue-os/main](https://github.com/ublue-os/main/issues/765 "Include smallest pieces necessary to make installing Nix easier · Issue #765 · ublue-os/main")
* [Recommend homebrew as the default · Issue #576 · ublue-os/bluefin](https://github.com/ublue-os/bluefin/issues/576 "Recommend homebrew as the default · Issue #576 · ublue-os/bluefin")
* [feat: homebrew on image by m2Giles · Pull Request #1293 · ublue-os/bluefin](https://github.com/ublue-os/bluefin/pull/1293/files "feat: homebrew on image by m2Giles · Pull Request #1293 · ublue-os/bluefin")
* [Add support for ostree-based Linux distributions by Hofer-Julian · Pull Request #586 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/pull/586 "Add support for ostree-based Linux distributions by Hofer-Julian · Pull Request #586 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer")
* [Ostree installation breaks with composefs changes in Fedora 42 · Issue #1445 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/issues/1445 "Ostree installation breaks with composefs changes in Fedora 42 · Issue #1445 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer")
* [Arbitrary top level mount points and composefs (#26) · Issue · fedora/bootc/tracker](https://gitlab.com/fedora/bootc/tracker/-/issues/26#note_2406712783 "Arbitrary top level mount points and composefs \(#26\) · Issue · fedora/bootc/tracker")
* [composefs: The reliability of disk images, the flexibility of files](https://github.com/composefs/composefs "composefs: The reliability of disk images, the flexibility of files")
* [ublue-os/bluefin: The next generation Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.](https://github.com/ublue-os/bluefin "ublue-os/bluefin: The next generation Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.")
* [ublue-os/image-template: Build your own custom Universal Blue Image!](https://github.com/ublue-os/image-template "ublue-os/image-template: Build your own custom Universal Blue Image!")
* [amyos](https://github.com/astrovm/amyos "amyos")
* [veneos: Bootc images based on Fedora Atomic & Fedora CoreOS](https://github.com/Venefilyn/veneos "veneos: Bootc images based on Fedora Atomic & Fedora CoreOS")
* [m2os](https://github.com/m2giles/m2os "m2os")
* [bos: Customized OS images based on Universal Blue](https://github.com/bsherman/bos "bos: Customized OS images based on Universal Blue")
* [Building Locally | Bluefin](https://docs.projectbluefin.io/local/ "Building Locally | Bluefin")
* [ublue-os/cayo: A bootc server image for your self-hosting needs](https://github.com/ublue-os/cayo "ublue-os/cayo: A bootc server image for your self-hosting needs")
* [Zach: Easy Omarchy update and install.](https://paste.docs.lol/reader/CitifyAnguilla "Zach: Easy Omarchy update and install.")
* [CommonArch](https://github.com/CommonArch "CommonArch")
* [JaKooLit's Hyprland setups](https://github.com/JaKooLit "JaKooLit's Hyprland setups")
* [Pick: bitchat](https://bitchat.free/ "Pick: bitchat") — A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks. No internet required, no servers, no phone numbers. It's the side-groupchat.
* [Bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes](https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat "Bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes")
* [bitchat-android: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes](https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android?tab=readme-ov-file "bitchat-android: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes")
* [bitchat privacy](https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat#privacy-features "bitchat privacy")
* [Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/jack-dorsey-says-his-secure-new-bitchat-app-has-not-been-tested-for-security/ "Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security | TechCrunch")
* [LINUX Unplugged 459: Better than Butter](https://linuxunplugged.com/459 "LINUX Unplugged 459: Better than Butter")
* [Briar](https://briarproject.org/ "Briar") — Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in.
* [Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium "Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.")