Bootc Operating System Images

These are Bootable Container images built with BlueBuild's tools. These containers consist of various operating systems in the Fedora/RHEL family with my personal preferences baked in.

Available Images

• AlmaLinux 10.1
  • Desktop: ghcr.io/rrenomeron/almalinux-bootc-workstation-tr
  • Server: ghcr.io/rrenomeron/almalinux-bootc-server-tr
• Bluefin DX (Developer Experience)
  • LTS: ghcr.io/rrenomeron/bluefin-dx-tr:lts and ghcr.io/rrenomeron/bluefin-dx-tr:lts-hwe (LTS with HWE kernel)
  • Stable: ghcr.io/rrenomeron/bluefin-dx-tr:stable
• Bazzite DX (Stable branch only): ghcr.io/rrenomeron/bazzite-tr
• Fedora Silverblue (43 only): ghcr.io/rrenomeron/silverblue-tr

Non x86-64 architectures are not supported.

Desktop Image Features

• Google Chrome RPM installed and set as default browser
• Clocks set to AM/PM view with Weekday Display
• Curated selection of Flatpak apps installed automatically
• Single click to open items in Nautilus
• Nautilus icons match accent color
• System monitor applet in top panel next to Gnome system menu
• DeskChanger wallpaper manager
• Weather applet
• Use smaller icons in Nautilus icon view
• Sort directories first in Nautilus and GTK file choosers
• Dark styles enabled by default
• System76 wallpaper collection
• Framework 12 wallpapers
• Intel One Mono set as default monospace font

Bluefin Changes & Overrides:

• Starship disabled by default (users can enable if needed)
• Rootful Docker disabled. Users can set up rootless Docker for themselves.
• A different list of default flatpaks

Bazzite Changes & Overrides:

• GNOME desktop with simliar UI to the other images
• Developer mode enabled (i.e. based on bazzite-dx-gnome)
• Steam does not autostart on login

Silverblue/AlmaLinux Changes & Overrides:

• Visual Studio Code RPM installed
• Libvirt/Virt-Manager RPMs installed
• Docker CE installed with rootful Docker disabled
• Dash-to-Dock enabled by default, skipping Overview on login
• Appindicators enabled by default
• Logo Menu enabled by default, like Bluefin (Silverblue only)
• Windows have minimize and maximize buttons (like Ubuntu and Bluefin)
• Additional packages (e.g. Firewall GUI, rclone/restic, Universal Blue enhancements)
• ujust scripts from Universal Blue images
• <CTRL><ALT>t opens a terminal

Server Image Features

• All the advantages of atomic updates
• Docker (Rootful Docker disabled by default)
• Cockpit

Installation

A work in progress.

• Use build-iso.sh script in this directory, which calls bootc-image-builder in an opinionated way (will reformat the first disk it sees and install the OS)
• Use Podman Desktop, which allows you to call bootc-image-builder with different options
• Try methods in the Fedora/CentOS bootc documentation

For the Fedora-based images (Silverblue, Bluefin non-LTS, Bazzite), you can do the following:

• Install any Fedora Atomic or Universal Blue desktop edition that features GNOME
• Use bootc switch to switch to the image you want. For example:

  sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/rrenomeron/silverblue-tr:stable --enforce-container-sigpolicy
  

• Reboot

  systemctl reboot
  

TODO:

• Create installer ISOs using similar methods as Bluefin and/or Bazzite
• Refactor recipies for further efficiency
• Push things like wallpapers (and maybe fonts) to an OCI layer, like Bluefin does with their "common" image
• Figure out how to use renovate to start builds when base images change
• Only build images that are affected by pushed changes