NiceOS -- a Linux distribution that uses packages from whatever Linux distro you want

Date:
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:31:46 GMT

Description:
No SystemD. No default package manager. NiceOS is... weird. But also nice.

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Im a sucker for funky Linux distributions. The funkier, the better. When I came across NiceOS , I knew I needed to tinker around with it.

What exactly is NiceOS, you ask? Well. Its really odd .

To start with, NiceOS has no package manager. None .

What it has, is a mechanism for extracting binaries from the packages of another Linux distribution. Which is weird but cool .

NiceOS uses a concept called Presets to build your base system which you
can modify further. The Ghost Preset for NiceOS

As of right now, NiceOS supports extracting packages from the following Linux distributions:

Arch / Artix

Debian / Devuan

Fedora

Linux Mint

MX Linux

openSUSE

Pop!_OS

Ubuntu

Void

Which I mean if you cant find the software you want in a package for one of those distributions it probably doesnt exist.

NiceOS also does not use SystemD. If you dont like SystemD, thats a win.

The developer behind NiceOS put together a tutorial video showing how he builds the Minimal preset (which is, essentially, a vanilla Linux kernel with Busybox).

Note the speech synthesizer used to narrate the video. Really adds to the funky and weird aesthetic of NiceOS. I approve.

He also shows a more in depth how to on building the supplied Ghost image (which is a more fully fleshed out desktop installation using packages from Artix).

What do I think of NiceOS so far?

Honestly jury is still out. But its weird. Definitely very different.

One way of looking at NiceOS, is that it is a mechanism for building a Linux system image. Sort of.

In a nutshell I approve.

If anyone else takes NiceOS for a spin please do so in a virtual machine, I get the feeling this hasnt been battle-tested just yet I would love to hear how it went! LundukeFest is coming ! Get your Lunduke Journal subscription now to get your ticket!



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