GNOME OS is an experimental Linux distribution that features the latest, under-development GNOME desktop, core applications, and stack. It serves as a reference for developers and testers.
It is designed around the modern systemd and GNU user interface created by the Freedesktop SDK.
Initially, GNOME OS used a library and set of utilities called OSTree for root filesystem deployment and update management, but later used “systemd-sysupdate”, which offers improved immutability, automatic updating, adaptability, resetting all settings, uniformity, and other modernized security features.
GNOME OS can be used as a live image in Boxes, VirtualBox, QEMU and other virtualization software, but can also be installed on standard x86_64 hardware.
The distribution does not support traditional package management. However, additional software applications can be installed via the Flatpak utility, which is supported by default.
If you are a fan of the GNOME desktop, you can download the ISO to see all the upcoming desktop changes live.
Although the press releases will range from very select to rare, I said I'd pass...because sometimes the editors hide.
