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Re: AnduinOS

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Post by ThinkBeat » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

I really wish people creating a distro, and even more so distro of a distro of a distro should not call it OS. (Debian - Ubuntu . AnduinOS)

I am alwasy happy to look at new operating system projects. It is a major hobby.

Could distros use AnduinDI AnduinUbuntu AnduinLinux. or just Anduin

I dont like getting my hopes up like that.

Re: AnduinOS

#22

Post by tines » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:18 PM UTC

Saris wrote: post #17

newfocogi wrote: post #10

I made it half way down the page before I realized this wasn’t “ArduinOS”. I can’t be the only one.

That's what I thought too at first

That’s some mentally-induced bad keming right there.

Re: AnduinOS

#23

Post by idiotsecant » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:19 PM UTC

Is windows 11 really the GUI that we want to be emulating?

Re: AnduinOS

#24

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:20 PM UTC

SR2Z wrote: post #20

whalesalad wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could that not be a script you run on a fresh Ubuntu install? I am just thinking in terms of all the heft and maintenance responsibility for maintaining this website, documentation, etc (which is all going to be virtually identical to every other documentation site), building isos, hosting them, doing releases. When the end result is just install packages a, b, c, remove snap, add this theme, add this wallapaper. tha…

> Could that not be a script you run on a fresh Ubuntu install? It would be amazing if you could just download the combo of the script and image so you don't have to spend time configuring it :)

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Re: AnduinOS

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Post by cosmic_cheese » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:22 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #18

cosmic_cheese wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Distros also represent sets of defaults and software choices (e.g. removing snap). Good defaults can make a world of difference and dramatically reduce time to usability on new installs. Besides that distros also tend to include theming that’s much more complete and versatile (works at odd UI scales and such) than themes you find online, which can also be of value. Trying to assemble all the components and poke confi…

Could that not be a script you run on a fresh Ubuntu install? I am just thinking in terms of all the heft and maintenance responsibility for maintaining this website, documentation, etc (which is all going to be virtually identical to every other documentation site), building isos, hosting them, doing releases. When the end result is just install packages a, b, c, remove snap, add this theme, add this wallapaper. tha…

Scripts are fine for the lightest of changes but quickly become ungainly and prone to failure, plus the user has to re-run it to reapply changes after system updates.

Re: AnduinOS

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Post by horizion2025 » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:22 PM UTC

newfocogi wrote: post #10

I made it half way down the page before I realized this wasn’t “ArduinOS”. I can’t be the only one.

Same but then I saw "only 2 GB image"

Re: AnduinOS

#27

Post by alfiedotwtf » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:22 PM UTC

ThinkBeat wrote: post #21

I really wish people creating a distro, and even more so distro of a distro of a distro should not call it OS. (Debian - Ubuntu . AnduinOS) I am alwasy happy to look at new operating system projects. It is a major hobby. Could distros use AnduinDI AnduinUbuntu AnduinLinux. or just Anduin I dont like getting my hopes up like that.

Names could be trademarked… it’s like if I started a car company called Red, but later marketed it as RedLamborghini

Re: AnduinOS

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Post by gummyworm » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC

gertlex wrote: post #12

Only 2 GB iso! Smaller than Ubuntu! ... I remember when Ubuntu 14.04 was 1 GB ISOs... oh that was a decade ago :(

For a long time, Ubuntu ISOs fit on a CD-ROM. Once that barrier was broken, the sizes inflated pretty rapidly IIRC.

Re: AnduinOS

#29

Post by AgentK20 » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC

No ARM builds either, despite being based on Ubuntu, so I'm not even going to bother trying it out since I expect poor experience on an emulated x86.

Re: AnduinOS

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Post by thesnide » Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC

guerrilla wrote: post #7

So it's just another Linux distribution? A Flatpack-based spinoff of Ubuntu?

flatpack, snap and all thpse docker wanabee solve the right problem the wrong way.

(pseudo)static is a quick & dirty solution to a real problem. really solving it requires skills and time. which are all quite scarse given the new generation appetite for ease of use over efficiency