513: There Is No Distro

We attempt to swap Linux distributions live on our production server, to prove that new tooling makes the Linux distro model obsolete.

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Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice [LWN.net] • — Red Hat's Matthias Clasen has let it be known that LibreOffice will be dropped from a future Red Hat Enterprise Linux release, and the future of its support in Fedora is unclear as well. The distribution model is changingThe NixOS Foundation’s Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support • — Estimated Monthly Costs - ~$9000 / month for hosting cache.nixos.org NixOS 23.05 releasedIntroducing NixOS AnywhereNixos-anywhere: install nixos everywhere via ssh • — You can then initiate an unattended installation with a single CLI command. Since nixos-anywhere can access the new machine using SSH, it's ideal for remote installations. Quickstart - nixos-anywhereDisko ExamplesNetBird • — NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home. netbird GitHub repo • — Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls. Nix-portable • — Nix - Static, Permissionless, Installation-free, Pre-configured Nix-bundle • — Bundle Nix derivations to run anywhere! nix-user-chroot: Install & Run nix without root permissionsNix Release 2.10 (2022-07-11)Nix Portable: Nix - Static, Permissionless, Install-free, Pre-configured - Announcements - NixOS DiscourseSend a Boost with Alby • — Top off Alby, and then boost from the Web. LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.orgKTailctl • — A GUI for the Tailscale mesh network. SABnzbd