Universal Blue: Delivering Experiences using Fedora Atomic

What is Universal Blue?

The Universal Blue project builds custom Fedora Atomic images via OCI/Docker containers. This is a feature that is not yet in mainline Fedora. One of the reasons the project was started was to test and validate this method of distribution and modification as a way to experiment with this new model to see if it is viable.

The project also publishes a diverse set of base images and tooling for users to develop their own custom images.

Topics
- What is Universal Blue?
- How does Universal Blue build images?
- Advantages of the Atomic Model
- Challenges of the Atomic Model
- Examples of Using the Atomic Model
    - Bazzite
    - Bluefin / Aurora
    - uCore
- How downstream projects improve Fedora
- Why is building on Fedora Atomic the future?

Why should you come to this talk?

If you enjoy the following:

- See what is possible when using Fedora Atomic.
- Live demo of Bazzite (based on Fedora Atomic) running on a Steam Deck OLED
- Live demo of a workflow building a whole new custom image!
- Lessons learned from Universal Blue that would be useful open source projects:
  - Tooling lessons
  - Community patterns that we have observed
  - Infrastructure lessons learned