513: There Is No Distro
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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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Links:

• 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 changing)
• The NixOS Foundation’s Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support) — Estimated Monthly Costs - ~$9000 / month for hosting cache.nixos.org
• NixOS 23.05 released)
• Introducing NixOS Anywhere)
• Nixos-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-anywhere)
• Disko Examples)
• NetBird) — 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 permissions)
• Nix Release 2.10 (2022-07-11))
• Nix Portable: Nix - Static, Permissionless, Install-free, Pre-configured - Announcements - NixOS Discourse)
• Send a Boost with Alby) — Top off Alby, and then boost from the Web.
• LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org)
• KTailctl) — A GUI for the Tailscale mesh network.
• SABnzbd)