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Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is now available! (vanillaos.org)
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[–] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Personally, I wouldn't recommend Vanilla OS.

  • They released v1 based off a non-LTS Ubuntu released and then quickly stopped supporting it while they worked on v2. No security updates.
  • They released v2 with no upgrade path from v1. v2 was based on either Debian Testing or Sid. It did not regular receive updates. Right now the website says that last updates were released in January. Presumably they stopped working on it to work on v3.
  • I'm not sure if you can upgrade from v2 to v3. A fresh install is probably necessary.
  • Mirko founded Vanilla OS but his main focus now seems to be Sinty OS.
  • On a petty note, the website makes you opt out of sharing and selling your personal info to third parties.

That's a lot of churn and issues for such as young project that advertises itself to new users.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    it feels like what linux used to be -- with a sole or very few developers trying to maintain this and other projects at the same time.

    their (understandable) inability to do everything at once invariably leads to strange results that i used to be thankful for because it forced me to learn how linux works when i had to fix things myself; but looking at it, at this stage in life feel exhausting.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 day ago

    If you read the first few lines of the blog post, you'll see that Vanilla OS 2 can be upgraded to Vanilla OS 3 seamlessly. The project has matured significantly over the past two years, and we're actively working to ensure existing users have a smooth experience, for example, with the new update mode in First Setup.

    As for Mirko, his work on Sinty OS doesn't mean Vanilla OS is abandoned. If that were the case, we wouldn't be releasing Vanilla OS 3. I'd kindly ask that you base your criticism on facts, not on presumptions about what we may or may not be doing.

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