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Bluefin v20261006

👉 A modern Fedora-based Linux workstation built for everyday use and cloud-native development.

Bluefin is a next-generation Linux desktop operating system based on Fedora Atomic and the Universal Blue project. It is designed to provide a stable, secure, and maintenance-friendly workstation experience while still offering modern development tools, gaming support, multimedia features, and a polished GNOME desktop environment.

Unlike traditional Linux distributions that rely heavily on manual package management and upgrades, Bluefin uses an immutable image-based system architecture. This allows the operating system to update atomically, reducing the risk of broken updates and making system recovery significantly easier through built-in rollback capabilities.

Bluefin is focused on delivering an “install and use” Linux experience with many essential tools already configured. The system integrates Flatpak applications, Homebrew package management, containerized development environments, and modern virtualization technologies directly out of the box. It also includes developer-oriented workflows for Docker, Podman, devcontainers, and cloud-native software development.




Features:
• Fedora Atomic based immutable operating system
• Built on Universal Blue technology stack
• Modern GNOME desktop environment with user-friendly layout
• Separate standard images for AMD/Intel graphics and NVIDIA graphics hardware
• Atomic image-based updates with rollback support
• Automatic operating system updates and maintenance
• Integrated Flatpak application ecosystem with Flathub support
• Homebrew package manager preconfigured for command-line software
• Developer-ready environment with container-first workflows
• Built-in Podman and Docker support
• Devcontainer and cloud-native development integration
• Distrobox support for running software from other Linux distributions
• Tailscale support for secure mesh networking
• WireGuard VPN tools included
• Virtualization and container management support
• Optimized multimedia codec support
• Secure Boot compatible
• Wayland-based modern graphics stack
• Gaming-friendly Mesa and NVIDIA driver support
• Integrated terminal enhancements including Starship prompt
• Flatpak management utilities included
• Rollback functionality for safer upgrades and experimentation
• Designed for developers, power users, creators, and advanced desktop users
• Minimal manual maintenance required after installation
• Fast deployment and recovery through image-based architecture

Supported operating systems:
• 64-bit x86_64 UEFI-compatible PCs
• AMD graphics systems
• Intel graphics systems
• NVIDIA graphics systems
• Secure Boot capable systems
• UEFI firmware required
• BIOS legacy boot systems are not supported
• Bluefin LTS editions are not included in this listing

Supported languages:
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Ukrainian

Changes:
v20261006 10-06-26
This is an automatically generated changelog for release stable-20261006.
From previous stable version stable-20260929 there have been the following changes. One package per new version shown.
Major packages
Name Version
Kernel 7.1.10-200 ➡️ 7.2.5-200
Gnome 50.3-1 ➡️ 50.5-1
Mesa 26.1.4-4 ➡️ 26.2.3-1
Podman 5.8.7-1
Nvidia 615.71.09-3 ➡️ 615.71.09-5
Major DX packages
Name Version
Incus 6.23-3
Docker 29.8.1-1 ➡️ 29.8.2-1
Commits
Hash Subject Author
869a0db fix(build): let Renovate parse the base image tag (#4960) Juan Resendiz
8cfe900 docs(readme): use the Bluefin Classic wordmark (#4969) Juan Resendiz
All Images
Name Previous New
✨ babeltrace2 2.1.2-5
✨ glfw 3.4-6
✨ libpathrs 0.2.6-1
✨ libquirc 1.2^20250520git927d680-1
✨ mpeghdec 4.0.1-2
✨ svt-jpeg-xs 0.10.0~20260918git9aa0285-1
🔄 7zip 26.02-1 26.03-1
🔄 ImageMagick 7.1.2.27-1 7.1.2.32-1
🔄 LCEVCdec 4.2.0-1 4.2.2-1
🔄 PackageKit 1.3.6-1 1.4.0-1
🔄 SDL3 3.4.14-1 3.4.16-1
🔄 amd-gpu-firmware 20260622-1 20260916-1
🔄 apr-util 1.6.3-27 1.6.5-1
🔄 at-spi2-atk 2.60.6-1 2.60.7-1
🔄 bind 9.18.50-1 9.18.50-2
🔄 bluez 5.87-3 5.87+1.git8750129efca8-1
🔄 bootc 1.16.7-1 1.16.13-1
🔄 bootupd 0.2.35-1 0.3.2-1
🔄 btrfs-progs 7.0-1 7.1-1
🔄 bubblewrap 0.11.0-4 0.12.0-1
🔄 buildah 1.43.2-1 1.43.4-1
🔄 ca-certificates 2025.2.80_v9.0.304-7 2026.2.90_v9.0.317-1
🔄 chrony 4.8-5 4.9-1
🔄 cifs-utils 7.6-2 7.7-1
🔄 container-selinux 2.250.0-1 2.251.0-1
🔄 containers-common 0.67.0-1 0.67.2-1
🔄 cryptsetup 2.8.7-1 2.8.8-1
🔄 cups-filters 2.0.1-14 2.0.1-17
🔄 curl 8.18.0-8 8.18.0-10
🔄 dav1d 1.5.3-1 1.5.4-1
🔄 distribution-gpg-keys 1.120-1 1.123-1
🔄 dnf5 5.4.2.1-1 5.4.6.0-1
🔄 dracut 108-7 108-8
🔄 elfutils 0.195-1 0.196-1
🔄 epiphany 50.4-1 50.6-1
🔄 exfatprogs 1.4.2-2 1.4.3-1
🔄 exiv2 0.28.6-3 0.28.9-1
🔄 expat 2.8.1-1 2.8.3-1
🔄 fedora-gpg-keys 44-1 44-2
🔄 ffmpeg 8.1.2-1 8.1.3-1
🔄 flatpak 1.18.0-1 1.18.2-1
🔄 freerdp 3.30.0-1 3.31.1-1
🔄 fwupd 2.1.7-1 2.1.8-1
🔄 gdk-pixbuf2 2.44.4-2 2.44.6^really2.44.4-3
🔄 gdm 50.1-1 50.3-1
🔄 glibc 2.43-8 2.43-9
🔄 google-noto-color-emoji-fonts 20250623-4 20260921-1
🔄 grub2-common 2.12-60 2.12-66
🔄 gst-editing-services 1.28.5-1 1.28.7-1
🔄 gtk4 4.22.4-1 4.22.5-2
🔄 gvfs 1.60.2-1 1.60.3-1
🔄 hwdata 0.410-1 0.411-1
🔄 ibus-typing-booster 2.30.11-1 2.31.1-1
🔄 intel-gmmlib 22.10.0-1 22.10.2-1
🔄 intel-lpmd 0.1.0-2 0.1.0^git20260608.40d18a6-1
🔄 intel-media-driver 26.2.4-1 26.3.5-1
🔄 intel-vaapi-driver 2.4.1-8 2.4.5-1
🔄 intel-vpl-gpu-rt 26.1.6-1 26.3.4-1
🔄 javascriptcoregtk4.1 2.52.5-1 2.54.0-2
🔄 kbd 2.9.0-3 2.9.0-4
🔄 kernel-tools 7.1.6-201 7.2.8-200
🔄 kf6-filesystem 6.28.0-1 6.30.0-1
🔄 less 704-2 704-4
🔄 libadwaita 1.9.3-1 1.9.4-1
🔄 libcap-ng 0.9.3-1 0.9.6-1
🔄 libcloudproviders 0.4.0-1 0.4.1-1
🔄 libdeflate 1.25-3 1.26-1
🔄 libei 1.5.0-2 1.6.0-2
🔄 libevdev 1.13.6-2 1.13.7-1
🔄 libevent 2.1.12-17 2.1.13-1
🔄 libfprint 1.94.10-5 1.94.100-1
🔄 libfreeaptx 0.2.2-1 0.2.2-2
🔄 libgexiv2 0.16.1-1 0.16.2-1
🔄 libheif 1.21.2-2 1.23.5-3
🔄 libmaxminddb 1.13.3-1 1.14.1-1
🔄 libnfs 6.0.2-7 6.0.2-9
🔄 libnfsidmap 2.8.7-6 2.8.7-7
🔄 libnghttp2 1.68.0-4 1.68.0-5
🔄 libopenmpt 0.8.7-1 0.8.9-1
🔄 libpcap 1.10.6-2 1.10.7-1
🔄 librabbitmq 0.17.0-1 0.18.0-1
🔄 librepo 1.20.0-5 1.21.1-1
🔄 libsecret 0.21.7-10 0.21.8.2-2
🔄 libsolv 0.7.39-1 0.7.40-1
🔄 libsoup3 3.6.6-8 3.6.6-10
🔄 libtirpc 1.3.7-2 1.3.8-0
🔄 libudisks2 2.11.1-2 2.11.2-1
🔄 libva 2.23.0-1 2.24.1-1
🔄 libwayland-client 1.25.0-1 1.26.0-1
🔄 libwmf 0.2.13-9 0.2.16-1
🔄 msgraph 0.3.4-5 0.3.5-1
🔄 nspr 4.39.0-3 4.39.0-5
🔄 nss 3.126.0-1 3.129.0-1
🔄 nvme-cli 2.16-2 2.16-3
🔄 openssh 10.2p1-13 10.2p1-14
🔄 openssl 3.5.8-1 3.5.9-1
🔄 openvpn 2.7.5-1 2.7.7-1
🔄 papers 49.7-1 49.8-1
🔄 pipewire 1.6.8-1 1.6.9-1
🔄 python-cryptography 49.0.0-1 50.0.0-1
🔄 python-pip-wheel 26.0.1-2 26.0.1-3
🔄 python-unversioned-command 3.14.6-1 3.14.7-1
🔄 python3-boto3 1.43.52-1 1.43.104-1
🔄 qt-settings 43.101-3 44.0-1
🔄 qt6-filesystem 6.11.1-1 6.11.2-1
🔄 qt6-qtdeclarative 6.11.1-3 6.11.2-2
🔄 rest 0.10.2-5 0.10.2-9
🔄 rpcbind 1.2.9-2 1.3.1-0
🔄 rpm-sequoia 1.10.2-4 1.10.3-1
🔄 sdl2-compat 2.32.70-1 2.32.72-1
🔄 shim-ia32 16.1-5 16.1-7
🔄 skopeo 1.22.2-2 1.22.3-1
🔄 smartmontools 7.5-6 7.5-9
🔄 sos 4.11.2-1 4.12.0-2
🔄 sqlite 3.51.2-1 3.51.2-2
🔄 srt 1.5.6-1 1.5.7-1
🔄 system-config-printer 1.5.18-17 1.5.18-20
🔄 systemd 259.8-1 259.9-1
🔄 tailscale 1.102.4-1 1.102.5-1
🔄 tar 1.35-8 1.35-9
🔄 thermald 2.5.9-3 2.5.13-1
🔄 tmux 3.7b-2 3.7c-1
🔄 tuned 2.27.0-1 2.28.0-1
🔄 tzdata 2026b-1 2026c-2
🔄 unbound 1.25.2-1 1.26.1-1
🔄 unicode-ucd 17.0.0-2 18.0.0-2
🔄 upower 1.91.3-1 1.91.4-1
🔄 vim 9.2.843-1 9.2.1129-1
🔄 virtualbox-guest-additions 7.2.14-1 7.2.16-1
🔄 wireless-regdb 2026.05.30-1 2026.09.03-1
🔄 wireplumber 0.5.14-1 0.5.18-1
🔄 xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.7-1 0.1.9-1
🔄 xevd 0.5.0-1 0.5.0-6
🔄 xeve 0.5.1-2 0.5.1-6
🔄 yelp 49.1-1 49.2-1
❌ babeltrace 1.5.11-17
❌ libde265 1.1.1-1
❌ totem 43.2-7
❌ uvg266 0.8.1-1
❌ vvdec 3.1.0-1
Base Images
Name Previous New
🔄 runc 1.5.1-1 1.5.2-3
Dev Experience Images
Name Previous New
🔄 7zip-standalone 26.02-1 26.03-1
🔄 cockpit-machines 356-1 357-1
🔄 cockpit-podman 130-1 131-1
🔄 code 1.139.1-1790309585.el8 1.140.0-1790759678.el8
🔄 docker-compose-plugin 5.5.1-1 5.6.0-1
🔄 flatpak-builder 1.4.10-1 1.4.12-1
🔄 guestfs-tools 1.56.0-1 1.56.1-1
🔄 python-rpds-py 0.29.0-4 0.29.0-6
🔄 python3-librepo 1.21.0-2 1.21.1-1
🔄 udisks2-btrfs 2.11.1-2 2.11.2-1
🔄 xen-libs 4.21.2-1 4.21.2-2


Documentation:
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/introduction








This download is for the Bluefin Nvidia RTX/GTX 16xx+ Series (very bottom of page).
Note: GTX 10xx series and below are NOT supported

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1,120 5,191 Project Bluefin and Universal Blue Oct 08, 2026 - 11:50 20261006 6.21GB ISO 5/5, out of 26 Votes.
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