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Albacore (AlmaLinux)

Based on: AlmaLinux 10.0

Albacore is the flagship stable variant of TunaOS, providing a rock-solid enterprise-grade desktop experience built on the AlmaLinux foundation.

Features​

  • 🖥️ GNOME 48.3: Modern desktop backported to Enterprise Linux.
  • 🍺 Baked-in Homebrew: Access thousands of CLI tools and fonts immediately.
  • ✨ Microarchitecture Support: Optimized builds for x86_64_v2 (older CPUs).
  • 🚀 HWE Variant: Hardware Enablement kernel for the latest laptops and workstations.
  • 🏢 10-Year Lifecycle: Benefit from the long-term support of AlmaLinux 10.

Downloads​

Regular Edition​

The standard experience for most users.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore:latest

ISOs:

KDE Plasma​

The powerful and customizable KDE Plasma desktop environment.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-kde:latest

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COSMIC​

The modern, Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment from System76.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-cosmic:latest

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Niri​

A scrollable tiling compositor for a unique and efficient workflow.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-niri:latest

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GNOME 50​

Experience the cutting-edge future of GNOME on a stable base.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-gnome50:latest

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DX (Developer Experience)​

Adds libvirt, docker, vscode, and common development toolchains.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-dx:latest

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GDX (Graphical Developer Experience)​

Adds NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, and AI/ML development tools.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-gdx:latest

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HWE (Hardware Enablement)​

Features a newer kernel and drivers for very recent hardware that may not be fully supported by the standard EL kernel.

Image: ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore-hwe:latest

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Installation​

We recommend using the Justfile in the TunaOS repository for building your own images.

Using Container Image​

podman pull ghcr.io/tuna-os/albacore:latest

Building ISO with Just​

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/tuna-os/tunaOS.git
cd tunaOS

# Build Albacore ISO
just build-iso albacore

Community Support​