One base, every desktop
Each Hummingbird flavor ships a different desktop on the same Fedora Hummingbird foundation.
Why Hummingbird
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Atomic & rollback-safe
Built on bootc: image-based updates that apply in one transaction and roll back just as cleanly.
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Homebrew baked in
Thousands of CLI tools and fonts a `brew install` away — no layering, no rebuilds.
Flathub by default
Full Flathub access out of the box. Install any Flatpak on the net, instantly.
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Experimental base
A proving ground for the container-native Fedora Hummingbird base — desktop flavors are still being validated (see the hummingbird desktop gap notes).
Images & flavors
Pull any flavor directly, or grab a live ISO where one's published.
Base
ghcr.io/tuna-os/hummingbird:baseRebase an existing bootc system
sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/tuna-os/hummingbird:basePrefer a different cadence?
Same desktops, same tooling — pick the base that fits you.
AlbacoreAlmaLinux 1010-year support cycle. The rock-solid daily driver for work.
YellowfinAlmaLinux Kitten 10Newer packages on a near-enterprise base. The developer pick.
SkipjackCentOS Stream 10Upstream-tracking — a preview of where Enterprise Linux is headed.
BonitoFedora 44Bleeding-edge packages and the very latest kernel.
GurnardUbuntu 24.04Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with the Pantheon desktop.
GrouperUbuntu 26.04The Ubuntu you know, rebuilt as an immutable bootc image.
🔒RedfinRHEL 10Secure enterprise workspace. Local-build only.
MarlinArch LinuxRolling release base with absolute latest packages.
FlounderDebian 13 TrixieStable Debian base with containerized package delivery.
☢️Flounder SidDebian SidRolling Debian development base.
🐉Bonito RawhideFedora RawhideFedora Rawhide upstream development base.
🦎SailfinopenSUSE TumbleweedopenSUSE Tumbleweed rolling package base.
GuppyGentoo LinuxSource-based Gentoo packages compiled on immutable layers.
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Dive into Hummingbird
Grab a live ISO, or rebase an existing bootc system in one command.