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Build matrix

Every base, every desktop, as it stands right now

Fourteen base distributions × six desktops, with live ISO state from the release index. The separately built BuildStream image family is listed below; its products are not distro-by-desktop cells.

14Base images
6Desktops
51Built combinations
···Live ISOs published
···Of installable media
···Since the last build
ISOs published, 14 days to todayreading the index…
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01.The matrix

Each cell is one base plus one desktop. A filled cell has a live ISO you can download, shaded by how recently it was built; an outlined one is an OCI image you can rebase onto. N and H mark bases that also ship NVIDIA and HWE-kernel editions.

Every TunaOS base image against every desktop, showing whether a live ISO is published and how recently it was built.
Base imageGNOMEKDE PlasmaCOSMICNiriXFCEPantheon
AlbacoreAlmaLinux 10built built built built Albacore · XFCE — not builtAlbacore · Pantheon — not built
YellowfinAlmaLinux Kitten 10built built built built Yellowfin · XFCE — not builtYellowfin · Pantheon — not built
SkipjackCentOS Stream 10built built built built Skipjack · XFCE — not builtSkipjack · Pantheon — not built
BonitoFedora 44built built built built Bonito · XFCE — not builtBonito · Pantheon — not built
GurnardUbuntu 24.04Gurnard · GNOME — not builtGurnard · KDE Plasma — not builtGurnard · COSMIC — not builtGurnard · Niri — not builtGurnard · XFCE — not builtbuilt
GrouperUbuntu 26.04built built Grouper · COSMIC — not builtbuilt built Grouper · Pantheon — not built
HummingbirdFedora HummingbirdHummingbird · GNOME — not builtHummingbird · KDE Plasma — not builtHummingbird · COSMIC — not builtHummingbird · Niri — not builtHummingbird · XFCE — not builtHummingbird · Pantheon — not built
RedfinRHEL 10built built built built built Redfin · Pantheon — not built
MarlinArch Linuxbuilt built built built built Marlin · Pantheon — not built
FlounderDebian 13 Trixiebuilt built built built built Flounder · Pantheon — not built
Flounder SidDebian Sidbuilt built built built built Flounder Sid · Pantheon — not built
Bonito RawhideFedora Rawhidebuilt built Bonito Rawhide · COSMIC — not builtbuilt built Bonito Rawhide · Pantheon — not built
SailfinopenSUSE Tumbleweedbuilt built Sailfin · COSMIC — not builtbuilt built Sailfin · Pantheon — not built
GuppyGentoo Linuxbuilt built Guppy · COSMIC — not builtGuppy · Niri — not builtGuppy · XFCE — not builtGuppy · Pantheon — not built
AlbacoreAlmaLinux 10
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
YellowfinAlmaLinux Kitten 10
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
SkipjackCentOS Stream 10
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
BonitoFedora 44
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
GrouperUbuntu 26.04
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
HummingbirdFedora Hummingbird

Base image only — no desktop flavors.

RedfinRHEL 10
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
MarlinArch Linux
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
FlounderDebian 13 Trixie
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
Flounder SidDebian Sid
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • COSMICbuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
Bonito RawhideFedora Rawhide
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
SailfinopenSUSE Tumbleweed
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • Niribuilt
  • XFCEbuilt
GuppyGentoo Linux
  • GNOMEbuilt
  • KDE Plasmabuilt
  • Live ISO, built in the last 2 days
  • Live ISO, older than a week
  • OCI image only — rebase onto it
  • Build it yourself — no public image (Redfin)
  • Not built for this base
  • NVIDIA edition
  • HWE kernel edition

Reading the live index…

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02.The desktops

The same desktop layer, built across every base that can carry it. Pick the desktop you want and the base you trust — they are separate choices.

  • GNOMEThe polished default — latest GNOME, backported to Enterprise Linux.
  • KDE PlasmaEndlessly customizable, feature-rich Plasma desktop.
  • COSMICSystem76's Rust-built next-gen desktop.
  • NiriA scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor for keyboard-driven flow.
  • XFCEThe classic lightweight desktop — ported to Wayland with the new xfwl4 compositor.
  • Pantheonelementary OS's elegant, minimal desktop — GNOME apps, own shell.

03.BuildStream image variants

These TunaOS images have independent BuildStream projects and release pipelines. Their rows belong in this image matrix, but not in the distro × desktop counts above. Athens is experimental and has no published image.

ImageBase runtimeDesktopBuild outputStage
AthensBuildStreamGNOME OS OCI runtimePantheonoci/athens.bstLocal-only target · no public imageExperimental
TromsøBuildStreamfreedesktop-sdkKDE Plasma 6ghcr.io/tuna-os/tromso:latestAlpha
BrusselsBuildStreamfreedesktop-sdkXfce Waylandghcr.io/tuna-os/xfce-linux:latestAlpha