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Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is an experimental Linux distribution aimed at innovating core aspects of the OS, such as immutability and cross-distro packaging. Unlike its Ubuntu-based predecessor, Orchid is built on Debian Sid and features a dual-partition system for resilience against bad updates. It supports multiple package formats and environments, although some functionality remains unpolished. With features like read-only root filesystems and compatibility with various distro packages, Vanilla OS is pushing boundaries but still feels unfinished.

Vanilla OS 2 is a radical distro with a friendly face

<p>I like the idea behind this. Sounds like they still have a lot of work to do, but I’m glad they’re making this distro.</p>
