RakuOS
An atomic, image-based Linux distro, with your package manager intact. Transactional image updates. Immutable base. Instant rollback. Install anything natively.
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What is RakuOS?
RakuOS is an atomic, image-based Linux distribution. The entire base system ships as a bootc OCI image; updates swap the image atomically, so there's no partial-upgrade state, no broken system mid-update, and instant rollback to the previous image if anything goes wrong.
Atomic means updates apply as a single transaction — the system either fully updates or stays exactly as it was. Immutable means the base OS cannot be accidentally modified at runtime, protecting system integrity. These are two distinct, complementary properties, and RakuOS has both.
On top of that immutable base, RakuOS adds a persistent overlay on /usr so you can install any native RPM package and have it survive every system update automatically — no slow layering, no rebuilds.
? Transactional image updates via bootc, atomic swap, not package-by-package ? Immutable base, system integrity protected at all times ? Instant rollback to any previous image on a bad update ? Native packages persist across updates via persistent overlay ? Works with dnf, dnf5, or RakuOS Software Center ? One-command reset restores a pristine base instantly